With the kids running out of ways to entertain themselves I thought that a motorized distraction was in order.
This cart was saved from the scrap bin. It was originally an electric Razor branded cart, that had been retrofitting with a Chinese 2 stroke engine that had died, hence it being sent to scrap. I found it while working for my City's "spring cleanup" last year. Pro-tip- if you volunteer to work the scrap metal station you can nab some good stuff!
The cart had a hard life. The seat has been replaced by a cut down elementary school chair. The back was missing so I added a scrap of plywood. The engine was toast, but it just so happened that at last year's cleanup I had brought home a 4 stroke Honda powered rototiller that ran well, but had a trashed gear train. The cart's engine had a gear box that contained the drum for a centrifugal clutch and reduces the shaft speed down to go kart friendly speeds. Miraculously it also bolted up to the Honda motor.
A piece of angle iron served as a rear engine mount and away we went! Unfortunately the original gearbox was not oil tight and ended up seizing. A new one was overnighted from China and seems to be holding.
It runs well and is almost scary fast, but still needs some work. I have a chain tensioner that I want to add, and the hard mounted engine and lack of suspension keeps vibrating the rear mount bolts free, allowing the engine to move and the chain to fall off.
