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Instructions
Mark and the 2-by-4 lumber to two lengths of 15 inches and four lengths of 12 inches. Cut pieces with a miter saw. Place the 12-inch lengths alongside each other to create a 15-by-12 inch rectangular base and apply wood glue along each seam to seal together. Place each 15-inch section on the 15-inch edge of the base with the 2-inch width to the base and glue in place to create a U-shape. Clamp base and allow glue to dry.
Mark and cut two 4-inch lengths from the 1-by-2 inch lumber. Mount them on the expose 2-inch edge of the 15-inch long 2-by-4 sections, directly across from each other, and secure with wood glue.
Install two pillow blocks on the pieces mounted to the base in the previous step and secure the other two blocks directly across from each other at the opposite ends of the 15-inch long pieces.
Position the 8-inch pulley within the base walls near one of the elevated pillow blocks and drive one shaft through both elevated pillow blocks to hold it in place.
Position the 6-inch pulley within the base walls directly across from the 8-inch pulley and drive a second shaft through the unused pillow blocks to hold in place. Slide a 2-inch pulley onto the shaft directly between the 6-inch pulley and the interior base wall.
Install the motor on the inside of the base wall furthest from the pulleys. Measure and cut an inset into the wall using a jig saw so the motor can drop down inside the base walls. Slide a 2-inch pulley on the center of the motor wall that sits between both pulleys and secure in place with a nut.
Wind the 24-inch long V-belt onto the motor pulley and the 6-inch pulley. Stretch the 36-inch pulley over the 8-inch pulley and the 2-inch pulley next to the 6-inch pulley.
Slide a 2-inch pulley on the shaft outside the base wall on the side closest to the 8-inch pulley and place a 2-1/2-inch pulley on the opposite end of the shaft.
Cut steel tubing to a length of 15 inches. Attach the remaining 6-inch pulleys to each end. Cut a piece of steel tubing to a length of 24 inches and bend one end into a loop around the center of the 15-inch length. This will create a T-shape that allows the 15-inch length to turn freely inside the loop. Cover the areas between the loop and each pulley with wire brushing to create a sweeper arm.
Remove the handle of the wagon and replace with a push handle by bending steel tubing into a U-shape with the dimensions of the wagon's edge and your arm's reach. Weld the base of the T-shape created in the previous step to the back end of the wagon.
Wind the 58-inch long V belts onto the pulleys outside the base walls and the pulleys on the sweeper arm so it will rotate as you drive the wagon.