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Now in production! Need a small and powerful battery for your chop or Kart? Get a Braille 11.5lb battery, part no. B14115. Need a high quality machined battery box for it, then I have your fix.

Made in the U.S.A. from 6061-T6 Aluminum featured in a raw machine finish, designed with the custom builder in mind.

Kit includes Lower Tray, Upper Clamp, 2 Stainless Steel Frame Mount Bolts, and 2 Stainless Steel Hold Down Bolts. Price $285

Contact me for more info. at musclecars02@hotmail.com





 
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I don't think anyone here has $285 US to spend on a battery tray, when most kart's don't even have a battery, and a 'serviceable' battery holder takes 15 minutes to make with $5 of steel.

It's a nice product, but there's no market for it here.

I mean, $330 AUD ($285 USD) is about what my entire 50hp engine + 6 spd. gearbox + good battery + battery holder + wiring + brakes + sprockets + chain + many other pieces owes me.
 
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Nice box but sorry to say no one here will pay that much for a battery tray. you might wana go look over into lawn mower racing theres lots of people with money there willing to spend it on "shinny billet" or light aluminum crap for there mowers... they pay 600+ for a billet flywheel for a lawn mower engine.
 
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Sorry to hear you guys feel that way about the pricing. I actually sell it to the custom motorcycle guys. In that industry they sell for up to $600, so $285 is a good deal. Thought maybe there would be a market for you guys. Thanks for the compliments.
 
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bajagokart said:
dude its a piece of steel! i can go barrow someones lathe and machine one for 50 bucks
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You cant machine that in a lathe...

Its aluminum

It would most likely have to be CNC machined, or at least it would a million times easier, and be a better product in the end.

And yes, it probably would cost $50 in aluminum, but you also have to take into consideration time and tools used.

CNC or even Manual milling Machines are not cheap, our Chinese CNC at school was $39,000...i think our manual was $9,000.

For time comparison, at school i made a program to Machine a plastic strap for my track frame, it was about 6" long, by no more than 2.5" wide, and was machined out of delrin. The program took about 5-10 minutes to run all the way through, and trust me you can plug much deeper in plastic than aluminum.

Bottom line, it is a very nice battery tray, and although his asking price may be a little high in my opinion, he is just offering his product, and is not hurting anyone. YOU may not be able to use it, but im sure there are many people out there (not on this forum maybe) that would love something like that for their project.
 
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Kaptain Krunch, thanks for your input. I'm glad someone actually knows what is involved and why I even placed this on here. This piece requires some 3D machining as well, which takes a bit of time.

By the way folks, it was made on a HAAS...
 
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To be honest I had no idea what a kart even cost to build. Custom bikes can easily reach the $35-50k mark. I just figured maybe it was something kart builders might be looking for.
 
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It is very nice don't get me wrong! But considering I can get a 13 hp w/ electric start for that price, sorry man it's slot of money just to hold a battery! And whoever paid 600 bucks for a fricken battery tray just got jacked!!! Lol
 
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Man, that's gorgeous! But you're aimed at the wrong demographic here. This is a DIY kart forum, many here have successfully built entire karts for less money than that very pretty battery tray. You're more likely to see guys using duct tape, angle iron, and bailing wire around here. I myself built a tray out of angle iron welded to the frame, and used a cam-buckle strap to secure the battery in it.
Indeed, I spent less than that on a running motorcycle to pillage for my next project, and for that price netted myself an engine, transmission, hydraulic brakes, sprockets, wiring, gauges, and lights.
Most of us here don't have a huge budget, and again, DIY. If that were not the case, we'd all go out and buy sparkly new ATV's, UTV's, Rails, buggies, whatever, and start bolting on all the pretty, billet battery boxes we could lay hands on. But that's not us.
SO- Don't be insulted, you've got yourself a work of art there, which, aimed at the right market will do very well I'm sure. This is not that market.
Cheers!
 
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