Old Fashioned Wheelbarrow Wheel Hardware Kit
By popular request, we offer both replacement metal or wooden spoke wheels and hardware kits used on our authentic reproduction full-scale wheelbarrows. These wheelbarrows are so close to the originals that we have sold them to movie sets.
We offer 15”, 19”, and 24” wheels in wooden spoke or metal. The wood wheels arrive unfinished, with the hub and axle assembly, and two “J” hooks that bolt through the front ends of the central handles to hold the axles in place. The wooden side hubs on the wooden spoke wheels are turned separately from the wheels; when assembled, they appear to be one-piece hubs.
Priced a la carte, using the drop-down boxes. Select just the metal or wood wheel in rustic or premium or the complete kit and the prices will incrementally add for each item(s) selected. To deselect, click on the "Please Select" again.
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Description / Old Fashioned Wheelbarrow Wheel Hardware Kit
Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipping.
Both wooden and metal wheels are rugged to source for those restoring an old wheelbarrow or building a replica, not to mention finding the metal hardware.
The wheel and axle assemblies are designed to fit between the front end of the wheelbarrow handles and attach using a supplied "J" Bolt drilled through the center of the handle wood. A secondary partial hole is drilled adjacent to it to allow the J return part of the bolt to sink in and secure the axle. (See "J" Bolt Picture). The 1/2" axles have adjustment nuts that ride just inside the handle ends to center the wheel. Sleeves are used on each side of the wheel to allow the adjustment nuts to push against it. On the metal wheel, it has 3/4" metal sleeves. On the wooden spoke wheel, there will be wooden sleeves in proportion to the wheel's size.
You will need the following space between the handle ends: axle and wheel. The axle then extends to the width of the handle ends, allowing the "J" Bolt to hold it in place.
15" wheel 12-1/4"
19" wheel 14-3/4"
24" wheel 17-3/4"
Sorry, we do not offer plans to build the authentic wheelbarrow. We offer a metal wheel and plan kit for building ornamental wheelbarrows. Click Here for more information.
Wooden wheels are available in a rough-cut grade, suitable for outdoor displays or as a working wheelbarrow.
The premium grade is more suitable for furniture-grade indoor and store displays, or for painting museum-quality displays. Metal wheels are painted black.
The horseshoe-shaped bars in the kit hold the sideboards on the wheelbarrow. Two smaller holes are drilled, and then the bars are tapped into the sides, leaving enough space for the sideboard picket to slide in and out. The remaining bent-end rods in the kit are for the leg and front braces.
Wheelbarrow wheels and hardware kits are made in the USA by the Pennsylvania Amish in Lancaster County.