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Jason Santander
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 353 Location: United States, California, Santa Clara, Earth
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Pit Kart/ Kart Stand (Like Anderson) Thoughts? Mass Product? |
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Just finished another project, took me about 3 full weekends to build this.
Made of mostly 1x1 steel box tubing, with some thicker tubing on high stress areas. The idea is to transport everything with the kart, under the kart.
Engineering wise, it is designed to be efficient, use of materials, stress points, etc. Tool box was hard to squeeze at first. It's bolted down and the whole thing is working well so far.
Cost was about $500 +
steel 100$
Alum sides + bending $100
Caster wheels 55
Toolbox $90 shipped
Air tank 65 shipped.
Powdercoating $100
not including labor!
Pit kart was designed around a 6 drawer tool box and 6 gallon air tank with gauge. Rear has a compartment for gas jug, front has compartment for oil, miscelanous. Fire extinguisher above air tank storage.
Has a 2x2 ID hitch, so, it can be transported in the hitch.
Building the frame for the pit kart...
Testing how it fits on the trailer hitch...
Completed pit kart....
A few more...
 _________________ CALKARTERS.COM
Infineon Raceway, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012
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Jason Bell
Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 375 Location: United States, California, Pleasanton
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'll be the first to reply on this...
I have seen this pit kart up close and it still amazes me how well it was made. Considering Jay has anly been welding for a couple months now, he did an incredible job on the design and contruction of this kart.
Jay - Where's mine?!  |
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Max Wood
Joined: 19 Sep 2001 Posts: 704 Location: United States, New York, Rochester
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| Nice stand. It looks pretty heavy to be lifting it onto a hitch receiver. How do you manage that? |
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Matt Dico
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| nice stand mate, if i had a bigger trialor id hit ya up to build me one, any body got plans for a compact folding stand (on wheels)? |
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Jason Santander
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 353 Location: United States, California, Santa Clara, Earth
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Max Wood wrote: | | Nice stand. It looks pretty heavy to be lifting it onto a hitch receiver. How do you manage that? |
your right, it is heavy! I insert a 2x2 OD (outside diameter) box tubing inside the 2x2 ID receiver of the cart stand, tilt it up to the trucks hitch, then from behind, puch up then forward and insert to the trucks hitch, slides in.
basically, a 2x2 OD attaches between truck to cart. I've managed to test this myself, lil bit of muscle involved but doable with one person. Preferably with 2! _________________ CALKARTERS.COM
Infineon Raceway, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012 |
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Sonny Van Hook
Joined: 14 Sep 2001 Posts: 955 Location: United States, California, Nor Cal
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Chuck Parker
Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 506 Location: United States, New Jersey,
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Not sure if you've ever seen the mx bike carriers that mount in the hitch, but one brand of them lifts the bike up and down with a bottle jack. That would make lifting your stand effortless. |
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Jason Miller
Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Just stumbled across this thread. I really dig seeing these type of projects. Great job. |
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patrick slattery
Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 787 Location: United States, Ohio, cleves
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Nice job and design |
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Scott Farmer
Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Great Job! _________________ Scott |
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John Mulvihill
Joined: 14 Oct 2001 Posts: 1142 Location: United States, New York,
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Nice job.
Just needs brakes, motor, and steering.<LOL>
John _________________ I bowl overhand.......... |
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Ken Olson
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 1019 Location: United States, Washington, Monroe
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:53 am Post subject: yep.. |
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Awesome job, Jason!!
Brakes, motor and steering?? You got it.. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tNHvDosBoM _________________ Ken Olson
Pacific NW Tire Services
Major Racing's "Roll N Prep"
BRC Engineering 150RR
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Eric Gossard
Joined: 09 Oct 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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That's Right!!!!!!!!! Clean.
There has to be a class you can run that thing in. Stock Moto/ Pull Cart Maybe.? F/E Tow Cart |
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Jon Romenesko
Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 150 Location: United States, Colorado, Littleton
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Sexy. Nice job! I want one _________________ GP10/CR125
S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto - SKUSA Rocky Mountain ProKart Challenge
http://theslipangle.com/
"When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after...it's just waiting"
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