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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 th
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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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