This simple custom trike lead to...............

[bulletc5]

I use to restore cars until my son and I was in an accident that left us both injured, now he has me doing these trike builds. The first is an old sears trike a buddy gave him, the next two pictures are a trailer him and my wife built with some help from a friend who welded the frame up for us. Then I went to a sale and there was a Worksman adaptable trike rescued from one of the GM plants that closed in Flint MI that resulted in what he calls the "Redneck Rider".




Then this


Then he talked me into

 

[deorman]

What runs the compressor?

 

[bulletc5]

What runs the compressor?

There is a small deep cycle wheel chair battery in under the diamond plate cover in the bed of the trike. The horns are controlled by a wireless remote mounted under the bed of trike.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool work!

Luke.

 

[dylansdaddavid]

way to go. Looks good

 

[honestherman]

Nice... Do you have a picture of the rear end that accepts the car tires?

 

[Jsparks]

Great work would also like to see rear end.

 

[bulletc5]

Nice... Do you have a picture of the rear end that accepts the car tires?

It is just a 1" straight axle that rides in pillow blocks, the wheels are off a riding mower, I had one hub machined to fit the axle with a key way for the drive side the other hub has was machine for an oilite bushing, my son rides this in parades and on the rails to trails a lot, we have also took it to many car shows.

 

[honestherman]

Great Idea. I never thought of Lawn Mower Tires and Wheels. Thanks for sharing