Re: Building hay wagon rack

Posted by paul on June 23, 2007 at 00:11:17 from (66.44.133.16):

In Reply to: Re: Building hay wagon rack posted by Don-Wi on June 22, 2007 at 23:32:15:

Don, that is much like dad made decades ago, & I just rebuilt one 2 weeks ago.

I used 5/4 treated deck boards for the floor.

Those side 2x8 (what I used) go on the bottom, not on top like yours. I understand on top holds the load on, but under gives better support, and we nail a lathe down each side on top, holds the load on & is easier to pull the bales off over the thin lathe. Frankly I stack a pretty solid load, hay doesn't move - straw is so light & slippery need the lathes.

Across the front & back is an 8 foot angle iron, helps support the rack from sagging with my thinner cross boards. The iron is sandwitched between the stringer & the floor, front one angle is down, back one the angle is up for a small lip. As well makes a metal bumper, doesn't chip the wood up so bad when tapping into things.

As well dad made 2 angle irons that bolt to the bottom of the stringer, and angle up to both side 2x8s. This also keeps the sides from drooping down.

So, there are 4 angle irons supporting the side rals, keeps the deck real level even with actual 1 inch planks (dad used home-sawef actual 1 inch). Makes for a sturdy but lighter rack.

We do the rear rack like you do, slips right off when not needed.

Dad nailed the boards down, on the 2x edges used long nails & clinched them over.

That musta been 30 years ago, or more, lasted until this year.

He put tin over the stringers, they were perfect yet when I pulled the old planks off, I bought new tin & did the same. Keeps the bit of hay that piles into the cracks from rotting the stringers.

I used my air framing nailer, nailed planks down. Figure stainless screws if any planks want to work loose.

I cut an inch off each side after putting it together, so it _could_ fit in the 8 foot wide doors here if it _had_ to. Also mine are 14 feet 2 inches long, neither of us felt like walking that extra 2 feet with every bale. :) :) :)

--->Paul

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