- Oct 12, 2014
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Hello all,
I was inspired a few months ago to build a chicken tractor. I stumbled across this site and designed a chicken tractor after picking out many things I like about the chicken tractors people posted.
You could say I got a bit too crazy, and the whole thing ended up weighing quite a bit. I made the coop out of wood with 2x4s T1-11 siding...etc. The current wheel design works well enough for me to move the coop around 10-15 feet at a time, but I am afraid if I have to move it much further in one swoop the wheels may prove problematic.
I currently have the wheels attached with a wood lever arm. They are attached to the chicken tractor with a 6-7" bolt going through a 4x4. I do like this type of design to get the wheels out of the way while to allow the tractor to lay flat against the ground. The coop is heavy enough that the wheel configuration tends to "bow" a bit under the weight. I currently have to tip the chicken tractor and kick the wheels into position.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve on the current wheel system under the heavy weight of this chicken tractor??
Here are some pics:
I was inspired a few months ago to build a chicken tractor. I stumbled across this site and designed a chicken tractor after picking out many things I like about the chicken tractors people posted.
You could say I got a bit too crazy, and the whole thing ended up weighing quite a bit. I made the coop out of wood with 2x4s T1-11 siding...etc. The current wheel design works well enough for me to move the coop around 10-15 feet at a time, but I am afraid if I have to move it much further in one swoop the wheels may prove problematic.
I currently have the wheels attached with a wood lever arm. They are attached to the chicken tractor with a 6-7" bolt going through a 4x4. I do like this type of design to get the wheels out of the way while to allow the tractor to lay flat against the ground. The coop is heavy enough that the wheel configuration tends to "bow" a bit under the weight. I currently have to tip the chicken tractor and kick the wheels into position.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve on the current wheel system under the heavy weight of this chicken tractor??
Here are some pics: