Recent content by Brigsman

I really don’t want a motorcycle/dirt bike engine for a couple reasons. Price is a major factor as well as reliability. For the money nothing is better than an old brigs on a lawnmower. They are very reliable, electric start and can generally put out 30+ ft lbs of torque. If I would ever use a...

@anickode, I like that belt idea a lot, probably the easiest way to get it done. My question now is if I bought a 1” axle for the jackshaft would I be able to slip a 1” clutch on it? Also does anyone sell a high horse power manual clutch for karts? Thanks in advance

The engine I’m planning on using would not have a pull cord and definitely not an aluminum flywheel. I want a powerful kart and as I’ve said the 20hp brigs v-twins that come in the little John Deere’s are perfect, so I shouldn’t have to worry about any pull cords, but that is good to know if I...

Ok, that article gave me a really good insight on the vertical to horizontal transfer. Main thing now is how would I mount the trans in a way where the shifter is accessible? To give you an image of what I am trying to do , I basically want a sleeper, a dropped lawnmower without the deck is all...

Thanks for the response. A motorcycle engine would be nice but they have too much power. thought about an 85 2 stroke. My thing with that is I have no idea what condition the engine is in, I have dealt with race engines a lot and I don’t want to deal with the radiators either. The v twin brigs...

So this is my first time posting here and I’m hoping it’s in the right section. I have a project in mind that I have been thinking and needed some advice and help. I want to build a manual lawn mower kart with the engine that is already in there. I know this will be hard but if I can get a cheap...