How about mower to go kart?

[Bethieboo]

I have heard about people converting old mowers in to go karts. Has anyone done this? Does it make for a safe and usable go cart? How practical would this be?

 

[00rcg1]

I know that if you switch a big pulley on the engine and a smaller one on the trans then it will go faster but as far as a gocart idk. it would be cool for the mud though if you some how kept some torque and covered the belts with like a removable plate.

 

[dria]

I do not think that is a bad idea! Bethie I do get the feeling that you like to convert things if you can! So let's start a how to... How to convert a mower to a go cart!

 

[buntrock]

Just got back from Tenn. visiting inlaws. Went to Wilson County Fair They Had lawnmower races! The riding mowers raced in classes from stock,"take off blades put on helment and race,"to some that would really go dangerously fast!Looks like loads of fun.They all looked like riders but that was as far as it went.Great entertainment for grandson and I.

 

[stanley]

I love lawnmower races. The one I ever saw was in Missouri and it was great. I'm not really going to participate anymore, but I still love to watch it.

 

[the neighbor]

We had an old rider whose deck was trashed, and we usta just send the kids out on it. All it took was removing the deck. Yeah. it WAS kinda slow. Just right for junior drivers. We hooked it up, freight-train style, to an engine-less go-kart, a coupla kids wagons and a trike on the end, and let 'em drive out in the field. A gallon of gas gave us a nice break from any number of kids... As far as the go-kart conversion goes, I'm thinkin' it'd be scary. Most of the mowers I've looked at really were'nt what I'd call over-engineered. Those racing ones have very little in common with "real" lawnmowers. I want to see a lawnmower race where they MOW LAWN. Some of those with the snowmobile drive train might be interesting. They smoke the tires like a funny car. You wouldn't be able to tell if you'd mowed or plowed!

 

[Twinkle]

I've seen video of lawnmower racing and it looks like a lot of fun if you are brave enough! I wonder if I can get them to put this on the agenda at our next county fair!

 

[linda4]

I tried this once for my 10 year old son. It was a real pain to do this and it worked out only so well. In the end, I just coughed up $200 for a real go-cart; best 4200 I ever spent.

 

[briggs]

we made one years ago when i was 10 .. ..we used an old snow blower motor that had the clutch and chain on it for the drive ..I think it was a 8hp Tecumseh off an old sears snow blower ...It had one forward gear you had to engage it at a low idle then give it gas my father rigged up a gas peddle and he put front brakes on it cant remember what he used or how he did it tho i know there was a cable man would that thing fly lol hard to stop also smashed up the front a few times till i got used to her ....

 

[KennyV]

we made one years ago when i was 10 .. ..we used an old snow blower motor

This reminds me of go carting in the early 60's, we put LARGE McCulloch Chainsaw engines on, they would FLY... no one in high school gave any thought to brakes & we ran them on the county highways, (couldn't get by doing that today)...
We finally scared ourselves out of it after mounting 2 engines on the rear on a live axle WAY too FAST, and still only using only a friction brake on a rear tire... :smile:KennyV