rjR Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Made from shop scraps and per-ordered. It is my"pattern" a lot of try then see! Is about 32 inches long for the unit. There is no metal anywhere in the build. Bamboo skewers were used as dowels where a fastener was needed. As this is going to be played with toy I added them to the wagon sides and hitch pin. The gluing areas of fenders, steering wheel, etc. were enlarged to give better strength too. Wheels are just hole saw slugs, re-drilled for a larger axle to accommodate rougher use. I use candle stubs to wax the axles for easier rolling on all the toys that I make. neptun, amazingkevin, Falcon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Well done ralph !....A lot of hours will be spent playing with those ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Nice work Ralph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 That looks great. You can see the work you put into it to be able to play with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Made from shop scraps and per-ordered. It is my"pattern" a lot of try then see! Is about 32 inches long for the unit. There is no metal anywhere in the build. Bamboo skewers were used as dowels where a fastener was needed. As this is going to be played with toy I added them to the wagon sides and hitch pin. The gluing areas of fenders, steering wheel, etc. were enlarged to give better strength too. Wheels are just hole saw slugs, re-drilled for a larger axle to accommodate rougher use. I use candle stubs to wax the axles for easier rolling on all the toys that I make. Amazing likeness of the real mccoy,I'd have no problem wearing this baby out in the yard 60 years ago.Tractor love never left me after a first ride as a kid.Your fabrication is top notch.Keep your work coming .you've got a fan here always. :cool: :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 any boy would love them IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Ralph, that looks great, what a wonderful toy. Thanks for showing it to all of us. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Too cute Ralph, it sure brings back memories of toys from long ago. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 You did good Ralph. That set came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Excellent way of using up scrap Ralph. You did a great job of tractor and wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Looks great I'm sure it will be played with a lot.thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 very nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Ralph that's a good one I bet you've been playing with that,it's a great design with the trailer as well. I think it's all the better when you can look around the shop and say this will go here and so on. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Very nice. A great toy that works well, any child would love it.thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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