Wheelbarrow Go-Cart

Wheelbarrow Go-Cart All the parts on Lionel L’Heureux’s electric go cart – except for a new wheelbarrow –came from items destined for the dump plus a few steering parts donated by friends     “I used wheelbarrow handles to extend the frame and put lawn tractor tires over the steel wheels on the back ” he explains noting that the driver rides in the body of the wheelbarrow The front tires and wheels came off a power wheelchair and L’Heureux had a machinist friend make modifications to the power wheelchair wheels and fit them to the scooter’s original front wheel bearings The wheelbarrow seat has a foam pad cushion and seat back from a power wheelchair; and with rear suspension the ride isn’t too bad     “It’s like riding a hardtail motorcycle ” he says With a steering wheel from an old hot rod L’Heureux added to the go kart’s classic roadster dragster look He created a dash out of a stainless steel trash can lid and added a horn and signal lights     “The nice thing is that it’s electric 24V with adjustable speed controls to limit how fast kids can go ” he notes Depending on his grandchildren’s ages he slows it to a walking pace or up to 10 mph It also brakes automatically when they let up on the throttle     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Lionel L’Heureux 13407 135 Ave Edmonton Alberta Canada T5L 3Y2 ph 587 983-7729; my67ford@shaw ca

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