How to Choose a Garden Four Wheel Cart?

Wheel options

If you are thinking about not buying wheels for a homemade wheelbarrow, then we have several options for you.

You can use a baby stroller, which is no longer useful anywhere. Better if it is a Soviet sidecar, where the wheels are made of steel spokes. The result is a self-propelled wheelbarrow. One might get the impression that what was done in the USSR was designed for the purpose of using it after the child grows up.

And in terms of strength, it seems to border on a truck.
Bicycle wheels, small or large. Of course, if the wheel is from a large bike, then you cannot install them one by one.

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Let's move on to considering the question of how to mount the wheels if you do not have a welding machine.

A pin with a diameter of 16 to 20 mm can be used as an axle. It depends on which wheel. To secure the stud, you can also use nuts and clamp it on the sides.

If you use a wooden frame, there may be some problems. If the wheelbarrow is heavily loaded, the frame in the area where the axle is installed may break or split. This problem can be solved by tightening the cut beam with iron plates.

Note that the plates are not screwed in, but tightened with bolts, after having drilled a hole through and through. This design will not allow the bars to crack, unless of course you give a reasonable axle load.

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The most durable is a welded base, which will be made from a profile. It is quite simple to make it - cut off two pieces of pipe. They should be slightly longer than the width of the base. Do not forget about the gap between the structure and the wheel. To prevent dirt from sticking and interfering with the movement, make a gap of three centimeters.

Oh sure. To do this, it is necessary to critically examine the condition of the cart itself. The interior can remain unchanged. Here you can put a variety of garden tools or boxes with a load. You can change the frame - make it more durable, install high sides. A pair of shaped pipes can be welded along the frame. Install the stoppers at the top, L-shaped clips along the bottom. As a result, we will receive an improved trolley for moving a variety of inventory.

Types of wheelbarrows

Cars may differ in the number of wheels. The most common option is a two-wheeled cart or one-wheel cart. You can also make a wheelbarrow on 4 wheels. Each of them has its own pros and cons. For example, a wheelbarrow with one wheel is very convenient to use as a garden or in the garden, because it is agile and will travel along any, even the thinnest path, thereby not touching any plantings. A trolley with two wheels is not suitable for this type of work. But, for example, for construction work or for transporting something heavy over long distances, this is ideal. In turn, a unit with one wheel is not suitable for this, because it is unstable and requires enough energy to carry it in your hands. It is much easier to transport land on wheelbarrows with two or four wheels. Ideal if you have two versions of these carts.

And one more argument in defense of having two options for wheelbarrows - for example, if you have a wheelbarrow for manure in the spring, then in the fall it is no longer suitable for harvesting.

It's good to have more than one car in the country

Types of carts that you can do yourself

Structures for moving loads can be of several varieties. The main difference is the number of wheels on it.Carts and wheelbarrows are made from different materials.

In order to transport oversized and not very heavy loads, you can use wooden wheelbarrows. For the transport of heavier materials, it is better to use trolleys made of metal structures.

It may contain removable holders, fasteners, boxes. The presence of these structures on the trolley will allow you to transport small items, as well as bulky cargo.

Ideas and sketches

A homemade trolley for transportation will be made based on the needs of the master. Therefore, it will be ideal for all work performed on the personal plot.

You can easily and without problems make the following options for trolleys on your own:

• With one wheel.
• Option with two wheels.
• Platform-like construction with four wheels.
• Folding model.

Before you make a cart for moving goods with your own hands, you need to determine what goods will be transported, as well as how often you will use it.

One wheel trolley

The design, which has one wheel and is intended for the transportation of any goods, is called a wheelbarrow. To use it, you need a narrow path. Differs in special maneuverability and reliability. In order to release the structure from the transported cargo - press the longitudinal handles and slightly tilt the wheelbarrow to the side.

The disadvantages of this model include the application of a large force to maintain balance. The wheelbarrow is not designed to move it on soft ground (sand or earth).

