anyone do a single wheel drive to a live axle drive???

[dirtrider69]

yea the title says it all but i was wondering if any one ever took a one wheel drive cart and put and axle in it to make both of the wheels to go and if anyone has how did you do it i want to do but i relly dont know how.....any help is appretiated

 

[Russ2251]

I too would be interested in this.
My single engine kart is lonely.

 

[my_mini_bike]

I've never done it myself but to avaoid cutting at the whole 'single wheel drive' rear end, You could have both rear wheels with sporckets, have an 'axle' running the length of the kart with chain coming of either end connected to each wheels and have the engine inbetween, spnning both wheels, therefore giving you a live axle.

Not my kart btw, of ebay

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[oneclawman]

Great idea My Mini Bike. May try this on my one wheel no traction cart.

 

[Marks Kart]

Refer to the "Photo Gallery & Project Log" section and look for the thread "My off road Kart Project". I converted a single wheel belt drive concession kart to a live axle.

 

[ironman]

man it would be way easier to just live axle it buy a set of 1inch pillow boxes {20.00 for a pair}and a 1 inch axle[30.00] throw on a sprocket[20.00] and disc brake [40.00]and your done.just my 2 cents.$110.00 total

 

[go kart mozart]

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on my kart i used tracter pins on snowblower wheels that go throuhg the end of the axle and when u go on pavemen u jus take one out an on dirt an stuff put bolth in works great i jus used a random pice of pipe for an axle with short bieces of 3/4 inch stock in each end. It was free. But bearings wont fit pipe like stock does because they are dimensioned different so pipe has to be just right. or u cold spend some money on a good piece of stock and work from thier. Ive found an awsome place to get bearings and axles an stuff is fastenal fastenal.com fastenal.com is pretty good place to get pillow blocks an stuff
once u get the live axle an pillow blocks er watevr u can mount wheels an interloks an stuff an thats just a non welders point of view

 

[dirtrider69]

soory for not being here the past couple of days but im here now thanks for all the great replies i was wondering if i could leave the frame the way it is but just put like a piece of box metal on the bottom where the wheels meet now and just put an axle trough it with some pillow bearings and just take off the old whell mounts its hard to explain but i think you get the point if you dont just say it....

 

[ironman]

yea thats what i was saying to do .just remember you will be sitting up alot hight in the back doing it that way.around 3 inches higher

 

[brewster67]

i,m i a similar position,
i,m looking to convert a electric powered mobility scooter into a small engine powered one for use on a golf course.
can any one give or tell me the best parts to get and where from?

 

[ed1380]

do golf courses allow gas carts? ive always though that they had to be electric

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

do golf courses allow gas carts? ive always though that they had to be electric

If you put a V8 car muffler on your intake and 2 of those mufflers on the exhaust they probably wouldnt notice.

 

[I like karts]

I've never done it myself but to avaoid cutting at the whole 'single wheel drive' rear end, You could have both rear wheels with sporckets, have an 'axle' running the length of the kart with chain coming of either end connected to each wheels and have the engine inbetween, spnning both wheels, therefore giving you a live axle.
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Not my kart btw, of ebay

Yeah, do that except put a belt going to each wheel instead of a chain so it can slip, and then you have a diff.

 

[brewster67]

thanks for the replys everyone
i'm still waiting permission from the golf club before i start project but there are little motorbikes at the course so i don't see any problems