Self-Propelled "Bar Stool"
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I came up with this self-propelled "bar stool" that's a real conversation piece. It's powered by a 5 hp Honda gas engine and rides on the wheels and axles off a racing go cart. The driver sits on a real bar stool. The engine chain-drives the rear axle. The twist throttle is off a motorcycle, and the hydraulic brakes are off the go cart. The driver uses a straight pole on front to steer the rig, using the handlebars off a mountain bike. A lever is used to operate the brake. There's a light on front and a brake light on back. Both lights are powered by a small generator that runs off the disk brake. It has a lot of power for its size and if I hit the throttle too hard I can do a wheelie, so I added a pair of small wheels to keep from flipping over backward.
I built it as a project with my son Cody. Top speed is 40 mph but it can go faster. Two years ago I drove it on the shoulder of the highway from Saskatoon to Regina, Sask., a distance of about 150 miles. The trip took about 8 hours and was made to raise money for a local telethon. We raised $1,350. The money went to buy wheelchairs for the disabled.
A Lexion representative for Saskatchewan bought me the barstool, and we had Claas and Lexion decals handcut. We had the rig on display at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show last summer. (Randy Johnson, Kramer Ltd., P.O. Box 140, Saskatoon, Sask. Canada S7K 3K4 ph 306 382-3550 or 306 229-2282; fax 306 384-2511; rfj@kramerltd.com)
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Self-Propelled "Bar Stool" FARM HOME Novelty Items 29-5-42 I came up with this self-propelled "bar stool" that's a real conversation piece. It's powered by a 5 hp Honda gas engine and rides on the wheels and axles off a racing go cart. The driver sits on a real bar stool. The engine chain-drives the rear axle. The twist throttle is off a motorcycle, and the hydraulic brakes are off the go cart. The driver uses a straight pole on front to steer the rig, using the handlebars off a mountain bike. A lever is used to operate the brake. There's a light on front and a brake light on back. Both lights are powered by a small generator that runs off the disk brake. It has a lot of power for its size and if I hit the throttle too hard I can do a wheelie, so I added a pair of small wheels to keep from flipping over backward.
I built it as a project with my son Cody. Top speed is 40 mph but it can go faster. Two years ago I drove it on the shoulder of the highway from Saskatoon to Regina, Sask., a distance of about 150 miles. The trip took about 8 hours and was made to raise money for a local telethon. We raised $1,350. The money went to buy wheelchairs for the disabled.
A Lexion representative for Saskatchewan bought me the barstool, and we had Claas and Lexion decals handcut. We had the rig on display at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show last summer. (Randy Johnson, Kramer Ltd., P.O. Box 140, Saskatoon, Sask. Canada S7K 3K4 ph 306 382-3550 or 306 229-2282; fax 306 384-2511; rfj@kramerltd.com)
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