[Kartbuilding] Weight of Kart

[Stephen Burke]

Hi James,

Good to hear you got a place that sells v-belts and pulleys.

>From experience, I found that you needed a ratio of 5:1. That means that 
whatever size pulley you put on the engine, you need one 5 times larger on 
the rear axle.

Photo of the small v-belt pulley I used:
http://kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/Kart_Clearance_and_Memories/DSC01217.JPG.html
(don't have a photo of the large pulley I used, but it was approx 5 times 
larger in diameter).

Best of luck,
-steve


On Tue, 26 Jul 2011, James Cotter wrote:

> I was able to find a shop that sold v-belts and pulleys, so that is good, but what size should the pulley be in diameter?
> 
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Stephen Burke wrote:
>       Hi James,
>
>       Ya, you should be able to order a v-belt and matching pulley wheels from an auto parts shop. Hopefully they will be helpful and knowledgeable enough to know old
>       makes/models of cars with v-belt pulleys and belts suitable.
>
>       Best of luck,
>       -steve
> 
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>       On Thu, 14 Jul 2011, James Cotter wrote:
>
>       The chassis is finished and so is the front axle, I am still working on the back axle, which, since I do not have a welder may
>       take a while.  Also, do you think an auto parts  shop would be a good place to find a v-belt and pulley wheel, because I could
>       not find one anywhere else.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Stephen Burke wrote:
>      Hi James,
> 
>      The weight of the wooden kart depends mainly on the timber used on the chassis, and whether it was wet or dry. Wet
>      timber weighs a lot more.
> 
>      The type of wheels you use will make the kart heavy or light. On the wooden karts I made, I used light spoked
>      wheels.
> 
>      As far as cutting down weight, if you've the chassis already made, there is little you can do. I'd keep going. You
>      can always make a Version 2 of the kart in the future.
> 
>      Best of luck,
>      -steve
> 
> 
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> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, James Cotter wrote:
> 
>      Sorry, I forgot to mention this in my reply.  The main reason I asked about output was because I just
>      finished the main chassis and it was
>      already feeling pretty heavy, so do you know any good ways to cut down on weight while keeping it from being
>      weak? I am trying to think of ways
>      I could do it, any suggestions are apppreciated.
> 
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