We have put together some notes to assist you when building a cart for your dog. There are a few basic rules to follow when building a cart:

Rule # 1 : Your "rig" (cart and harness) must not in any way be dangerous to your dog. Your dog's safety is paramount.

Rule # 2 : Your dog should never be embarrassed to be seen in public in his cart - Animals are proud by nature - make sure his rig does him justice!

 

 

 

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We use 20 inch aluminium rims (they don't rust) with 48 stainless steel spokes fitted to stainless steel BMX hubs. The tyres are very important. We use MaxxDaddy tyres (suitably fat ones) made by Maxxis. Unless you are pulling a seriously heavy weight - do not over inflate the tyres - a slightly softer tyre will absorb any vibration caused by "driving" over hard sufaces. The most important reason to use MaxxDaddy's ...

They look super COOL!

Our wheels are built by the folks at Cyclo Pro in Port Elizabeth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our carts are built on a basic chassis consisting of the frame, running gear or wheels and shafts. Below is a series of pics from the fabrication process of the "Easy Rider."

 

 

The chassis has been painted - you can see the connection points for the shafts - fitted with stainless rings for tightening the shafts.

The floor of the cart is plywood, covered with plastic treadplate to keep the weight down to a minimum.

The forks are ready to accept the wheels.
The basket is treated with an anti-rust coating (we live at the coast and anything in mild steel will start to rust immediately). It is then given a coat of primer and 2 coats of paint. The final touch is 2 layers of clear varnish.

This is how the whole structure will eventually fit together.

You can use anything interesting to finish the cart off... below is a belt buckle that we used for this cart. Belt buckles are easy to obtain and there are many different and interesting designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the finished product will do any Berner proud!

 

 

 

 

 

This is the basic chassis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upside down!

This is the underside of the cart.