Need help selecting material...

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Andursun0013

Discussion Starter · Sep 2, 2021

I'm guessing there is an easy answer to my question, but I just don't know the answer. I want a set of wheels for my landscape rake like the picture below, but like a lot of other folks I don't want to pay $2-300 for the wheels. I can make these, I'm confident in that, but what I don't know is how to select the right piece of "pipe" that will allow the shaft on the wheel to fit. For example, if I got 3/4" round bar for the wheels what is the best way to select material for the bushings to adjust the height and the small piece attached to the square tubing? Do I just get 3/4" black pipe and maybe run a drill bit through the pieces after I cut them down? I have the same question honestly about finding square tubing that "nests" together like a trailer hitch/receiver combo. The metal supplier I doesn't show ID dimensions of anything and its not really setup for me to walk around to test fit pieces.

Any advice?

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duramaxsky

· #21 · Sep 16, 2021

Herminator said:
Me too. I wonder how they hold up bouncing across terrain since they are really not made for it. I know they don’t hold up worth a dang for plowing.

They bend easy at the mounting flange but it looks to have the tube welded to the square tube. That's what I would do anyway. And those tires should roll over obstacles well.

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DeanB

· #22 · Oct 1, 2021

So far for using them to rake up all the sticks in my yard every spring and spreading sand or leaves on the garden they haven't drifted or had any issues.

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DeanB

· #23 · Oct 1, 2021

duramaxsky said:
They bend easy at the mounting flange but it looks to have the tube welded to the square tube. That's what I would do anyway. And those tires should roll over obstacles well.

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Yes the square tube is coped around the round tube of the jack and welded all around. No issues bending, plenty of weld.

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