Whatever amateur designers may attempt, no better running gear for snowmobiles has yet been invented than the repeatedly tested combination of “ski plus pneumatic tire.” I became convinced of this after building and testing three variants of snowmobiles of my own design in sequence. The first machine had two skis in front and one wheel Read more…
More than once I tried to build a simple, convenient, and compact micro-motorcycle. However, after building and testing several such machines with a D6 engine, shortcomings emerged that were stereotypically repeated in all of them: uncomfortable riding position (especially for tall riders), lack of auxiliary pedal drive, the need to start, as they say, “by Read more…
I started designing this car a long time ago – maybe ten, maybe fifteen years ago. But this does not mean at all that I stood at the drawing board for all ten to fifteen years. No, I just bit by bit, in the mass of what had already been created and worked out, I Read more…
The age of the members of the “Planeta” young technicians station varies greatly: from elementary school students to graduates. And if high school students are more interested in serious equipment (motor blocks, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, etc.), then for younger ones, light motorcycles are most attractive, so they can start it themselves and ride with the Read more…
It was named a hydrocart, although it looks more like a kind of water motorcycle. This sports micro-vessel was built at the Donetsk Regional Young Technicians’ Station in the “Small Shipbuilding” club. As the station director N. V. Vasiliev reported to the editorial office, the club is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year. At first, Read more…
In recent years, DIY snowmobile designers have somehow forgotten about ski-and-track machines whose designs have been perfected by dozens of manufacturers across hundreds of models, and instead prefer simpler, more versatile all-terrain vehicles on low-pressure tires. Nevertheless, from time to time snowmobile enthusiasts design classic motor sleds as well, creating simple and functional machines. A Read more…
For water tourism enthusiasts who live far from large bodies of water—rivers, lakes, and seas—setting out on a voyage means first getting both themselves and their craft to the “big water.” That is why the craft must be mobile by design: foldable or take-apart. I faced a challenging task: to build a capacious, reliable, stable—even Read more…
The need to have a nimble and reliable motorized assistant at my personal disposal I (like, probably, many others in a similar situation) felt with particular acuteness when I became the owner of a dacha plot. There wasn’t enough strength and funds for a mini-tractor, so I decided to limit myself to a walk-behind tractor, Read more…
Despite the fact that industry produces many diverse small vessels (including yachts), the number of homemade boats built by amateurs grows year by year. They boldly experiment with various materials and use interesting technical solutions in their projects. The technology for building small vessels used today is the result of many years of experience. But Read more…
A FLOATING CAR with a moped engine was built by A. Natarov from Yaroslavl. I would like to introduce MK readers to the amphibious vehicle I assembled. I designed it to solve a number of problems and contradictions that arise in practice during design. There were quite a few, but it makes sense to highlight Read more…
