Brinly Tub cart build

[Goldnboy 958]

Haven't seen much on creating or building the wheelbarrow tub cart that hooks onto a sleeve hitch. 

 

So i started out with a brinly sleeve hitch Disc at auction no one wanted so I gave $10  and removed the hitch frame and sold the remaining disc on Marketplace.

 

The remaining items with the exception of the flat metal plate and wheelbarrow (obviously) where made from scraps laying around.

I decided to fill the bolt holes in the tub with JB weld.

Edited November 9, 2024 by Goldnboy

[Goldnboy 958]

[SylvanLakeWH 26,101]

 

Looking forward to seeing your work!

 

Here's what i came up with... 2 that might give you some design ideas...

 

 

[ebinmaine 68,742]

4 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Looking forward to seeing your work

[Goldnboy 958]

So to have wheelbarrow close to level you need to raise the flat end of the wheelbarrow by about 2"(the round end is the dump side). I did this by placing a piece of 2" receiver tube on the frame. Now the frame does have a drop/bend but not enough to aid with the need to raise one end by making the ears  shorter by 2 inches and leave enough metal to allow a large pivot bolt/pin to be used (i used 5/8"')

Edited November 10, 2024 by Goldnboy

[Goldnboy 958]

The slots on the hinge plate are probably not necessary since your not going to need that once set in place they just happened to be in the metal I used.

[Goldnboy 958]

Here the latch is similar to the original except the threaded bolt with spring is welded to the top bracket and sets on top of a bolt head. 

 

The original design is a plow bolt ..and that is to hard for me to replicate. 

 

The u shape in the handle was mostly grinding to fit the lip of the wheelbarrow. 

Edited November 12, 2024 by Goldnboy

[Goldnboy 958]

Here is the final assembly before I tear down and prime and paint.

 

Note this is a 5cu ft vs a 4 cu ft that brinly originally used so I should be able to get about 400-500lbs of material in here.

[Goldnboy 958]

Took advantage of the warm temps and did a final paint of the frame..

[ebinmaine 68,742]

Lookin good! 

 

 

On 11/11/2024 at 7:56 PM, Goldnboy said:

u shape in the handle was mostly grinding to fit the lip of the wheelbarrow

 

 

Neat idea there.  

[ebinmaine 68,742]

This thread is giving me some good ideas for combining two old junkish wheelbarrows of my own. 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 26,101]

7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

This thread is giving me some good ideas for combining two old junkish wheelbarrows of my own. 

 

 

Dually tub!!! 

[ebinmaine 68,742]

3 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Dually tub!!! 

 

 

Oh no no. 

I have a very old wood framed/metal tubbed one that was my maternal grandfather's. Frame rotted. Tub good. 

I also have a more modern but still probably 20 years aged metal framed/plastic tubbed one. Tub all broken. Frame good. 

 

The other day I got to thinking it would make a good trailer if the metal frame was cut/notched/bent so the two handles touched and had a trailer pin. 

 

 

[Bar Nuthin 703]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

The other day I got to thinking it would make a good trailer if the metal frame was cut/notched/bent so the two handles touched and had a trailer pin. 

 

Dang it! Now I wish I hadn't sold the old concrete buggy I salvaged!  But the funds covered the cost of my new hubs, so....