Wheel fell off my barrow! Where to get a new axle?
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The wheel fell off my barrow earlier, and while it was bodged back together it now sits at a funny angle and no doubt will fail at the next opportune moment!
It's a bit of a cheapy-cheap barrow and so doesn't have a nice welded axle support, but instead has 2 tubes with a smaller tube down the middle which are bolted to the frame. See picture below. All the shops sell a solid bar axle to fit into welded tabs, but can anyone recommend a replacement for this type?
I know PH answer would be to buy a powered barrow, or I could order the exact right diameter of bar and fabricate a new one, but if there is an easy and cheap answer that would be preferred, thanks!
It's a bit of a cheapy-cheap barrow and so doesn't have a nice welded axle support, but instead has 2 tubes with a smaller tube down the middle which are bolted to the frame. See picture below. All the shops sell a solid bar axle to fit into welded tabs, but can anyone recommend a replacement for this type?
I know PH answer would be to buy a powered barrow, or I could order the exact right diameter of bar and fabricate a new one, but if there is an easy and cheap answer that would be preferred, thanks!
normalbloke said:
Replace it with a powered tracked barrow, obvs.
Do they do them with V8's? Anyway, just had a scoot round and with a new barrow being as cheap as they are, I'll probably invest in a new one and then fix this at a later date with some new tubes. Can't be doing throwing something away which can be fixed.
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