Diy two-wheeled cart

The two-wheeled cart can be made of wood materials. To do this, take a standard set of tools. Do not forget that wooden structures have worse performance and capacity and strength characteristics than their metal counterparts, which may have more wheels.

All actions for the production of a two-wheeled structure are quite simple - you need to fix the frame to the frame, screw the handle and do not forget about installing the sides. The final touch is the installation of the wheels.

Four-wheel trolley

Four wheels are always better than two. Unfortunately, such carts will require wider tracks, but they are larger and more durable than their two-wheeled counterparts. The service life of this model will be extended. To make a structure with four wheels, it is necessary to make all the necessary calculations in advance for the dimensions of the loading platform.

Folding trolley

This design option can easily move loads weighing more than fifty kilograms from place to place. The main advantages of this type include its compactness.

In order to independently make such a structure, you will need to follow the instructions:

• Take the rest of the pipes. Their thickness must be at least two millimeters.
• Make sure to draw a preliminary template. The scale should be 1: 1.
• Next, proceed to weld the bushings to the platform frame. Then start working on the main structure.
• At the end of the work, it is imperative to polish and clean all the seams.

Making a cart for your work yourself is not difficult. You just need to determine in advance what the structure will be needed for in the future, purchase the necessary material (or find the remains that were probably lying around somewhere in the garage or shed), read the clear instructions for creating carts and do not forget about safety precautions. All drawings and sketches for carts and wheelbarrow can be found on the Internet. Good luck!

General characteristics

Devices for transporting suburban goods can be made of different materials. The most common are metal and wood. The wheelbarrow can have a different design.There is a folding model, which, if the owner wishes, can be assembled and removed for storage in a small room, but there are devices that cannot be transformed.

The area of ​​household work, as well as construction, is quite large. Therefore, depending on the purpose, the 4-wheel garden trolley can be manufactured with a minimum carrying capacity of 70 kg and a maximum of 250 kg. The size of the transport vehicle also depends on the parameter of the maximum weight of the cargo.

If the model will be used only for household needs, then the carrying capacity of up to 100 kg should be enough to the full. These cars are small, maneuverable, simple and very easy to use. Options with a carrying capacity of more than 200 kilograms are used only for construction work: they are not so maneuverable, large and weighty. They are not advised to be purchased for work in the garden.

Recommendations for choosing a four-wheel garden cart

It is best to buy a trolley with a swivel mechanism, as this model is considered the most mobile, maneuverable and easy to operate. Some foldable models may be sold disassembled; they require home assembly.

When choosing a product in a store, you should consider:

• dimensions;
• spaciousness;
• carrying capacity;
• the opportunity to purchase spare parts for repairs in stores.

You should not choose the cheapest models, as they are often made from poor quality materials.

Attention! The cheapest models break down much more often. In addition, unscrupulous manufacturers often overestimate the characteristics

DIY options

If at this stage you have not yet changed your mind about making a wheelbarrow yourself, then let's start studying this topic.

First, let's look at what the structures of frames and bodies can be.

Wheelbarrow made of shaped pipe and galvanized

One of the options for the frame is to weld it from a square rod with a cross-section of 25 mm. You need to put two wheels on the axle. In turn, the axle is a stud fastened with nuts.

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The body itself will consist of galvanized sheets. They need to be cut to the required size and screwed to the frame. As a result, we get an economic thing.

Wheelbarrow made of scrap materials

In this figure, we see that the master is unnecessarily tried to make a car aesthetically beautiful. He needed to make a tool for transporting land, so that it took a minimum of time and money.

In the picture we see the fruit of the craftsman's labor

• An unnecessary container was taken for mixing the solution, which later became the body
• A frame was made of metal pipes for plumbing. They were arched and welded together.
• The axle for the wheel was also attached by welding. And the body was pulled with a wire so that it would not fall out when overturning.

This is not the most ideal version of a wheelbarrow, but it will cope with its functions.

