Excellent video. Just picked up a wagon, I'm going to do this

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I would love to see and hear this engine operate !!!! I seen some video's with Henry Ford checking it out, but no sound :-(

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Sounds like something i would do !!!😂😮

Why doesn't El cheapo manufacturers of Radio Flyer go to the 5/8s ball bearing pneumatic tires instead of the cheap crap they are selling, in other words a 5/8s axle instead of the inferior 1/2 inch? I hate company's that pull this kind of cheapo non changing crap! You can't change their inferior design without major complications! I tried doing what you did 6 years ago with destroying the wagon!

Thanks for the video. Im restoring a 20 yo wagon that was grandson's. Now he has a baby. Have two wheels fallen off. Looks easy enough

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!

I did the same thing! Amazon now sells the 4 metal spacers to convert 1/2” to 5/8” wheels for only $8

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You’re not Steve Martin. 🦑

This video and all the comments really helped me out. I wanted to upgrade the wheels on our Radio Flyer ATW and I was able to buy the tires, make a trip to Lowes and complete it just in time before a big outing with our kids. Thank you!

soo excited to get working on my radio flyer! I bought it when I was a kid. I got 100$ and saved up went to toys r us and bought a wagon~ I wanted the big wheel version. but i figured I could upgade sometime down the line since I only had 100 at the time~ the wheels I just bought are also 5/8 hole so thanks for the ideas in the comments!!

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Great ideas....thanks for this video! I'm refurbishing a 28 y/o Radio Flyer that belonged to my daughter(planning to give it to my great nephew). The original tires appear to be in very good condition(and I'm trying to keep it "original), however, this video gives me another option to consider. I'm a female(with only minimal tools and experience), so I'm not sure I could cut the tubing(adapters/spacers) to convert to the 5/8 ball bearing hubs. I may try to load up the wagon with some bricks or something and give it a roll down my driveway(lol). My great-nephew is a PISTOL BALL, so I need the "re-do" to be very sturdy! By the way...there's a good VIDEO on the RADIO FLYER SITE that shows an easier way to remove those wheel hubs. (Just an FYI).

You can also replace the harbor freight 5/8 bearings with 1/2 bearings. just measure the OD of the bearing after taking the wheel apart. to make sure. you should be able to get them an independent lawn & garden dealer. you should be able to order them through Jacks small engine. stens outdoor products and Oregon outdoor products The Oregon 1-3/8 OD x 1/2 ID, .527 width part number is 45-012 the 1-1/8 OD x 1/2 , .437 width part number is 45-112 and 1-3/8 x 1/2 ID, .487 width I would think one of those would work.

Factory radio flyers don’t have wheel bearings?

Lowe’s carries a 1/2” - 5/8” milled adapter. So, there’s that...

Very helpful video, but now I'm conflicted: do I try to maintain the classic look with the original tires, or go for the pneumatic wheels that provide a better ride? I have only one wagon, so I need to make a choice!

Great video. I am restoring 2 of them. What material did you use for the shim you slide in there to fix the 5/8 bore problem?What was it and where did you get it? Thanks!

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Oh, nice! Amazing tiny dust devils! Where was that? What was the temperature of air? Whats time of day?

Looks like SW 53rd Street... We were there until the farmer started plowing, and then went over to the High School

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Great video. It got really cold for a while there. So glad I was able to witness.

Awesome Paul!!! Now I can say I really did see it! I miss you guys 😎

Thanks for posting this. We viewed from upstate NY, we didn't have totality, but did experience that 'odd calmness" as well. Very interesting.

I have a Radio Flyer town and Country wagon the same wheels i want to make it a vacation ready for the beach as i plan to put the Wheeleez low pressure balloon wheels on as i think Wheeleez makes axle extensions to use the stock wagon undercarriages wi ch i want to keep the original radio flyer parts instead of using the Wheeleez wagon conversion kit. which can be used on all wagons, dumping wagons and steel mash deck wagons. as its a 1980s radio flyer town and country as ill have to use longer bolts and spacers if required to lower the axle brackets, stays or steering unit for the clearance required for the Wheeleez wheels as it will let the wagon roll on sand and soft turf easilly this year 2017 Radio Flyer is 100 years old as it was founded in 1917 when Antonio Pasin made the first wagon called the Liberty Coaster then according to Radio flyer's site they made various wagons throughout the years. the site is www.radioflyer.com and the wheeleez wheels www.wheeleez.com

That's so cool looking! Did you do this or your grandkids??? It's something I'd love to do for mine!

Awesome:) ThankU. Time for me to fix my sons wagon.

Do you think this will work on the new plastic wagons?

I wanted to tell you that this video helped me out so much. I went to Harbor Freight and bought the tires, then went to Home Depot thinking that they have to have a spacer. Well, I found a solution. I bought 1/2x10' CPVC flowguard gold pipe for $3.98 plus tax. I cut part of it into 2" section, sliced part of it with garden shears to get the spacer over the axle. I hand to sand down the pvc spacer sum to get the 10" tire over the spacer. It worked great, and a much cheaper solution. Hope the helps people with the spacer issue.

WTF? He sounds nothing like Steve Martin. At least he should have been strumming a banjo or something to try and make it more convincing.

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I also got that call. An Indian or Bangladeshi guy with a thick accent was "Steve Martin".

This is great, but the spacer issue is huge. Many radio flyer wagons are 1/2" axles, and saying "I found something at my local habitat for humanity that's 5/8" pretty much kills this project. Like we don't live near your HfH. So what can I buy at Lowes or Home Despot that's 5/8" OD and 1/2" ID that can be a shim for 10" Harbor Freight wheels? What's in the plumbing or electricial or hardware section that will work? Without standard consumer info that's available to everyone, this video ain't much help. I've tried shimming stuff and it has problematic results.

Home depot doesn't have the right spacers, but you are correct that Lowe's does. Thanks!

wat are those end caps called? i can't find them on the website

Wish there was an exact source for the 1/2 to 5/8" spacer.

Thank you, great find.

awesome !

Hurry, the current coupon runs only to 2/22/2016. There may be more- mine was good to April 2016. images.harborfreight.com/cpi/emails/more_coupons/wkend022216/images/16.jpg

Lori, you obviously need to learn to accompany him. Get with it!!