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draft team pole

Posted by Kirsten(upstate NY) at 2015-03-14 10:53:35

My husband needs to fabricate a pole for our forecart. He has a lot of 2x2x1/8 sq tubing laying around. Is this sufficient or should we saw a log?

Response by Dale Wagner at 2015-03-14 21:06:06

1/8th wall is good enough unless they sit on it.

Response by S D Mannies at 2015-03-14 22:10:18

That's what I'm using on my Wagon, I use 2 1/2 ×2 1/2 1/8 wall on my forecart.

Response by jcmo at 2015-03-15 19:29:28

If you find your material to be a little flemsey you can lay a piece quarter inch square stock to the top and bottom to add strength without adding much weight

Response by T Payne at 2015-03-16 09:41:09

I'd whittle up a couple wood tongues to have as spares when the steel bends. Reinforcing is a real good idea. 2" will bend at some point, if it's being used heavily. If you have lots, make a spare steel pole, maybe?

I have a couple steel tongues on my scrap pile. They're handy for cutting pieces off for various projects.

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