I'll agree with what others have said about the quality of today's rebar - it's not at all what it used to be.
Used to be you could build your very own eifel tower out of the stuff (not sure why you would.. but you could), now your lucky if a weld holds 30 lbs.
But not the kind of news that makes headlines, no fault of yours for not knowing that.
as for the other parts, really depends on what you're going to use it for.
I'd agree hanging a 6 foot mower off it might be a little optimistic, but it'd probably be fine for smaller, lighter implements.
There were certainly some good comments here about making it stronger, but if you're just dragging a york rake or some other item that doesn't really present any danger if it should fail - then I say continue onward with your plan.
It's easy to argue to go heavier when you're not paying the bills. Metal stock has become prohibitively expensive.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you've designed this thing to fit YOUR needs - and not all the POSSIBLE needs we can all come up with.
Keep the pictures coming - they keep this site interesting.
If you finish it and it fails, there's knowledge for all of us to be gained on where and how it goes wrong.
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