There are a huge number of people dreaming of building walk-behind tractors, snowmobiles, microtractors, and cars. The number of devices under construction is tens of times less, not to mention the number of those built, much less operational. As a result, amateur designs that have been completed and work flawlessly are rare. The designs of Read more…
I love to design various homemade wheeled vehicles. I have already made, for example, a mini tractor-loader, a stylized replica of the Lotus-7 from a VAZ-2101, and a buggy with a 1.5-liter engine. And last winter the idea came up to build a small single-seat tricycle for the season. And this way – so that Read more…
Kharkiv residents have a long tradition of love for technology. Since the construction of the legendary Tractor, since the first graduations of the Aviation Institute, since the first pre-war work of the Kharkov DTS and the Palace of Technical Creativity. The city, saturated to the limit with industrial enterprises, research and educational institutes, could not Read more…
I was confirmed in my decision to build a walk-behind tractor after I read the article “Vyatich” (“M-K” No. 7, 1981). However, the design proposed by the magazine, despite all its advantages, did not satisfy everything. And first of all, I didn’t like the chain transmission: I wanted to make the transmission more compact, thereby Read more…
One or two tracks at the back, two skis at the front, a seat for two passengers – this is what motorcars look like – the machines that are now making a triumphal march around the world. They are ridden even in countries where snow is rare, for example in Italy. Motor sleds have almost Read more…
Now many people believe that amateur construction enthusiasts have disappeared from our lives. Forever, they say, they remained in Soviet times. This is a completely wrong opinion. Yes, today there are no structures supporting DIYers and modelers, as there were before. Numerous previously state-funded clubs and clubs have closed, the regular exhibitions of Scientific and Read more…
The amphibious all-terrain vehicle was built over five years and first left the garage in 1969. Traveled more than 1000 km. Tested on rough terrain, on snow, on water, on marshy, sandy, clay soils. Tests have shown that the vehicle’s cross-country ability is almost universal. Dimensions – 2200×1200 mm. Weight – 200 kg. Maximum speed Read more…
The non-motorized gyroplane “Chaika” was developed by students of the Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers and is intended for initial training, sport flights and the promotion of aviation technical knowledge among a wide range of young people. The low cost of this machine, ease of piloting and maintenance, reliability and safety – all this Read more…
What should you give preference when designing an amphibian: teach it to swim well, turning it into a boat on wheels, or let it run well on land and slowly overcome water obstacles? This is the first question that comes to mind for anyone planning to build such a machine. Almost no one can combine Read more…
Once I found myself close to a real steam locomotive of the LV series – the famous Lebedyanka. And I immediately felt life in him. Everything there hissed, made noise, moved, soared, seethed and clicked. It could not be called a machine or mechanism. The definition suggested itself: “Living organism.” I have never experienced such Read more…
