Farmer's Handles - Custom/DIY

I have no idea what brand of handles these are and they look like nothing on the market but thought I’d give a review. The good is, they have decent knurling so they’re easy to grip but the bad is they suck to load and don’t fit standard collars so I have to add extra fabric under the collars to keep them from slipping. Ok in a pinch but would rather have top loaded.

Drill some holes in a 4*6, put some gas pipe through, counter sink the flanges on the other side. Drill a hole for some dowels at the end. Glue dowels. Done. Less than $100 from large home improvement store. Attaching the flanges on the top with screws puts too much faith in the screws, the tapered threads will have more than enough strength.

Had two old CAP barbells that were busted up. The machine shop added handles on the barbell at the center. Got the job done until I could upgrade. Adding and removing weights were not easy like the top loaded kind.

I made top loaded farmer walk handles using lumber and metal pipe. The main length is a thick 4x6. There are two 4x4 uprights with a 1.25” OD pipe as a handle between. The weight posts are 1.5” OD pipes. That is technically complete and usable but I also added 4x4 feet to the front and back to prevent side tipping and crushed toes. I also added vinyls fence post sleeves to protect the feet from catching a corner and splintering. They weigh 35lb each empty so I tend to keep a 5lb plate loaded on each post to make them 45lb and make for simple plate math. I’ve had them loaded up to about 250 lb each and they hold strong enough for me.