Garden tractor trailer wheel and parts needed...

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I've acquired* a trailer for a garden tractor, very similar to this, but quite old and very solid, even though the wood has long since rotted away!



However one of the wheels is rusted beyond repair, and I'm trying to source a new one for it. The dimensions are pretty critical as the wheels run on really large needle roller bearings...this thing really is nicely engineered.

-The tyre size is the standard wheelbarrow 4.8/4.0
-OD of the metal part of the wheel is 225mm
-The bore of the wheel is 34.5mm
-The bore depth is 62mm

Can anyone point me in the right direction for one of these? Also, in the top picture, what are the latch things called that latch the drop sides in position as I need some of these too?

Thanks!

• acquired. Well, I was out for a run and saw it outside someone's house waiting for the local scrap man. I knocked on the door and politely offered to give it a home towing my young son around behind my Countax tractor instead of the scrap man weighing it in. The old guy who owned it was only too happy.

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hidetheelephants said:

They're just wheelbarrow wheels; you can get them on a popular online auction site.

Thanks but I don't think they are. I can find wheels with the correct bore diameter, however the bore length/bearing length is too long. My wheels also have grease nipples...would be good if I could find one with one fitted.

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Thanks for the advice all. On further inspection those wider wheelbarrow wheels will be fine...there's a spacer that sits inboard of the wheel, so I can put those wider wheels on and just cut the spacer down a bit to suit...job jobbed.

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Might as well post a few pics in case anyone is remotely interested...

Fully stripped down and wire brushed with an angle grinder...



A few gallons of Plusgas and much ttting with a monscrobulator (a large hammer accompanied by large swearing) the brake mechanism freed off...



Bit of an issue with the hinge brackets due to corrosion...



Grinder and a bit of scraping required...



I'm in IT sales. I can't weld, here's the evidence. Nothing that a grinder can't tidy up...



I'll do the other side over the next few days and get some red oxide on it. Was thinking of having it sandblasted but that's quite a bit of effort for something that was basically scrap...

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Ha! I admire your tact and encouargement, but really, no, it isn't. By the looks of things my pigeon had weapons grade constipation followed a nanosecond later with explosive diarrhea...

Must get on YouTube and look at "how to weld"...

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Primed in red oxide...

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S6PNJ said:

Does the steering arm boss simply sit on/in the chassis boss or is there a bearing of some kind? If they are simply a slide over fit, were the metal plates greased to make it turn easily?

There's a metal disc (actually two together) with about 8 ball bearings which run between them which take the loads. Makes it turn very smoothly.

Anyway, I've made some good progress, not taken many pics as it's hardly the most exciting rebuild, but it's looking pretty good now. Waiting for some new split pins to hold the wheels on properly.



Drawbar folds up and locks in place...



Brakes off...



Brakes on...



Even some of my welding turned out OK with a bit of TLC...



I'm just going to do the load bed and sides in 20mm exterior ply rather than faff about planking it. Can't decide whether to varnish it or use woodstain. Anyway, I think it was well worth saving and should be useful for pulling stuff of the little fella behind the garden tractor!

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Right, following the above post I'm looking for a specific type of antiluce fastener like this. I want to screw it to the "end" panels, which are fixed, so I can drop the "side" panels.

I think it's called a cranked antiluce, and although I can find them in New Zealand, I can't find a UK supplier...



All I can find in the UK is the standard weld on (no good as I can't weld to wood!) or bolt on (which means I'll need some kind of right angles bracket anyway.

Any pointers people?

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Cheers guys, but the antiluce fasteners are still either bolt on or weld on. It's the type in the picture above I really need...