making a cargo trailer from a wood crate

i have a big wooden crate. it looks like an oversized kid wagon without the wheels and the pull-handle. i want to turn my wooden crate into a cargo trailer for my bike. any advice on where to get parts to make this work? thanks.

also, i have a huge metal car roof rack that could be an over-sized cargo trailer if anyone is interested.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Studer 8.0 mi on August 7, 2009 at 3:19pm

Dude, that looks heavy.

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Permalink Reply by cutifly on August 7, 2009 at 3:29pm

African Engineering ?
Take a look at this video, it is a wooden cart using Angle Iron as the frame and inside the box is a motor that pushes the actual bike. I has lots of fun with this one when I was doing that kinda crap early on. http://www.perlayer.com/media/video/cart.wmv

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on August 7, 2009 at 4:09pm

A simple search on google provides lots of plans, including parts lists. This one seems like it may fit your needs
Duppie

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on August 7, 2009 at 4:31pm

yeah, it's pretty heavy, but not bad.

i've been searching google all day. some really cool stuff on there. i just want to walk into a store and buy some parts and make it so.

thanks for the links and giggles.