When I was about 12 my dad and me made a "soap box" cart from an 8 foot piece of 2 by 4 with an axle and wheels scavenged from a scrap heap. The whole thing in the end weighed nearly 18 tonnes and was a rolling death trap. We dubbed her "Poker Alice". nearly 25 years later my Dad is very ill and doesn't have a lot of time left, but I will always cherish that time and effort my father spent making Poker Alice for me. I teared up watching this. Your son will be very proud of you in the future, you seem like a worthy father.

@Mbgroff

4 жыл бұрын

sam skillington a year later. Is your dad still alright?

@_ohmz_electric

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Groff following

Steering geometry! In another life, I'm a geologist, but in a third one, an automotive engineer. So cool!

@operator8014

6 жыл бұрын

Practical Engineering - Lol, Brady. What are you doing here?

@FlatBroke612

6 жыл бұрын

Practical Engineering I haven't finished the video yet but the rack and pinion steering eliminates a lot of Ackerman adjustment available with simple linkage... if you have a background in racing karts, rack steering is never used. I also might have a couple national champ trophies on the shelf from my younger days and now work as an Engineer. Good build though!

@brandonnjau5682

5 жыл бұрын

same here. petroleum geoscientist and a lover of automotives

I have an 11 year-old son. We have been watching this series together. At the conclusion of these videos, he looks at me and just shakes his head.

@twlson49

5 жыл бұрын

lmao... that would be me

@hyteck

4 жыл бұрын

Did you beat him? I would've beat him.(Probably why I don't have kids)

@bobdabuilder3324

4 жыл бұрын

Jarod Cook woah thats too far its 2019 laws are tighter

@conkerconquerer9762

4 жыл бұрын

@@hyteck is that a joke, didn't hit if it was.

@walterkersting1362

4 жыл бұрын

Good boy...

This cart is so great I think I want to adopt you as my dad and have you make me one. I'm 5' 10", 190 lbs. Thanks in advance.

@MrRocklizard

5 жыл бұрын

BIG BOY! lol next episode: Suspension. XD

@CJBurkey

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrRocklizard daddy likes 'em big ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Watching that CNC cut the sprocket was amazing! :)

@crumbs182

6 жыл бұрын

Rocco Cataldo I could hear AvE's eye twitch from here 😂

A noble effort. I like it. The kids may, or may not, fully appreciate the effort - but Dad Projects are a lot like Dad Jokes, in that Dad really enjoys them.

Hope you let the kiddos take that baby our for a spin soon Tony! Looking good! Love the fab work!

@ThisOldTony

6 жыл бұрын

I'm still undecided if I should let them touch it or not. ;)

@danocronopolis

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony hey, ToT! looks like i'm getting conscripted for little kiddo go-kart-fab duty over here myself, and I've been loving going visiting this build again. how'd it work out? they ever get any good use out of this bad larry, or is it all trials bikes all the time? love what you're doing, and how you do it man. cheers

@markusthiel7687

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony Would you put this video in the "Chainsaw go-kart" playlist? Video 1, 2, addendum and 4 are in there but 3 is missing. Every now and then i go back to your past projects to relive the moment ☺️.

Fun video. I'm a welder on vacation...aaaand I'm watching welding. Lol

Blah blah you're a great fabricator. But one thing that strikes me that people don't comment on often enough is that your comedic timing is flawless. It's difficult to be funny and not have your (lame) jokes fall flat, your delivery and instinct couldn't be better. Puts you a cut above.

@Rubmaster

5 жыл бұрын

Totally! The 5 degree camber on the right wheel got me good xD

@arvingo

5 жыл бұрын

agreed. even in the first 2 videos i could hear that straight face humor.

@brianjenkins2054

5 жыл бұрын

“I’ll get you your money...”. Love it!!

@Popeye-yb3ct

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! This Old Tony has got it all. Top notch for sure.

@Lokpique

5 жыл бұрын

"This is exactly why my wife says to never throw anything away." I spit out my coffee!

Don't forget to make a blower for the motor, and a e-brake to do mad doughnuts. After all that.... 4X4!!!

@thetree7403

6 жыл бұрын

well, the normal brake acts as an e-brake in this case, because he planted it in the rear xD

@TSGEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the train airhorn!

@LtdJorge

5 жыл бұрын

And 2 turbos

@LtdJorge

4 жыл бұрын

@@CoryLeith-nv6wb or 4

@robertcampbell7997

4 жыл бұрын

All of you are forgetting the nitrous tank!!

I just want to thank you for posting this. I've gone thru several medications trying to get over the time since the last, but nothing has taken the pain away. This. This was what I needed all a long. Thank you Dr. Tony.

