Old Hand Truck Makes Handy Welder Cart

Old Hand Truck Makes Handy Welder Cart FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 Last spring when Harrell Cummings bought a new hand truck he didn’t throw out the old one Instead he repurposed it into a useful welding cart “I had two welders and I got tired of carrying them around ” says the retired small engine mechanic who likes to help out his Fairmont N C neighbors by fixing broken lawn mowers and other things He replaced the cart’s old tires with solid rubber wheels from an old Murray lawn mower And he beefed up the deteriorated platform base with angle iron to hold one of the welders To accommodate a second welder he welded an angle iron frame between the handle sides to hold a piece of plywood about halfway up “I have it spaced so the load is even ” Cummings says Welder cables are held in place by the metal handles of old paint rollers bent in the shape of an L and tacked to the hand truck frame Welding rods are convenient in an 8-in piece of 3-in PVC pipe with a cap in the bottom that is mounted to the hand truck with tape Though he purchased a new 115/220-amp welder that he uses occasionally Cummings notes he uses his 40-year-old 100-amp welder for most projects Because everything is handy on his welder cart Cummings says it’s easier for him to tackle a project whether it’s fixing something or when he has an idea to make something out of scrap Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Harrell Cummings 455 Reva Rd Fairmont N C 28340 ph 910 628-7378; hcsc455@att net

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