Recent content by darkmunk

Here you go - an image. It's currently set to freewheel, so it can be pushed normally. I will weld up the cog, add a couple of large casters and put in a polarity switch for reverse. Then it will behave like a a small trailer that can be lifted and tipped. It's just a bit of fun :)

Ok, well this is all done now; just needs painting :) I'll get some pictures up soon. I went for a wheelchair pusher motor slung under the barrow driving through a chain and freewheel cog, so the barrow can still be pushed normally. Just hit the turbo button to climb hills or up into skips :) I...

Thanks guys. Still looking for a cheap motor; they are all being snapped up by robo-heads for their robots ;) Looking like the easiest/cheapest in the long run method is find a badly listed wheelchair complete. I think if the wheel is driven, it doesn't need to be a typical wheelbarrow wheel...

Thanks guys. Not quite the response I was expecting on a DIY forum ;) but useful anyway. Those kits do look neat.

Hi folks! Newbie, starting from scratch, so bare with me ;) Dad turns 80 soon and just for a bit of fun, I want to help him round the garden, as opposed to dragging him at 15mph into a tree. I'm looking at a wheelchair motor driving though some sort of sliding dog into the wheel. Could use a...