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I have a 6 HP Briggs and Stratton engine that runs. It's a vertical shaft from a lawn mower (one without the self-propelled gearing). I know that I'll need to add a gearbox or modify the engine if I want it to run my horizontal axle. So, what kind of gear ratio would I need to have my kart go to...

Say I have a 6 HP push lawn mower engine. Besides a go kart, what can I build with it?

Just wondering, how do you set the governor of a small engine? Isn't there a screw or something that you can adjust? Oh, and if you have pictures, please post them.

Hi Everyone! As some of you know, I'm going to build a go kart vehicle. I have attached a picture of my Google Sketchup model. My next step currently is to get an engine. I'm going to my grandpa and grandma's campsite on July 4 and my dad called and asked them if they had an engine I could...

I don't know if I'm actually going to buy a welder or not. So, to make a better choice, I'd like to know what kind I should get. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=291 This link has some arc welding supplies on it. Could I buy the stitch welding torch and not need...

Hello Everyone, I'm going to be building a go-kart vehicle. Let's say I use a 2 cycle Lawnboy engine like from this mower: So, how would I make that engine be able to power an axle? My original plans involved miter/bevel gears, however I can't find a place that sells them, and the junkyard...

Hello, I am going to be making a small tractor/vehicle from a lawn mower engine, and to do so I'm going to need 4 miter gears. For those of you who don't know what these look like (or are not familiar with the name "miter gear"), click on this. (By 4 gears I mean 4 individual ones, not 4 sets...