Big Tricycle Powered By 25 Hp Engine

Big Tricycle Powered By 25 Hp Engine FARM HOME Novelty Items Arvid Miller Ogden Iowa had a great time building a giant 3-wheeler that has become a big hit at parades and shows The big front wheel with an 11 75 by 28-in tire was bought at a farm sale The hydrostatic transmission and rear wheels came off an old Toro golf course mower The frame was built from sq tubing as were the front forks and the front wheel steering spindle The seat is off a Harley Davidson motorcycle and the Sissy Bar is off an old motorcycle that his kids had years ago The rear wheels are driven by a Kohler 25 hp 2-cyl engine which mounts behind the rear wheels The engine belt-drives a shaft that operates the transmission’s hydrostatic pump “A long throttle cable off a junked 4-wheeler leads to the foot feed When I let off the pedal the machine stops ” says Miller The machine is equipped with 3 foot pedals off a Wheel Horse riding mower One serves as the throttle one controls forward and reverse and the other is used as a belt release The handlebars are made from 1 1/4-in electrical conduit Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Arvid Miller 244 S W Second St Ogden Iowa 50212 ph 515 275-2043; cell 515 291-1052; arvjan@netins net