Thanks for showing honestly that one often has to struggle with things like this - rusty bolts, don't always manage to drill straight, need to flip the thing this way and that to assemble. Some other videos seemed so smooth, I thought I must be a real clutz by comparison.
I made my own wedges, which had rotted out. Pretty easy to do. What caused yours to fail, and after how long? What company? Glad they treated you well.
@@SeattlePioneer Jackson. I called them because I couldn't believe this wasn't something you could buy as a replacement. They said no problem and sent me two for free. If you can believe this i still have not finished the renovation of mine yet!! what a slacker. Maybe tomorrow!!!
In the future, I will tip my barrow up and rest it against the side of my house, protected by the roof and gutters from rain. I'd guess that failing to protect your wheelbarrow from rain is the downfall of many wheelbarrows.
Restoring a plastic free to good home wheelbarrow. Bought the screw kit off of Amazon. $40 for a pair of wood handles @ LOWES. Why do most of plastic wheelbarrows have no wedges like metal ones? About $70 ish for it all. $150 plus for a new ones. Already had plastic welder. Thanks
You did well to buy bolts with round heads to hold the tray in place. That makes it easier to shovel out material. I used regular bolts, and they are going to be something of an impediment. Installing galvanized bolts would have avoided future problems with rusted bolts. I didn't figure that out until after I had bought hardware either. You missed out on the opportunity to clean, prime and paint the tray. I just used Kilz primer I had on hand and house paint for that, but it should offer a lot of protection. I did the same with the wooden parts, which are prone to rot. Indeed, the grain on my handles was opening up. I'm hoping that priming and painting will postpone problems for additional years. I had fun with this! Wheelbarrows need to be inspected for rusting and exposed wood from time to time, and appropriate main tenance and repair performed. Do that and it should last for decades.
This should not cost $40, even in 2020. Buy a $5 2x4 8' stud, cut it to 5', and rip it. You can quickly fashion handles with wood chisels and an electric sander. That's literally all you need. The carriage bolts and nuts that were in place in the original wheelbarrow are very, very likely still good and should be reused as they will last longer than the barrow bucket itself.
I bought the cheap true temper about 10 years ago and have mixed cement and hauled firewood in it. I go over the handles occasionally with boiled linseed oil, but the thin metal tub is cracking around where the bolts go through and its probably not worth fixing. My brother in law found an old folded steel jackson wheel barrow that needs rehabilitation and I'm hoping he'll let me have it cheap. It needs new handles and a tire,but it's a $430 wheel barrow. I dont mind rehabbing something like that,its worth it.
Sounds like you give your barrow hard use. Usually I don't see the steel holes cracked, but rather rusted out. I'm guessing large washers might add sufficient support, or perhaps adding pieces of sheet metal or steel plate to reinforce the weak points. I always like to see tools and equipment used in heavy, demanding ways. You know it's really earning it's keep.
@@SeattlePioneer Yeah I use it alot. I burn about 4 cord of wood a winter and store it on racks in my yard. I've got my brother in laws Jackson wheelbarrow now and will work on it soon. I'll probably weld and reinforce the old true temper and give it to my son in law. The metal on the Jackson is much thicker and it's got more stability. It suits my needs much better.
Not to nitpick and I wondered it myself while replacing one of my handles, why is the bolts holding the wheel pointing upwards and not down towards the ground (when the wheelbarrow is upright)???
I think the bolt should be installed with the nut down when the wheelbase is upright. This might give some protection to the nut from rainwater damage.
