“Many people are now interested in designing and building microcars. We in our automotive design club at School No. 146 in Novosibirsk also tried. The result, in our opinion, is a fairly successful car in terms of design. The power unit turned out to be very compact, as the “SZA” engine was equipped with a Read more…
Amateur constructor Oleg Alievich Starikov from the Moscow region village of Ostrovtsy is known to many thanks to his handsome jeep “SIMOT”, built in 1996. This car could be seen on the television program “Podmoskovye”, as well as at the celebration of the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” in Luzhniki, at “Survival Races” in Krylatskoye and auto Read more…
Plowing can be done in different ways. Basically, the choice of plowing method depends on the size of the land plot and the availability of mechanization means to its owner. However, on small household plots today, various types of tillers and winches are most applicable. The former are convenient because they are productive, economical, and Read more…
The two-seater velomoto car “Tandem” — my latest homemade design with a combined drive: from the pedals of the driver and passenger (in this case, he becomes the second crew member), and a two-stroke moped engine D-6 with a displacement of 50 cm3 and a power of 1.2 hp (maximum number of revolutions — 4500 Read more…
Almost a decade ago, I purchased a house with a garden plot in a village. The plot needed to be cultivated, but without machinery, this work was overwhelming, and there was no money left for it. So I was forced to build a walk-behind tractor for this purpose. I already had experience in amateur construction Read more…
Garden plot owners are very fond of “Krot” (Mole) cultivators with gasoline engines. At first, I was also extremely happy with such a mechanical assistant. However, over time, I still decided to get rid of the noise and harmful exhaust of the gasoline engine and make an environmentally friendly electric cultivator, safe from electric shock. Read more…
To check the operation of the trailer’s lighting system, two people are needed: the driver turns on the switches and presses the brake pedal, while an assistant monitors whether the signals on the trailer light up correctly. I made a device that allows you to quickly check the operation of the trailer’s electrical equipment alone. Read more…
Sometimes a load lifted by a crane beam or winch (when replacing an engine in a car, for example) needs to be lowered slightly to the side from the suspension point. In this case, an auxiliary balance beam made from a suitable pipe or T-beam may come in handy. An eyelet for the crane hook Read more…
I had long been planning to build a single-seat racing car, similar to those that race in Formula. But… I got an old “Oka”. Although it was still running, its body was completely rotten: grass was growing from all the cracks! Restoring the vehicle made no sense. Well… so instead of a road-racing sports car, Read more…
While browsing ads on an online “flea market”, I came across wheels from a children’s quad bike. They also came with hubs and steering knuckles. The price was very attractive, and I bought them with a “long-term plan”. They gathered dust in the garage for a couple of years until I decided to build a Read more…
