Made-It-Myself ATV Sidecar
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After Verne Schlueter’s wife had a stroke, she was restricted to a wheelchair and was no longer able to sit in the front of vehicles. “One day she said to me, ‘It sure would be nice to sit next to the driver again,’” says Schlueter. “That got me thinking of some creative solutions.
Schlueter pulled inspiration from motorcycle sidecars and designed a removable cart he can attach directly to a four-wheeler. His four-wheeler has a ball hitch, so he used a heavy plate attached to the mainframe with a trailer hitch and a small bicycle tire. He used two bolt hitches, 3/4-in. plywood, and 2 by 2-in. square tubing left over from other projects for the assembly, which took about 2 to 3 weeks.
The wheelchair is secured with tie-down straps, held in place by the same seatbelt they use in their van. Thanks to the sidecar’s portable size, it’s possible to load it up on a trailer to take into town.
“My wife is in a nursing home now, so I like to use this sidecar with a golf cart on side streets, going about 5 to 10 mph,” he says. “It’s a lot of fun, but it’s definitely not a high-speed thing. Build one at your own risk.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Verne J. Schlueter, Arlington, Minn. (ph 320-510-2453).
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Made-It-Myself ATV Sidecar ATV S After Verne Schlueter’s wife had a stroke she was restricted to a wheelchair and was no longer able to sit in the front of vehicles “One day she said to me ‘It sure would be nice to sit next to the driver again ’” says Schlueter “That got me thinking of some creative solutions Schlueter pulled inspiration from motorcycle sidecars and designed a removable cart he can attach directly to a four-wheeler His four-wheeler has a ball hitch so he used a heavy plate attached to the mainframe with a trailer hitch and a small bicycle tire He used two bolt hitches 3/4-in plywood and 2 by 2-in square tubing left over from other projects for the assembly which took about 2 to 3 weeks The wheelchair is secured with tie-down straps held in place by the same seatbelt they use in their van Thanks to the sidecar’s portable size it’s possible to load it up on a trailer to take into town “My wife is in a nursing home now so I like to use this sidecar with a golf cart on side streets going about 5 to 10 mph ” he says “It’s a lot of fun but it’s definitely not a high-speed thing Build one at your own risk ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Verne J Schlueter Arlington Minn ph 320-510-2453
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