Free kayak cart build

After spending way to much money on my kayak and accessories.  I forgot to and or could not justify 150.00 for a cart.  Over the last few months fishing at my spot I would find things down by the tracks.  My last score was a pair of 16in. bicycle wheels.  Grabbed em up thinking these would be great for a cart. 
In order to get to my launch down the street from my house.  I have to cross train tracks and roll across crushed stone.  Only to end up going through deep grass to end up on a stoney shore more like pebbly shore.  The other component was inch and a one quarter electrical conduit.  Which came with house purchase.  Foam noodle to follow as soon as swim season shows up.  Here or the pics..

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This was a fun little project.  Took me les then an hour from start to finish and it worked out great yesterday to put my kayak and me out on our maiden voyage.

Give it time. You'll wish you had a Wheleze cart.
Hopefully you don't plan on using that in the sand.

Cool cart hope it last long enough for you to save up for some Wheelez.
Glad you made it out 

That's impressive.

I've always thought that bicycle wheels like that could be very useful in situations where you need to cross rocky/bumpy terrain. It looks like you've got enough clearance for 26" bike wheels. If so, I bet that a pair of wheels off of a fat-tire bike would even go well over sand. But, you might have to wait a few years before those start showing up in the junk...

What makes the Wheelez carts so superior is the tire/wheel. You can buy those separately, not cheap but a great addition to a DIY cart.

Nice job there, love the recycle/reuse. I'd be a junkman in another life.

Nice diy cart.  I made a couple similar carts.  Should work great on hardpack.  Ive got a wheeleez and ctug cart now...awesome feature is being able to break down and stow inside kayak.

Nice work. How are you attaching the bike wheels to the frame? Maybe  a close up shot of the connection?

I love my wheeleez and they have their place, but something like this is better for a hardpacked surface and a long haul -- much lower rolling resistance with the higher pressure bike tires and larger diameter wheels.

Cheers,
Brad

It looks like the wheels are attached via a tapped end plate/washer. Good in the short term but potentially problematic with more gear and weight.

That's impressive.

I've always thought that bicycle wheels like that could be very useful in situations where you need to cross rocky/bumpy terrain. It looks like you've got enough clearance for 26" bike wheels. If so, I bet that a pair of wheels off of a fat-tire bike would even go well over sand. But, you might have to wait a few years before those start showing up in the junk...

This cart is built exactly for rocky wood laden terrain.  It works like a charm.  You are right about the fat tires.  They would be pretty good over sand.  With all the fat tire walmart bikes out there, I'm destin to find some on the tracks sooner or later.

Nice work. How are you attaching the bike wheels to the frame? Maybe  a close up shot of the connection?

I love my wheeleez and they have their place, but something like this is better for a hardpacked surface and a long haul -- much lower rolling resistance with the higher pressure bike tires and larger diameter wheels.

Cheers,
Brad

The photo with the end shaft is a washer weled to the conduit with a nut from the wheels welded in the washer.  Pretty simple.  Wheeleez if they are the ones that break down black and green in color.  That would not hold up to what I need to do to get to water.  Then I would be out hundred and some odd dollars.  Plus the wheels are to small.  If they are the balloon tires then those would be cool.  But I support a family of five on one income.  My old lady would kick my ass if I spent that much money on some balloon wheels.

It looks like the wheels are attached via a tapped end plate/washer. Good in the short term but potentially problematic with more gear and weight.

Potentially.  I built this thing using conduit.  Certainly not built for strength, built for the price.  I think I will gusset the uprights for more strength soon.  Should last a bit longer that way.  I have the wheels snuged up pretty tight so i'll use it till it breaks.  Thanks for all the looks.