Haha I'm ditzy need help with wheels

[PacsMan]

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First off, nice house! How many sq. feet, and many chickens does it hold?

Second, I'm in the middle of building a tractor but mine looks much heavier.

Although not hilly, my yard/garden plot is fairly rough. I’m afraid my tractor would slide off with a thud if I used a 2x4.

Any idea how to attach (temporally) the wheels to the house? Bigger wheels maybe?

Thanks
Marty

 

[patandchickens]

On a wooden frame it is EASY.

Get a pair of lawnmower wheels. Cheap people can use things scavenged offa someone's old lawnmower that doesn't work anymore; people without an old lawnmower or patience to wait for one can buy 'em brand spanking new at the hardware store. (In summer. This time of year, they often don't have them in stock. But, ask.)

You're going to use a bolt as the axle. Find one that suits the hole size in the wheel -- IIRC it is usually 3/8" for new lawnmower wheels but old ones often have worn a bigger hole and need a bigger diameter bolt. Get it good 'n long, with a wingnut and at least three big washers per bolt.

Find a STRONG part of the tractor to put the bolt through -- you may need to reinforce the location with a small gusset of 3/4" plywood or something, if you have a very weebly 2x2 frame. Drill a hole, same diameter as your bolt. Put one washer on the bolt, then hammer it thru the hole from the inside of the tractor towards the outside (so the long end is sticking out on the outside of tractor). Add another washer. Add wheel. Add remaining washer and wingnut. Repeat on other side of the tractor. Voila, wheels on tractor

In between moves, you can undo the wingnut and remove the wheel, so the tractor frame is once again lying flat on the ground.

All very easy

Have fun,

Pat

 

[PacsMan]

Get a pair of lawnmower wheels...

Nice, that's exactly what I'll do!

Now, just to find wheels...

Marty​

 

[MicMoo]

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The lower run measures 4' x 7' x 2' high and the upper house measures 2'x4'x2' high (plus about 6 cu.ft. in the rafters).

Edited to add:
This coop is home to 3 bantam cochin/mutt hens.
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Larger wheels will help over rough ground. Mine isn't too heavy and it's never slipped off. If your coop is heavier, there will be more friction and it will be even less likely to slip off.

 

[Hoot]

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I think when she says wagon wheels she is talking about radio flyer, not chuck wagon.

Thats what i was thinking too. Don't radio flyer wagons have an axle that runs between the wheels?