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gone-ot · 06-11-2013, 09:20 PM

Yeah, I remember building my own "powered" THING: A 3' x 4' piece of 3/4" thick plywood, with a 2" x 4" board bolted to one end and an old Briggs & Stratton 'side-crank' lawn mower motor bolted onto the other end.

The "clutch" was a 3-pully V-belt. tension arrangement. Push the board holding the front pully forward, tightening the V-belt around the motor pully and pully bolted to the inside of right rear wheel, and off you went.

Steering was with your feet; push the front-axle board to cant the front wheels left or right.

Brakes? Who needs brakes when you're young & immortal!

06-11-2013, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	Yeah, I remember building my own "powered" THING: A 3' x 4' piece of 3/4" thick plywood, with a 2" x 4" board bolted to one end and an old Briggs & Stratton 'side-crank' lawn mower motor bolted onto the other end. The "clutch" was a 3-pully V-belt. tension arrangement. Push the board holding the front pully forward, tightening the V-belt around the motor pully and pully bolted to the inside of right rear wheel, and off you went. Steering was with your feet; push the front-axle board to cant the front wheels left or right. Brakes? Who needs brakes when you're young & immortal! Last edited by gone-ot; 06-11-2013 at 09:30 PM..