OT - Go-Kart

I am looking at a max of $ 2000 but would like to spend less of course.

We have been looking at 2 seaters so I can ride and drive with him. No sense in him having all the fun !

We looked at a Manco at Tractor Supply. I don"t have the model but it was around $ 1600 and looked pretty well built.It was electric start with reverse but had no lights.

We also looked at an Ace Sports model at Northern Tool.It was also electric start but had lights and fenders.It was on sale at $ 1999.

Do any of you guys have any experience with either of these carts ?

I want to get him something that does not have to be worked on all of the time but I do have a budget also.

I am in central North Carolina and Tractor Supply and Northern Tool are the only places I can find that sell go karts.

Any thoughts would be helpful.

Thanks !!!

Ford Man

You are right about 4 wheelers being a better choice but the budget won"t allow that.

I am going to take a good look at all of them before we buy one.

Thanks !!

Ford Man

I tell ya if I was a big time hay farmer instead of just playing. I would invest in irrigation for the dry years.
On the normal years I would just go with the flow, then on the dry years just clean clock.

Went to a hay sale thinking I could maybe find a bargin. HA crap hay was selling $4 a bale.

As for the Farmall's they are ok. The 400 started to act up. Sputtering and dying wile using her.Had to pull the choke out to keep her running. I think she has a fuel problem or if thats all good it maybe a burnt valve.

I am going to pull the tank and clean, rebuild and replace as needed to the intake manafold.
Then pull the head and see what the valves look like.

My NH850 imploded on me this summer. The whole pick up assembly including the chains just went.
Time to find another beater baler and use it till it breaks.
Maybe I should just suck it up and buy the Vermeer 504G I want any way and be done with it.

Cows are good, getting fat just like they are suppose to.

I am still in love with my F250 Power Stroke and I am not afarid to admit it.

Not much else going on. Had been working my butt off and hammering the OT for a wile. Now Qwest has me laid off till spring so now I have loads of time.
Will see if I can get some stuff done.

They have from 50cc to 250cc carts.
150cc is plenty fast for the kids. I am after one of the 250cc for me to ride. I know I am a big kid.

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For what your willing to spend, what you might consider doing is buying the parts and building a custom ride plus you get that personal one on one time that is more important than the ride it's self.

My Grandkids, 13 and 11yo's, both got the nerf karts, about $900eh and they were a piece of junk. The frames quickly broke in the motor area, clutchs/belts didn't last long and were expensive to replace, and the "kids" refused to help grandpa work on them so they let them sit broke down rather than get off there dead a$$.

Besure to pick Karts with a wide wheel track as this helps the karts not flip over and a roll bar is a must have, and not a option.

We each have 3.3a side by side, so it gave the kids a huge dirt track to ride on with knobie tires. This kept the neighbors complaints down even tho the kids rode on the dirt roads without premission.

Dad riding along with little Johnnie??? That should be a big ego buster!!! Get your own kart Dad as it's more fun with two karts :)

T_Bone

If you are sold on a go-cart instead of a quad look for one with the biggest tires and best suspension. This will give you rough terrain capability and an overall better ride. Having reverse would be nice.

Get him a good helmet too.

So far as having to work on it, I had mini bikes when I was a kid and I did all the repairs myself. It's a great way to teach a kid mechanics and responsibility (working to earn parts money).

Thought about a small dirt bike? You are in the $$$ range for a XR100 Honda.

I believe the TSC ones have Robin engines on them, the Sears as well I think.

I seems to always find stuff I dont need to buy.... Tractors lol