Pushchair trolly. How to steer ideas please.

[Racey Rider]

Got this old push chair, & trying to make a trolly out of it for the kids.
The main problem is steering.
Who can come up with a good way of linking these wheels and making them steer on the cheap??
Cheers.
Racey

[James Deuce]

Got this old push chair, & trying to make a trolly out of it for the kids.
The main problem is steering.
Who can come up with a good way of linking these wheels and making them steer on the cheap??
Cheers.
Racey

Lock them in place, cut it in half and make two bikes out of it?

[Ixion]

Remove wheels from existing mounts.

Bolt length of steel strap between existing mount points (ie make front beam axle)

Bolt wheels fixed, not swivelling, to another steel strap.

Drill clearance hole in centre of first steel strap. Drill ditto hole in centre of second (wheel bearing) strap.

Mount wheel bearing strap under fixed beam axle strap by running fit bolt through two holes.

Tie bit of rope to each corner of wheel bearing strap. Pull to steer. The wheel bearing axle will swivel on the fixed axle

[bugjuice]

what about something like this?

yes I'm bored, and yes, I have too much work to do..

[Racey Rider]

So,,,
Do I use Chalk to draw brown marks on the concrete?
Or Paint???
and do I draw the brown marks at the top of the hill, or where they need to turn at the bottom??????

[bungbung]

The brown marks will need to be at the bottom where the turning is required.

[Racey Rider]

The brown marks will need to be at the bottom where the turning is required.

After the first run, there'll certainly be some BROWN marks somewhere!!

[Racey Rider]

Remove wheels from existing mounts.
Bolt length of steel strap between existing mount points (ie make front beam axle) Bolt wheels fixed, not swivelling, to another steel strap.
Drill clearance hole in centre of first steel strap. Drill ditto hole in centre of second (wheel bearing) strap.
Mount wheel bearing strap under fixed beam axle strap by running fit bolt through two holes.
Tie bit of rope to each corner of wheel bearing strap. Pull to steer. The wheel bearing axle will swivel on the fixed axle

Thanks for that. I thought it may need a whole redo of the front end as you suggested. Might as well just rip the wheels off and add to the old planks of wood me thinks.

[marty]

you could always turn it around and have rear wheel steering, and utilise differential braking on the (now) front fixed wheels. that'd be fun to watch !

[soundbeltfarm]

i got a set of 4 wheely bin wheels if you want them .
they brand new had them for years but never used them for a cart.
yours if you want them.
you'll just need to get 2 lentghs of rod to put the wheels on.
they have a little pin inside the wheel and in clips into a groove on the rod.
and that locks them on.
i think sensei is works in the engineering trade ( not sure)
he might be able to cut a groove in the rod .
any way yours if you want em for your kids.

[zadok]

I'd be surprised if those tiny wheels with plastic hubs would last five minutes. I'd go for something a bit stronger. The wheelie bin wheel offer might be better.

[Racey Rider]

True. Just trying to make something out of nothin, at less than no cost as you do.
Thanks for the offer soundbeltfarm. Will PM ya.
Time to start looking on the net for wooden trolly designs I think.