Home-Built 3-Wheel ATV

Home-Built 3-Wheel ATV ATV S ATV S With an ample supply of scrap metal and old spare parts some farmers can make almost anything     That s the case with Dan Capiuk Barrhead Alberta Building things is his hobby but he says he saves a bundle too     For example the homemade workhorse trike that he constructed cost him only about $400 He says brand name ATV s have all the features that his rig has     Capiuk used steel tubing from an old combine to build the frame and a front end off an old Honda 185 3-wheeler Other supplies included a motor bike seat a combine gas tank and the lever from an old walking plow to adjust blade height The blade angle can be changed by pulling out one bolt on the U-frame and installing a short brace made from tubing     He powered the unit with a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton engine that he bought He installed a roll bar for safety and a rear tool box     Besides the motor he purchased the tires and bearings     Capiuk designed a tow bar that fits the front of the ATV so he can tow it behind implements This provides him with easy transportation back to the yard when doing field work     He says the home-built ATV took him about one winter in his spare time to build and it serves him well around the farm He uses it for snow plowing pulling yard trailers around and for checking cows and fields     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dan Capiuk R R #3 Barrhead Alberta Canada T7N 1N4 ph 780 674-3007

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