3-Wheel "Trike" Has One Wheel On Back

3-Wheel "Trike" Has One Wheel On Back ATV'S ATV'S 32-5-43 "My dad and I recently built this one-of-a-kind 3-wheeler. It's a handy vehicle to drive around at swap meets and threshing bees," says 14-year-old Tom Monsen of Chaska, Minn. He calls the rig their "Ekirt" ("trike" spelled backwards). It rides on a single 16 by 14 Goodyear Super terra-Grip tire on back and two 16 by 6.5 tires on front. The frame is made from sq. tubing. "Our thinking was that with just the one tire on back we wouldn't need a differential," says Tom. Power is provided by an Enduro 5 hp engine, which shaft-drives a torque converter. It chain-drives a jackshaft that chain-drives the rear tire. The rig's handlebars, brake and throttle are off an old Motoski snowmobile. The seat came from a Husky snowmobile. It has room for up to four people. There's even a hitch on back for pulling a wagon. "It handles great and is stable and maneuverable," says Tom. "Dad and I spent half a summer building it in our spare time. It'll go as fast as 16 mph or as slow as 2 mph. It also has good pulling power. The largest load we ever pulled was 400 lbs. in a wagon with four people on the seat. We were able to go uphill in the mud, despite having a flat tire." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Monsen, 7485 Dahlgren Road, Chaska, Minn. 55318 (ph 952 466-2089; rlmonsen@wwdb.org).

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