[Kartbuilding] Fwd: 3 wheeled kart

[Stephen Burke]

Hi,
Well yes - you will need some sort of a differential.
You could get around this by only driving one of the rear wheels, but
from my experience this is less stable and prone to fine steering
adjustments.
Try getting a differential from a small tractor lawnmower etc. and
perhaps modifying.

Yes, a 125cc motor will do fine.

Best of Luck,
-steve


> Thank you very much for helping me. I had no idea that I would need to use a
> differential for the rear end. This is a project that I'm working on in my
> high school metal shop class.
> another question, do you think that a 125 cc motor would be sufficient for a
> single seat cart with a full roll cage?
>
> thanks for all the help!
> Mitch
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I havn't attempted to make a 3 wheeler myself. I have seen it done
> > using the front end of a motorbike. As you are using the front end off
> > an old 3 wheeler - you should be fine.
> > As for hubs, well if you knew someone working in an engineering firm,
> > you could get one made.
> > Either that, or go through the internet looking for one to suit your
> > existing front end.
> >
> > 1 thing I will say - you will need a differential on the rear axle,
> > i.e. both wheels cannot be attached directly to a solid rear axle -
> > otherwise it would not go around corners.
> > Best of Luck,
> > -steve
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >      I am atempting to make a three wheeled gocart and i was wondering
> if
> > > you had any sugestions for making a hubs for the front wheel?
> > > I am using the whole front end off of an old three wheeler.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your time.
> > >
> > > Mitch
> > >
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