COTTAGE ON WHEELS

COTTAGE ON WHEELSOffer readers a description of the design built my trailer. The creation of this garden on wheels gave me the tools and guidance previously published in the journal (for example, No. 8 1969). But much had to think out myself. The trailer was simple in design, compact to transport, convenient to the Parking lot in the chosen place of rest.
Over the last several years in the spring I bring the trailer to the recreation center and leave for the summer. Every day after work with the family go out of town for the night, and weekend for two days.

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CAMPER FOR TWO

CAMPER FOR TWOUniversal trailer for a passenger car. My wife and I often leave your car in the recent trip to fish on the lake, in the woods for mushrooms. And in these travels we never get enough of the trailer, a kind of compact, camper, and where you can safely sleep and eat, regardless of what the weather today. Of course, you could buy a tent, but we’re not hunters to relax under a fabric roof. While we do not want to buy or build bulky the cottage-trailer (camper) – was enough to dvuhmestnoe bedroom on wheels, which could be easily transformed into a double of the same dining room.

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VELAUTHAM

VELOMARATHONDouble Belomorkanal “Tandem” is my latest self-made design with a combo drive from pedals, driver and passenger (in this case, he becomes the second member of the crew), and two-stroke moped engine D-6 working volume of 50 cm3 capacity of 1.2 HP (maximum speed — 4500 per minute).

Front steering wheels — heavy duty off the bike “Kama”, and the rear drive from the bike “Ural”, revised (with extended hubs).

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MOTOMOBILE FOR ALL

MOTOMOBILE FOR ALLMotomobile is an individual vehicle, in which, as the name implies, combines the qualities of car and motorcycle. Needless to say, unite the advantages of these vehicles with the greatest possible exclusion of their shortcomings.

“Ruta” — is extremely simple, very comfortable, highly economical and inexpensive to manufacture machine designed for individual use as a city or a car, and cars for truckers, capable of carrying a driver with a passenger and not too bulky Luggage. Fits well as “Rue” as a vehicle for the disabled and the elderly.

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RECUMBENT OPTIMISTS

RECUMBENT OPTIMISTSThere are many enthusiasts for whom the recumbent was the only passion and hobby. And there are people for whom the velomobile is literally life. More precisely, the ability to move that, in General, interrelated.

 

And for such a vehicle is important, not speed, not capacity, and most other specifications: light weight, maneuverability, ease of management. And most importantly, that the recumbent was comfortable and not difficult to operate, occupy little space during storage, and, preferably, to serve as a good simulator. Who among the optimists who, for whatever reason, restricted mobility and social circle, not want to recover your mobility!

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A TRACTOR WITH A HINGE

TRACTOR JOINTA mini-tractor, which will be the story for the third modification of my DIY construction, originally designed as walk-behind and built by me in 1985. It was the car with the power unit of the motorcycle “IZH-Planeta-4”, equipped with air cooling system and is equipped with an intermediate chain reduction gear. Tillers were intended mainly for the cultivation of the earth. For the transport of works behind him was poicephalus single axle truck with the seat and the body. Truck wheel was, of course, not leading. Reverse tillers also had and with it I felt it is not easy to handle, and realized that he largely loses the tractor.

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OLD BIKE – NEW WALK-BEHIND

OLD MOTORCYCLE - NEW WALK-BEHIND TRACTORDuring design development we present motoblock tried to solve three tasks. First, maximum use of to manufacture standing for several years without case motorcycle “Minsk”. Secondly, to be able to make at home, with minimal turning and without using expensive parts. Finally, third, we wanted to make a walk-behind tractor, which would be a good mechanical helper in the household with a plot of land: that it was earth to plow, potatoes and other root vegetables to plant, inter-row cultivation of plants run, and the harvest be removed and relocated.

The tillers turned out pretty good, it met expectations and tested to work in severe conditions.

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