For the past couple weeks I have been working on a way to attach my handle to the low-rider wagon. I decided to not use the original plastic egg that came with the wagon, it was pretty beat up. I tried a couple other things without success. Then while looking at the top of the handle, I came up with an idea. I would use a short piece of pipe with plugs in the end. I will attach this with the same clamp I am using to attach the handle to the wagon pull bar. 

The only issue I found was the plugs are plastic and would likely deform quickly when used. I needed to find a filler for that short piece of tube. I searched through the stuff in my garage and found nothing. I went to Home Depot and a Dollar Tree, found nothing. I wanted to use a piece of dowel, 1 inch was too big and 7/8 inch was too small. Friday night I looked in a box of electrical stuff looking for a light socket and found something that would work. It is a rubber plug for a water tight wire conduit. I trimmed it a bit and I will work perfectly plus it will act as a shock absorber.

I was taking some measurements of the wagon chassis yesterday for another build I will show in about a month. ☺ I reinstalled the rear axle support and got to thinking that there is not a lot holding it to the main part of the chassis. All that is holding it on is three 1/4 inch bolts. Although they have a high working strength, about 600 pounds, they are mounted to the chassis and axle support in slots. My first thought was to make a strap to go under the bolt head and nuts with tight tolerance holes, this would greatly increase the strength of the connection. I didn't have anything readily available but I did have a heavy duty L bracket, it's made from 1/8" steel. I cut off the 90 degree corner and drilled a couple holes in the chassis for the straps. I used the existing mounting slots on the axle support. I used some countersunk screws to insure clearance under the wagon tub. I used some 3/16 metal for support inside the axle support  I think this will add plenty of strength for the axle support. I showed this to my neighbor today and he suggested welding the rear support to the chassis. The only problem with that idea is I don't have a welder. I think of all the welding training I got back in the 80's and I haven't touched a welder in over 30 years.