Building my special cart

[Rail rider]

What do you guys think about it so far? :smiley_omg:

 

[chancer]

Drop an 8X10 "Home Depot Special" sheet metal shed on there and You can move it around the yard easily.

 

[mckutzy]

Ya.... It's a HF special..... Literally....

 

[chancer]

Nevermind! Those 4.99 Harbor Freight wheels will not hold up.

 

[Rail rider]

It's not going to break speed records or be known for its turning abilities...

 

[chancer]

It is a wheeled Rail rider Kart

 

[pRoFiT]

Well that's one use for hf wheels. At least if one goes out you still have 5 left

 

[mckutzy]

So what the heck is it.....

 

[Bbqjoe]

Put a chicken coop on it, and call it a tractor.

 

[Rail rider]

Chancer got it. The wheel guide disk are being cut now. Should be on by Wed. I'll post updates as this moves along... In the mean time. Google image search . red stains on trains. A big you tube playlist shows up.

 

[mckutzy]

OK... never heard of one like this......

This is what I think of a rail kart.........My buddy has 2 of them......

 

[chancer]

so are you putting a motor on it?

 

[Rail rider]

Yes, a 6.5 predator . A 10 t clutch, 72 sprocket.. For a 7.2 : 01 ratio that will max out at a whopping 15 17 mph.

 

[chancer]

Where are you at? or at least where do you ride the rails?

 

[Rail rider]

OK... never heard of one like this......

This is what I think of a rail kart.........My buddy has 2 of them......

Google image search red stains on trains there is a big playlist. To get a better idea.. Your friend must have arms like the incredible hulk.

 

[Rail rider]

So what the heck is it.....

Check out www.wrybread.com/hobo/ for a real good idea what in building this to do.

 

[Rail rider]

Where are you at? or at least where do you ride the rails?

I'm going to ride on the old keaser steel mill tracks from Salton sea .east bound it goes for about 50 miles. Those are legal to ride on as they have been turned back over to public land. There's a few washed out parts. Of track but if all the passengers grab a corner we can carry over to the good section. It'll be a day long adventure for me and 3 friends. For a good idea check out www.wrybread.com/hobo/ for a party on wheels . I have a legal and very local section of test track but it is only 4 miles long.

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Well that's one use for hf wheels. At least if one goes out you still have 5 left

I can add 4 more.

 

[chancer]

The other end of those tracks are near my Dads place between plaster City and Ocotillo.
The old San Diego Az. Line.
I always wanted to hike up to a place called "Carizo Gorge"
I am sure you are familiar with that?

 

[Rail rider]

Well that's one use for hf wheels. At least if one goes out you still have 5 left

I can add 4 more.

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The other end of those tracks are near my Dads place between plaster City and Ocotillo.
The old San Diego Az. Line.
I always wanted to hike up to a place called "Carizo Gorge"
I am sure you are familiar with that?

yes I am. But this is not the rails that go up to the goat mtn. Tressle the legal tracks are from Felton on the east side of saltonsea up thru the chocolate mountains up to the old Kieser ore plant. Are you in s. Cal. ?

 

[chancer]

I am in Lakeside, in San Diego County of Interstate 8.
My Dad has a weekend place in Ocotillo, bottom of "the hill" to Goat mtn.

So these tracks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mountain_Railroad

Are you in So cal? Riverside I imagine?