Best wheels for chicken tractor? Where to look?

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notiones said:
Essentially, the wheel is attached to an arm which pivots on a pin. When you move the arm one direction (towards the front) it is free to rotate far enough that the wheels are off the ground. When you move the arm towards the back there is a bolt that prevents the wheel assembly from moving too far and so it kind of locks the wheels in a raised position.

I PM'd you a link to the plans.
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The type I made for my chicken tractor requires little effort to raise or lower.Pressing the 1st lever down with my foot lowers or raises the axle and engages or disengages the wheels. The 2nd lever locks it in place for rolling.Unfortunately I had to reset my computer so I don't have any pictures sorry
 
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ChickensComeHome2Roost said:
Heres a video I found on YouTube
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Thank you so much for posting this!

I tried to do something like this using scraps I had on hand .... lawnmower wheel and 1 x 4. It didn't work too well for me, as they twist too much. I think I'm going to take another stab at it with better materials.

Figuring out the specific wheels and bolts used was a big question for me. The same person had those details in this video:
 
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Krugerrand said:
Thank you so much for posting this!

I tried to do something like this using scraps I had on hand .... lawnmower wheel and 1 x 4. It didn't work too well for me, as they twist too much. I think I'm going to take another stab at it with better materials.

Figuring out the specific wheels and bolts used was a big question for me. I found those details on this video by the same person:
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You will get better results if you use pressure treated 2 x 6's instead of 2 x 4's for axles and levers for the wheels .Softwood has too much give and the wheels won't roll as well .Hope this helps!
 
Krugerrand said:
Thank you so much for posting this!

I tried to do something like this using scraps I had on hand .... lawnmower wheel and 1 x 4. It didn't work too well for me, as they twist too much. I think I'm going to take another stab at it with better materials.

Figuring out the specific wheels and bolts used was a big question for me. The same person had those details in this video:
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Glad it helps.I ended up making my tractor predator proof and it was too heavy to roll on sloped land. I can still use it to house excess cockerels so it wasn't a total loss Lol
 
ChickensComeHome2Roost said:
You will get better results if you use pressure treated 2 x 6's instead of 2 x 4's for axles and levers for the wheels .Softwood has too much give and the wheels won't roll as well .Hope this helps!
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I have some 2 x 6's on hand.

Here's what mine looked like before I 'finished' it.

I only use it as quarantine / isolation and haven't needed it for a while. But, I'd like to fix the wheels this summer so that I can move it around more easily. I have the wheels pretty well at the center of mass, so it pushes really easily when they work.

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I used welded wire fencing around the edges as a movable apron. Critters checked it out but nothing ever got in.

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