Convertible Wheelbarrow

Eases Garden Chores

BICYCLE wheels make this wheelbar-
row easy to roll over a lawn, even with
loads up to 300 lb. The front panel
slides up for dumping loose material.
The body unhooks so the frame can be
used alone for carrying pipe or lumber.
Angle iron adds strength to 1 1/4" lum-
ber to make a rigid, lightweight frame. The
wheels turn on standard bike axles bolted
between the two angles on each side of
frame. At rest, two wood legs braced by
1" strap iron support the outfit. the front panel in place and serve as guides
Three sides and a bottom of 1/2" plywood for sliding it up for dumping. Sides are
are joined by l/4"-by-2" cleats and rein- notched to fit over the cross members of the
forced on the inside coiners with angle frame. Eye hooks on each corner lock into
iron. Iron strips strengthen and protect the screw eyes on the frame to hold the body in
floor. Two 1/2'-by-l" cleats on each side place.—W. M. Bosch, Rumson, N. ].
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