Little house on the prairie work wagon

i bet that you have a few hours in that design.I think you are close to finishing it I think the night lite is a good idea.I am sure you could find a little boy that would love to have it.I have never had a problem with my boys they always wanted to take it apart and play with it

-- jjhollyawc@yahoo.com

In the town parade, (Paul, Idaho, USA) I would ride in my Grand Father’s wagon. He rode in the same wagon as a youngster when he moved down from Canada. I never really looked at the under frame work, but I did spend some time looking over the wheels. That is a cool project, thanks for sharing it.

-- Mel

I don’t have any suggestions for you, but I do like your project and all the nice details.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Hi Jeff, nice job on the wagon. With the price of gas, you might want to make them full size to replace all the pickups that we now use!

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

What I have seen with old wagon type things is in the primitive style- meaning old and junky looking LOL. They use old mill spindles/spools for the wheels and axels. Then build a slatted (vertical) box to sit on top of the axels. Add a handle made of log/stick. The wooden box is often painted and then distressed/final stained – called a primitive finish. I have been wanting to make a couple of these but those stupid old spindles are like 15 bucks each. And I could make some wheels/axels but the primitive buyers want the old spindle. So for you wagon, I would say if you want to sell it, don’t overdo it with lights and alot of gingerbread. Simplicity is the look people are wanting. Also, before I did anymore of the work on it, I would rub applecider vinegar on the metal parts- let it dry and then dab on a 50/50 solution of household bleach and water to create rust and get rid of the shiny metal on the wheels and undercarriage. I think that will make a big difference in the look of your wagon. If you do rust it up, put up some pics I would love to see it.

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

It’s a very nice miniature and I like it a lot. Good work.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

You did prettry well figuring out the running gear for an old wagon. Those wheel covers are called tires just like the rubber ones on a car.

The tongue should have a pivot point so it can raise and lower instead of a couple of straps.

At the back open end of the two pieces that Y out from the tongue running under the front axle, there is a cross piece between them. It passes through a little bracket. It keeps the front axle from tilting under stress.

BTW, This is where I got my info. My dad crossing the finish line at the idaho State Fair Chuck Wagon Race 1953. WE used that old wagon to haul rocks off the fields.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Thanks all for taking the time to look at my wagon and ideas on it. I will leave this wagon like it is but my next one I plan on making the tung pivot and other improvements. It might be a while before I start going on this project again. but then maybe not.

Topa- I thought you were going to say it’s your dad crossing the great plains!!!! LOL You crack me up.

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

No, not quite that old ;-)) He did run pack strings of mostly mules along the Clearwater before the highway was built and it was just like it was when Lewis and Clark came through.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

I bought a farm wagon in Skunk Hollow, Garland County, Arkansas. It was made using a Ford Model A frame and running gear(minus motor). I bullt a model A roadster pickup from it.

-- "ButI'mMuchBetterNow"