Tires

[ryansmores]

I have a 6 1/2 hp Honda clone with a 50 pound go cart and a 200 pound person...I want to prevent the tires from digging up my lawn so should I go and spend the 200 and get all turf tires or can I run some racing slicks and get away with it? Also the racing slicks seem like it would be fun but I want it to still drive well. Any advice?

 

[KartFab]

I want to prevent the tires from digging up my lawn. Any advice?

Don't drive it on your lawn very much?

Seriously, that's the only way. The more you drive on it, the more its going to chew it up. My daughter drives her power wheels around our back yard. There is a little trail starting and this is with little plastic non grippy wheels.

 

[chancer]

Sorry but.... Seems no matter what Go karts tear up grass.

 

[landuse]

Even slicks will kill the grass

 

[Poboy kartman]

Build a Hovercraft! Yeah....grass +gokarts= >grass ..... No matter which tires...."turf savers" just don't uproot it immediately....anything you roll over grass repeatedly will kill it eventually......

 

[Russ2251]

Got a pic of said 50lb. gokart?

 

[landuse]

Got a pic of said 50lb. gokart?

Oooh....I didn't catch that. I want to see the 50lb kart too

 

[Russ2251]

Lightest kart I built was 98 lbs.