These videos are done so well. Even your "extra sound effects" are spot on. From one hard thinking Father to another, Great Job, Sir!

How long before it gets a turbo fitted :)

@178skaeboard

6 жыл бұрын

The engine can't handle a turbo.. It would blow up :/

@n2n8sda

6 жыл бұрын

lol... not that little engine, something a bit bigger

@U--Bravo

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, I have a turbocharger from a Chevy Cruze!

Dunno about a non-sealed rack and pinion. One foreign object getting caught between the teeth will lock the steering, like my dial calipers.

@joscythe556

6 жыл бұрын

He might be allright if he can make some form of rubber boot or a sheet metal case or something to cover it all.

@bensevrywere

6 жыл бұрын

that would make it a sealed rack

@godfreypoon5148

6 жыл бұрын

I was a bit surprised Old Tony made an open rack, considering it's probably easier to make an enclosed one when you can broach stuff.

@godfreypoon5148

6 жыл бұрын

And he didn't incorporate any means to adjust the depth of mesh? Come on, Old Tony! You're slipping! haha

All I have to say is I award you DAD OF THE CENTURY! I wish I had just a fraction of your talent ........and your machine tools. Great job!

Te seriousness of delivering the line 'I welded it crooked' is worthy of an Oscar.

Could always build some sort of a shield to protect the rack's teeth from some of the grime.

Again, I am always dumfounded by anyone disliking a video like this. Great work Tony!

This project is so awesome. Your kids will remember this for the rest of their lives, regardless of anything else you do as a dad. I remember all of the projects my dad did when i was a kid, especially the ones that directly involved me.

Building a go kart from scratch in no small feat! Well done, and thank you. Awesome info

Incredible!

If the cart can hit 30mph I'd take a closer look at the seat mounts Tony. A metal strap between them will spread impact forces.

You a great fabricator and Machinist your tig work is spot on!

As always Tony. A very entertaining watch! Thanks for making!

This is the best thing you've ever done for youtube, the frustation of learning while making something new is palpable and that's so good and real. Best channel ever.

When u like b4 the ad is over

@aguirredude

6 жыл бұрын

same

@hvguy

6 жыл бұрын

memememe memememe KZread red, what's an ad?

@lamarzimmermanmennonitefar5269

6 жыл бұрын

AdBlock for youtube! Check it out, its free.

@sundaynightdrunk

6 жыл бұрын

uBlock Origin, what's an ad?

@hvguy

6 жыл бұрын

sundaynightdrunk KZread options. plus KZread red. what are ads?

ALL ASIDE YOU ARE A GOOD AND DECENT MAN WHO LOVES HIS FAMILY, MORE OVER, YOUR CHILDREN! GREAT JOB! I WISH I HAD MY OWN MACHINE SHOP?

As always Tony, a GREAT watch with some very cool engineering thrown in. Fantastic stuff :-)

I"m sure your wife says, "never throw anything away!" Said a wife NEVER! :)

"The WeedEater" thats the greatest name ive heard in the history of ever for a kid's go-kart.... I'm so done with you today 😂 also subbed. I really like your creativity and ingenuity

Now that's some engineering ... within some engineering! Love that circular feed table thing in use, and the welds! And the welds! ..Welds. Nice going, that thing is going to have years of fun! Can't wait to see the end result, and the test!

That is some serious toy shop you have going on there! Loving this build!,,👍

Yay, been waiting ages for this :)

could you build a box around the rack and pinion to keep out dirt, maybe even hold some gear oil?

Brilliant stuff Tony, and very entertaining! Thanks for sharing.

Good job man...that thing is sweet! Sure the kiddos will love it!

i was on the edge of my seat waiting for this video

@keepadventuring

6 жыл бұрын

Did Tony build that seat?!

Wow, that thing has gotten complicated. You certainly have some patience.

@pmodd

6 жыл бұрын

+Paul Tribbey It's only getting complicated because he's having fun. This thing is vastly over-engineered for a kiddie kart. Don't get me wrong, it's cool, but one must be realistic.

Great video. I'm really enjoying watching the process and how you overcome the various snags along the way. Cheers.

love your honesty and humor. thanks for the content.

You're not Building a go kart for your kids, or it would have been finished already. You're trying to build an engineering marvel to brag to your friends about. You know it too don't you.

@focused313

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@sblack48

6 жыл бұрын

Noo. Nooo nooo it's all for the kids

@AliRaza19052

6 жыл бұрын

agreed

@piast99

6 жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same thoughts like: "wait a minute, would it accommodate fully physically grown adult male" just before This Old Tony decided that the steering wheel placement needs adjustments.

