Lee1977 6,670 #26 Posted September 20, 2019 They will have to come back for the Wheel Horse Show no go-karts allowed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #27 Posted September 20, 2019 Just now, Lee1977 said: They will have to come back for the Wheel Horse Show no go-karts allowed. I bet our buddy @wallfish has a work around for what’s allowed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #28 Posted September 20, 2019 19 hours ago, pullstart said: @Justice77 c’mon over! I see the chickens decided discretion the better part of valour and kept out of the way. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,014 #29 Posted September 20, 2019 9 hours ago, pullstart said: I bet our buddy @wallfish has a work around for what’s allowed! A simple one. Add a WH hood and fender pan plus some other small parts. I've seen plenty of "Custom Wheel Horses" at the show which have less WH parts on them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,070 #30 Posted September 21, 2019 Could be worse, it could be a John Deer letter. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #31 Posted January 15, 2020 On 9/19/2019 at 3:06 PM, 82Caddy said: Kevin, I have an old gopro I'd like to donate to this cause...mostly so we call can have better videos of these shenanigans... Look what Mailman Merle brought today! Thanks again, Reid! 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
82Caddy 851 #32 Posted January 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, pullstart said: Look what Mailman Merle brought today! Thanks again, Reid! That's not supposed to be there until tomorrow...or at least that's what USPS told me when I finally sent it out lol. You'll need an SD card but should otherwise be good to go. There's a bunch of different mounts and such in there so I'm sure you'll find a use for it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #33 Posted April 6, 2020 So I figured I should add to this thread. Yep, we’re jumping around a lot this week! The girls are on spring break for the week and spending a lot of time in the shop. Win! Their grandpa gave them a pile of tires and wheels for the go-karts and they are chomping at the bit to get them up and running on the track. I’m looking forward to some go-pro recordings! None of the wheels fit the hubs and I have yet again turned to my new found Bridgeport skill of machining some adapters. First step, find center of the jig. I’m on within .0015” and that’s good enough for a go-kart. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,600 #34 Posted April 6, 2020 Uhm... You got chains for them slicks? Gonna be awfully slippery in your fields... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #35 Posted April 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Uhm... You got chains for them slicks? Gonna be awfully slippery in your fields... It’ll be grasslands... or front yard we used to race 1/2 scale Arena Cars. 1/10th mike banked indoor track series in the winter time. There’s a lot of those little slicks around the place here... The 4 car in this blurry photo was one of ours... we had 2 or 3 at one point. They were almost as expensive as a full sized circle track car at the end of the day... and the series expired. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,623 #36 Posted April 6, 2020 Funny seeing go kart thread. I just picked this up the other day. I planed on giving it to my nephew until I rode it. Yes I know what you are all thinking, no way I could fit in it.... but I did. Was not comfortable and was VERY hard getting in and off of it. I am 6'5" and go about 260 lbs. This thing sits about 1 inch off the ground with no suspension. You feel every stone, crack, dip in the road. You have to drive it on pavement it wont go in the dirt or grass. Didnt really consider that when I bought it. It is a 49cc 2 stroke engine and it goes. Guessing it will do about 30 mph. Now I am not to sure if I should give it to my nephew as he is only 7. Being that he would have to ride it in the street not sure going to fly well with his parents. Need to find one like the ones you have. Look like a blast ! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #37 Posted April 7, 2020 Working on our wheel adapters! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #38 Posted April 7, 2020 Cool Buddy, i see you have some Help. It looks Rylee learn’s all your skills, respect to guide her wear safety googles at Work. Have a great time together ! 👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #39 Posted April 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Tractorhead said: Cool Buddy, i see you have some Help. It looks Rylee learn’s all your skills, respect to guide her wear safety googles at Work. Have a great time together ! 👍 I keep telling her what I learned in high school shop class Stefan! ”If you come to tell me that your safety glasses were run over, I’m going to ask why your head didn’t get run over too!” i heard that every day 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #40 Posted April 7, 2020 I suspect that the bolt patterns of 4/100mm and 4/4” are close enough to not need different holes, but it’s set up and we’re doing it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #41 Posted April 7, 2020 I see that with a big honor to you, to guide her to use Safety wear. you be a great Trainer. I see several time Kid’s here sometimes guided by elders, they drilling or even Grinding things without safety googles. That allway‘s annoy’s me even when they mean, it‘s only a quick Thing, especially when the Kid‘s not guided to wear it. Most of them seems not to understand, they have only one eyepair. If something fails or go wrong, the World can get dark forever. We are all to young for a dark World, independently how old we are. So because of that, my Thanks for taking care of the Safety. Just like to say that . - and now back to your Projects, i like it to see, what ya build. 👍 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,623 #42 Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, pullstart said: Working on our wheel adapters! Looks like way to much math there to be fun. Im getting a head ache just looking at it ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #44 Posted April 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, D_Mac said: Looks like way to much math there to be fun. Im getting a head ache just looking at it ! Can’t be math in this, it’s spring break! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #45 Posted April 7, 2020 It’s just sitting on a prop, but things are looking good! I need to find a counterbore for the kart’s studs... I have no threads exposed. Oops! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #46 Posted April 10, 2020 The 4 on 4 pattern seemed to work fine for both wheel types. I did some math and came out with a blueprint. I’ll see if jumping around hole to hole is any quicker than spinning 90 degrees per hole. 1 down, three to go. Then two more karts to make adapters for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #47 Posted April 10, 2020 I finished another adapter tonight. I accidentally ran a counterbore into a tapped hole but I believe I can stick a washer or the like on that stud to make up the difference... or just face it down on the lathe a bit. The extra width aughtta help turn! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,018 #48 Posted April 10, 2020 The 100mm bolt circle is about 1/16" smaller than a 4" bolt circle. The bolt hole to stud diameter clearance is large enough that the wheels will mix mount. HOWEVER, the chamfer on the lug nuts will not match the countersinks in the wheels. You will run the risk of the lug nuts coming loose when mixing the two bolt circles. Probably could get away doing this on a 4 mph tractor. Entirely different situation on a 30 mph go cart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #49 Posted April 10, 2020 8 hours ago, 8ntruck said: The 100mm bolt circle is about 1/16" smaller than a 4" bolt circle. The bolt hole to stud diameter clearance is large enough that the wheels will mix mount. HOWEVER, the chamfer on the lug nuts will not match the countersinks in the wheels. You will run the risk of the lug nuts coming loose when mixing the two bolt circles. Probably could get away doing this on a 4 mph tractor. Entirely different situation on a 30 mph go cart. One wheel style is a flat captive nut design with no chamfer. They were used on 60-100 mph race cars. Would we be ok if pre-race checks included torquing the lugs? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #50 Posted April 10, 2020 Nice Rim‘s looking cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