Metal wheelbarrow

In this picture, we most likely see the result of the work of a perfectionist. Since the creator of this cart did not have a pipe bending tool, a grinder combination was used to cut the handles of the cart. The feet for the stop were installed ready-made. The body is completely welded from scratch from a sheet of iron with a thickness of 3 mm.

If you take a closer look, you will notice something:

The edges on the body are very smoothly cut, it feels like it's not even a grinder.
Along the entire length of the body, we see a very high-quality performance of welds.
Pay attention to what color the paint was chosen. This is an indicator that the wheelbarrow was not made in order to carry earth or bricks in it, but for very clean work .. Here the owner did not try to make a wheelbarrow like in a factory: the bends are not so high-quality, the quality of the seams is also not very neat

Although all this will not affect the performance of her functions

Here the owner did not try to make a wheelbarrow like at the factory: the bends are not so high quality, the quality of the seams is also not very neat. Although all this will not affect the performance of its functions.

Workshop on making wheelbarrows (video)

But what if you don't have a welding machine at hand, or have never used one? In this case, there is a lot of information on the Internet on how to make a garden wheelbarrow with your own hands at hand with only boards, screws, an axis and fixtures to attach it to the cart itself.

During assembly, it is preferable to use self-tapping screws made of galvanized material. Before you start tightening the screws, make holes in the boards, but so that the size is smaller than that of the screws. This is done to prevent the board from splitting during assembly with self-tapping screws.

Drawing of a wooden wheelbarrow

In this picture, we see another version of the wheelbarrow. The bottom of the board is not as practical as if it was made of galvanized sheet. In this version, it remains to make the sides and put two wheels on the axle.

Another option for a garden wheelbarrow is to make it from a barrel. Moreover, the material of the barrel is unimportant. It can be plastic, metal, and even wooden, although you will probably need to suffer with it. The barrel is cut into two parts vertically, which means that two wheelbarrows can be made from it. The order of execution of the "barrel" trolley:

1. The purchased barrel mode is in two parts.
2. Putting together the framework, the versions of which you read above.
3. We make the sides or ribs on which the barrel will be held.
4. Installing the wheels.

Old barrel wheelbarrow

As you can see, old things can sometimes come in handy, so think a few times when you want to clean up your garage. Then you can wrap the holders with electrical tape to make it easier for your hands. We can say that the car is ready. You can start making "sister wheelbarrows".

If you have an old bed, then we have another option for you. This will require: the bed itself and the wheels. The wheels must be powerful. Wheels from the ancient Zaporozhets are one of the options. The design of the trolley can be either on two wheels or on four. Assembly order:

• Removing the net from the bed
• We attach wheels with the help of welding or fasteners.
• We fix the bottom and sides from a thick steel layer.
• We mount the handle - to your taste, but it is better to make it with the letter "p", because it will be more ergonomic.

Everything, the creation is ready. It turns out a good homemade garden wheelbarrow for transporting goods. It is an indispensable tool for transporting hay, building materials, firewood and so on.

How to choose?

Before you buy a wheelbarrow, you need to decide what kind of work on a land plot with its help will be performed most often. If you have to transport large loads, then the best option would be a garden wheelbarrow with 4 wheels with a reinforced body. Such a unit has frontal stiffeners over the entire area of ​​the sides and bottom of the equipment. Thanks to this design characteristic, the cart will easily transport massive and bulky loads, while no deformation of the body will occur.

If bulk or liquid cargo will be transported mainly, for example, sand, organic fertilizers, then it is better to buy a cart in which there will be no corners and additional stiffeners, since part of the transported will certainly get stuck in the cart, causing a lot of inconvenience to the person.

These carts will need to be cleaned and washed frequently. It is also necessary to look at the width of the body, which should not be excessively large. The wheelbarrow should easily pass through the opening of the wicket and not impede movement around the site.

