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I run mainly dense woods. Using a tc in conjunction would give me the ability to rapidly change speed or even stop while clutching the wheel and praying. as far as sprocket and axle, it looks like i'm going to be cannibalizing an atv for swing arm, a-arms, brake,hubs ect.. my origanal plans...

After much scouring of the interweb, I have found...not much. The engine was rated at 34hp@9,000 rpm. I've seen conflicting specs as to transmission ratios, but more of them say that 6th gear is 1:1. The snowmobile tc I have would hold up to the rpm(I think) but im not sure about the...

major mods like this would be pretty difficult without welding. do you have someone you can borrow welder from? learning to weld ''ok'' is pretty easy. its welding good that takes practice. a few hours of practice can get you laying beads well enough to do a project like this.

bit of an update, and possibly the start of a build. the Honda rebel was gone when I got in, but I picked up a 1971 Honda cb360t. a little bigger than I was looking for, but should be fine. I got to thinkin' about using a tc from a snowmobile between the trans and the axle. not for the power or...

That's a fancy lookin' motor mount ya got there.. what kart did you start with? it looks an awful lot like the one I have here.

Thanks guys. I always get good answers here. I found an adult buggy locally. Going to look at it when I get home time. it looks like a suburu engine. Engine mounted to a swingarm. Double a arm front suspension. Not sure the bike engine would like being rattled around stuck to the rear. But...

My reasoning is that a bigger tc can cost hundreds of dollars. Plus an engine. I found a crashed 250 honda for 300 bucks. Thats an engine and transmission. Plus any other parts that are salvageable. (Brake system, lights, switch gear)

pretty much my reason for wanting one. Would a factory kart with somthing in the 420cc range take the stress of say, a 250 rebel drivetrain? Some mods are obvious, gussets, brakes, ect.. plus you would have to make it fit and function.

I've seen a bunch of post asking somthing like; "I want to put this massive bike engine on my one wheel drive yerf dog. How much duct tape do I need?" Or somthing to that effect. I wonder, what would be an appropriate sized engine to swap onto a small buggy? With gusseting and extra support...

Awesome. Thanks guys

Hey everyone, currently gathering parts so my kids and I can build a kart. I plan on using a 2.5 hp engine from a minibike I modded for a friend. I'm trying to work out some sort of r/c killswitch. After searching, I've found people talking about them. But no plans or follow up. Has anyone tried...

My biggest reason for wanting to use the diff and steering brakes is because i alreadt have it sitting around . The engineer at work is drawing up the drive sprockets. These will be 1/2" thick. After those are done ill start the tracks out of 2x2x 1/4 angle iron and steel plate. It may take some...

Jonboy, i saw a few similar to this on mytractorfourum. I shied away from hydro because of the price. Plus i think the mechanical drive will allow for higher speed should this thing prove strong enough to handle it.

Ill have to check my basement, but im sure i have a set of forks and front hub from a street bike. It has duel rotors and calipars. I think i could make some mounts and adaptors to use these. Then two hand brake master cylinders and levers. Hopefully this will allow me to avoid violent...

Fowler, thats is alot of great info. Looking at my original plan, what would happen if i tried to attach drive sprockets directly to my open differential? I realize that under load i would lose power to one side do to slippage and the nature of an open diff. My thinking is that applying a...

Started laying out parts on the patio... The only think im not sure of is building tracks and drive wheels. Thinking maybe large roller chain and welding pads across them. I can have the sprockets cut at work on the plasma table.

No worries bud. I had my head rattled a few times and sometimes i get a little... Fuzzy... As for the suspension and use of two drive axles, i think that by mounting the drive axles solid(no movement) and makingmy road wwheels lower, it will mimic the abrams. Then i can copy that suspension...

After beating on it for awhile i plan to try to step up the speed. I have a fetish for tracked vehicles and this will be a proof of concept for a much larger and scarier project. The plan is definitely not for a creepy crawler. This thing will either fly or self destruct.

I've seen a few tracked vehicls here . I have a plan rattling around and would like some feedback. I think i can use two peerless differentials driven from a jackshaft. I have a RAGB with 3 forward gears and reverse. Will theae open differentials work with side to side brakes like a skid...

My apologies. My phone was dying and i was trying to hurry. The part in question is the 3/4" u joints sold by surplus center. My questions follow (more logically i hope) Is 15* of turning enough to safely steer? (15* from straight ahead to each side) How do i figure out the rpm of my axles...