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To begin with, you will need four wheels, attached, of course, to axles, and a framework. In some cases, float builders have started with nothing but wheels and axles, sometimes only wheels and one axle. Two-wheeled floats can be found. But the four-wheeled variety is much more stable and easier to work with. Floats may be built on trailers, trucks, cars, wagons — almost anything that can move, even boats, though the chance to build floating floats comes infrequently.
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| Eighty percent of all floats start with a flat platform: a truck bed or a trailer. If it’s a truck, the design should blend the cab into the picture, or the cab may be removed and a special space left for the driver. A small tractor generally pulls a trailer, and that, too, is included in the decorative scheme. | |
| Suppose you’re planning to build a float, and you already have a trailer. Your next concern is a place for construction, and space of this type is at a premium. If several floats are to be built, the construction site should be a large, open building, preferably without roofsupport posts. And with doors large enough for egress. An airplane hangar is the ideal location for float building. In a small town, the lumberyard building generally offers the roominess needed, as well as a good supply of basic materials. | |
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