The handles in the garden wheelbarrow must be correctly positioned. Before buying, it is better to test the unit in operation, to understand for yourself how easy it is to operate. The handles should be far from each other, be moderately long. This arrangement minimizes the stress on the back and arms of a person.Moreover, the four-wheeled vehicle is ideally mobile during its travel.

There are two options for placing the handles - two parallel or one continuous longitudinal. It is possible to understand which model is better only through trial operation. In any case, the handles should be long, with grooved attachments for more comfortable work, so that the gardener's hands do not slip.

The diameter of the wheels is also important. If the wheels are large, the two-axle wheelbarrow is much easier to drive. Depreciation also depends on the diameter. The diameter of the wheel of a garden wheelbarrow is considered to be a convenient diameter for work from 35 to 45 cm.

Regarding the material of production, it is safe to say that metal wheelbarrows are more durable, reliable and have a long service life. And plastic models are much lighter, ideal for simple work on the ground, cleaning up garbage and transporting crops. They are easier to care for, they do not rust over time, they are durable and cheap compared to the first option. Wooden wheelbarrows are more often presented in the form of decorative elements. They decorate landscapes and do not use wheelbarrows for their intended purpose.

The following video is about the Westman 250 garden cart with four wheels.

A garden wheelbarrow and a cart is known to anyone who has a summer cottage or any plot, who wants to build a house or any other structure. Also, these tools are necessary if you are going to transfer a significant amount of soil, fertilizers, building materials or other cargo.

• Do it yourself or buy
• Types of wheelbarrows
• How to get down to business
• DIY options
• We also recommend reading
• Workshop on making wheelbarrows (video)
• Wheel options
• Wheel fixing (video)
• The simplest car
• conclusions

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If you have not bought a cart or wheelbarrow yet, but want to do it, then you need to understand everything in order to know the general concepts of what types of such tools are.

It is also important to know about all the advantages of their shortcomings, or maybe think about the option to make a cart yourself. In this article we will try to give a detailed answer to the question - how to make a wheelbarrow with your own hands? Along the way, we will also try to give an answer to such a question as: what material to make a wheelbarrow and what kind of design can it be?

Homemade car

Homemade carts and their versatility

A design that will help gardeners in moving any kind of cargo is called a trolley. Using a cart or wheelbarrow, you will spend less effort and time moving loads from point A to point B. Using a cart will allow you to spend less time and energy on transporting heavy loads.

Homemade trolleys are also considered universal - if the structure is equipped with additional removable holders, drawers, it is possible to move not only liquid goods, but various small things and other accessories, in addition to the usual large loads.

Homemade models are intended to move not only gardening or garden tools, there are also boat carts that you can also build yourself.

Types of garden wheelbarrows

There are different types of wheelbarrows. To somehow distinguish them, three criteria were introduced: purpose, number of wheels and body shape.

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By purpose, wheelbarrows are divided into two types:

• garden;
• construction.

The difference between garden and building models is quite noticeable. First of all, the size of the structure is striking. For construction work, rather large wheelbarrows with a reinforced frame, a voluminous body, a pair or several wheels are used. In addition, they are made of galvanized steel. Non-self-propelled garden structures are made of aluminum, galvanized or painted steel. Their body is slightly smaller. The weight of such a wheelbarrow is no more than 15 kg.The body material is usually selected so that it can withstand moisture and not deteriorate from the constant transport of wet soil, manure and other organic materials.

Types of garden wheelbarrows

conclusions

We believe that this article was useful to you, and now you at least have a general idea of ​​what self-made cars can be, and perhaps you have your own ideas. In case you have not found the implementation of a wheelbarrow for your needs, the option remains to buy a ready-made wheelbarrow.

Everyone who has come across work on a personal plot knows that you cannot do without a cart when performing any work.

Working on garden plots requires constant movement, movement of some kind of cargo (it does not matter if it is oversized cargo or a simple bucket of fertilizers)

A garden cart can make work easier. It can be purchased ready-made in a hardware store or designed at home from improvised leftovers.