jonesy Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I bought this hand cart in the States. It's a 1943 John Wood M3A4 utility hand cart and it looks fantastic. No sign of rust and all the original nut and bolts holding everything together. I had considered sand blasting it but on inspection all it needs is paint stripping, a quick sanding to get it smooth and it'll be ready for painting. The rims are in great condition as is the original tyres with no cracking visible. There are extra holes which will be filled by mig welder. Here's a bundle of shots of it. I'll keep updating the thread when progress is made. Cheers, Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Restoration begins. It's like it's been un-touched for nearly 70 years. All the original hardware is present and the original paint. The extra holes were filled in by a Mig welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Complete! I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. One thing I noticed whilst stripping the cart was a red ring painted around the two grease nipples of the axles. Considering we were uncovering a lot of original paint, I've assumed the red rings was also original and have re-applied them. Hopefully I can get an A5 drop container soon so I can recreate this scene. Cheers, Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Very nice. Amazing how beefy the axle is. What was/is the weight rating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 That's probably the nicest original I've seen, and having a good set of original tyres too. One hint you may, or may not, have considered. These tyres are antiques and I assume that leaving them out in sunlight ( such as we get in this country ) would kill them fairly quickly. I think your purchase has spent the majority of its life inside away from sunlight, you might want to store it inside too and just expose it to the UV at shows. Nice thing, tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Where did you find the handle from as its not in the origional photos or have you made it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 The hand cart will always be stored inside apart from on show days and the handle was made for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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