Re: David Bradley Wagon

Posted by Elden Denning on February 09, 2001 at 12:32:19 from (216.93.118.154):

In Reply to: David Bradley Wagon posted by JohnG(TX) on February 08, 2001 at 13:54:08:

Being a little older (66) maybe I can use my recollective powers and help you.
As i recall on the wagon "Running Gears"- the frames were red and the wheels were a light green, or sometimes dark green. The "flat rack" as we used to call them were usually 7 X 14 feet in size. In the 40s, 50s and 60s this was usually what you bought or built for a general purpose wagon to haul baled or loose hay, straw or any other fodders from corn, sorghum or whatever. Then to haul ear corn, wheat, oats or other grains you usually made or bought end and side boards anywhere from 16 to 30 inches high to create a box-like rack.
Wood racks usually had two 2 X 8 inch X 14 foot main supports running lengthwise about 30 inches spread apart that spanned the wagon axle bolsters and set upright against the vertical bolster stakes. Crossing these main supports at right angles spaced evenly front to back were smaller supports, usually 2 X 4s 7 feet long. Just how many cross supports were used was kinda "optional", but at least one at each end and others spaced on 2 foot centers the length of the rack was normal, how many you used helped to determine how strong you wanted your rack. The deck or floor went on top, nailed, screwed, or bolted to the cross pieces. Treated tongue-and-groove finished flooring type commercial lumber made a real nice grain-tight floor, but you could use just about anything else to cover the top to make a floor or deck. Maybe here I describe how the cross pieces were secured to the long main bed pieces. At you friendly local hardware store in farming area towns you could usually buy a "wagon rack kit" which had "U'- Bolts and other metal parts to aid you in building up your rack. Or,if you had angle iron and steel rod around you could use your imagination and make your own hardware to hold the rack together. It is very important that all trhe wood peices be held together as securely as possible. What sideboards and/or end upright standards you use must be fastened to the main rack securely too, whatever method you use.
Well, this got long and drawn out I guess but I hope you got the idea--Good Luck!

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