Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop Part 3 - Horse Drawn Chuckwagons and Road Construction Equipment

#horse-drawnvehicles #wagonwheels #hansenwheel #chuckwagon The third in our four-part series from Hanson Wheel and Wagon Shop Doug shows us some road construction and other earth moving vehicles as well as the classic chuck wagon Joe visits Hanson Wheel and Wagon shop in Lechter, South Dakota. Doug Hanson is the owner of this 40-year-old business, which is the premier builder and restorer of authentic horse-drawn vehicles. They restore and replicate wagons, coaches, carriages and more for horse-drawn vehicle enthusiast, museums, movies, Living History Farms and more. Doug brings out two horse drawn road construction vehicles: a slip scrape and a belly dump wagon. He demonstrates how the slip scrape works to pick up dirt or rocks and then also how it dumps the load and levels it. Then he sows us a 1-1 1/2 cubic yard belly dump wagon from the Black Hills area. It is identified by wide, heavy, large diameter wheels. I also has a drop pole to manage uneven terrain. Next Doug pulls out