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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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Talking Scootertiller!!

http://www.bdt.com/david/scootertiller.html

Scootertiller
This is our first prototype of Scootertiller, a project my son and I built.

The seeds for a project of this sort started for us last summer at a car show where we saw some cool wagons. They weren't motorized, but they were cool designs, and we thought we would try to build something like that. Except we wanted a motorized vehicle (of course). Our original plan was to rig up an engine on a Radio Flyer wagon.

I started looking into engines and go-kart kits and found that such things can be very expensive. We found a Ryobi rototiller and we had a plan to use it to build a powered wagon. We were about to buy a wagon for the purpose when we stumbled into a three-wheeled scooter contraption. We took a look, thought about it, and decided to scoop it up.

We yanked out the front end of the scooter and shoved the rototiller into the vacancy. A few welds here, a few bolts there and viola, Scootertiller!




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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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Hahahah, Sweet project!!!
Great if you are at a big car show or something and hate to walk.
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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that thing looks wicked....
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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How fast is it...you need adjustable handle bars for your kid!!! Good job
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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that's awesome
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Cool looking!! But it need NOS!! Hehehe!! You should sell that idea and maybe make a whole lot of money. I'd buy one!! Nice work!!!
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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It'll be nice to beat up on those snotty kids riding Segways!
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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Maybe as a next project they could build one with a little Jet engine.
( I was watching junk jard wars on discovery where they did something similar today, LOL)
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Originally posted by Richie
Maybe as a next project they could build one with a little Jet engine.
( I was watching junk jard wars on discovery where they did something similar today, LOL)

i saw one with custom nitrous... that was sweet... the guy was wearing a helmet like that would have helped..
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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Originally posted by VSsc400
i saw one with custom nitrous... that was sweet... the guy was wearing a helmet like that would have helped..
Hhahahaaha, at least you head doesn't crack open
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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Hhahahaaha, at least you head doesn't crack open

i don't know... it went head to head with a nitrous camaro and beat it... at those speeds.... i'm not sure what part of a person would survive if that guy crashed.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 02:01 PM
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Heh, reading some of these replies it seems like some you think this is mine.. Sorry for the confusion, I was just posting up a cool link!

But man, this thing would be fun to take for a spin
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 02:03 PM
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Originally posted by Attila
Heh, reading some of these replies it seems like some you think this is mine.. Sorry for the confusion, I was just posting up a cool link!

But man, this thing would be fun to take for a spin

i don't think you want to spin it....j/k just try to keep it straight and front down!
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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Originally posted by VSsc400
i don't think you want to spin it....j/k just try to keep it straight and front down!
Hah, good call!
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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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Looks pretty cool. Although it seems like a get high machine, meaning inhaling the gasoline fumes as they shoot up your nose.
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