Kids kart build

[StratCat]

That is some really nice craftsmanship. Well done !

 

[Vartz04]

Thank you. Can't wait to get it fully operational so my niece can test drive it before I pull it apart for paint

 

[planejob]

I've just started an Itzy bitzy build and Chancer pointed me here. I really like the look of your kart with the 6 inch stretch.

Feel free to jump in on my build thread and provide pointers if you see me going off track... I'll be checking back here often!

 

[Vartz04]

Thanks planejob looks good so far. Ask if you have any questions.

 

[Vartz04]

Mounted the batteries (3-12v 5ah SLA units) in an ammo can on the cart.



These batteries are temporary as they will only give me about 20 minutes of run time max once I limit the throttle down. I'll be upgrading later down the road

I also made a dash board with the power switch and an indicator LED reminding the driver that the power is on.

 

[Vartz04]

Finally got my niece in it for a test drive. I have a few mods to make and then it's paint time

https://vimeo.com/127539768

 

[Vartz04]

Okay finally got some paint flowing. Jack shaft at a 10:1 final ratio is installed and I am about half way reassembled.

 

[Poboy kartman]

Are you also gonna mow the yard with it?????

JK.....(John Deere colors)......

 

[Vartz04]

Haha. No. Just had a lot of that color paint from resto projects on tractors.

 

[chancer]

It was left over from Graffiti on the water tower.
Speaking of that. How have you gotten away with not filling out a profile yet :toetap05:. We need to know what towns water tower says Vartz ♥ Suzy, In John Deere Greene

 

[Vartz04]

Once I get on from a computer again I'll make sure to update it

 

[jvh22a]

Why did you use a jack shaft? I'm also going to build something like this but still need to buy a lot of parts before I can start.
Why did you run only one wheel instead of both wherls?

Color looks great.

 

[Vartz04]

The 500 watt motor did not have enough torque to push the cart through the grass. It also struggled going up slight hills. This was with a 40-50 lb rider. With the jack shaft it will motor me through the grass (220 lbs) and now I have traction issues. I need to get some more aggressive tread on the rear tires. With the small kids riding it it's almost geared too low I'll likely go up a little in tire size on the rear when I upgrade the tread to something more aggressive than the sawtooth tires on there.

I did one wheel drive for simplicity/cost.

My niece had a blast in it on Father's Day.

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