@YouTubeSupportTeams

6 жыл бұрын

as soon as i seen he was going rack and pinion i thought shit, he's really going to town on this car, i mean "go kart"!, then a universal joint! haha awesome, i love it

Thank God you installed a steering u-joint, lessening the odds of a chest impalement by creating an angular breakpoint in the shaft. Now please go to an auto salvage yard and get a proper steering shaft with two cross-and-roller u-joints and cut out that piece of a socket set. You need the part located between the firewall and the steering rack. Install that shaft section at an angle to your overall steering shaft to create a collapsible section. You've installed great brakes, but your kids' safety is hanging on a cobbled steering system. Reinforce between the two arms on the end of the rack. I'd also reinforce the forward face of the rack C-channel, keep it from bending downward; those gear teeth are short and just a little distortion if the channel bends could disengage the steering. Like you said, the first unauthorized modification will be to remove the throttle stop. Make the steering safe and bulletproof.

@cobburn

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe you could make where the steering shaft tube is welded to the frame adjustable on a track. That would make the steering wheel angle adjustable and make it so that if your kids crash and hit the steering wheel it could "break away" but actually just pop forward on its adjustment path.

@benjaminwatson7166

6 жыл бұрын

U think U no better telling him what to do, where's your video, O U don't have one

@Mostlyharmless1985

5 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Watson he very well might know better. Tony straight up said he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. How about you learn the difference between you and U. Maybe go back to school and learn the alphabet.

This is the highest tech home made go cart ever. I hope your kids watched you make this so they appreciate how much engineering went into this project. They should love it!

Fantastic Tony you are a very talented guy - thanks for sharing

Just hack the frame in half in front of the seat and weld 2 inches of tube in there to lenghten it. It would lower the boys knees and make the cart look less like a farm equipmnent ;)

Any one from CarsandCameras would call this over engineered. "it will be fine"

Great build, super attention to detail,,, what an awesome dad you are!!!

Great video!! Totally impressed with your craftsmanship.....

It is looking good but for peace of mind I would put nylock nuts on the steering rods. Hanging down a lost nut would cause a dangerous steering loss on one wheel.

no need for a steering wheel just a pair of vice grips will do :D

Fantastic job youve done there with that cart. You have motivated me to get my everlast welder and my grinder out to see what I can salvage up to build my own kart.

excellent build. Nice to have amillion dollar machine shop! In the end though, it takes a creative mind to figure all this stuff and skills to use the tooling. Great video's.

Congrats on KZread top 100,000 by views! If I could borrow your time machine, I'd say to do the kart in stainless so you didn't have to paint it! I like that you mention ackerman steering, but because of the spindle acting as a lever arm, to get the most desirable result when tracking through corners the line should be drawn from the center of the pivot point of the spindle and the where the tire contacts pavement, this mechanism takes into account the closer distance the inside tires contact point with the road. This is not talked about much(at all), but you can see that as the front(inside) tire gets closer to the rear, less of an angle will cut down on scrubbing. Also, be sure to use the low rate steering and have a few holes in each arm so you can lower the rate as he gets older and bolts the KT100 on. I almost forgot- Thats not a router. If that thing can chew through hard steel with a carbide bit and not break the carbide, its a precision milling machine!

I'm thinking your steering wheel position problem came from the fact that your kids are now 2 years older than when you started. Just kidding of course. This type of 'extremely over the top' simple project is something I would do. By the way, I'm sure your son already knows about the throttle restrictor screw if you let him watch these videos, and I think we will all be very disappointed if you don't fabricate a perfect scale formula 1 body for this thing. Nice job.

@ThisOldTony

6 жыл бұрын

hahah, indeed! The 'problem' is more for my daughter, she's 3 years older. boy fits pretty alright. It's a compromise. I appreciate you stopping by Joe!

@DTXBrian

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, the way you did your steering column, it seems like you could make it an adjustable tilt. I mean, not easily adjustable by your kids... but something that you could move and set to customize it for each one. Just a thought. Anyway, awesome build! I'm intensely envious of your tools and talents.

Very cool little kart. Your kids are going to love it!

What a fantastic job. Great work and great video. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Definitely learned a lot from that.

You could look around for a Mini (old) steering wheel. I had one on my child hood go-kart.

@kalikasurf

6 жыл бұрын

aserta c'mon, this is old tony!!!! Its gonna be a momo wheel with floating shifter paddles!!!

Yay a Tony vid!

Super nice job on the fabrication of EVERYTHING!

You got skillz! Great machine work.

FINALLY!!! 😆

Hi Tony nice video I'm hobby metal worker from Costa Rica, I just got to my hands a huge 2 ton shaper, it's a Cincinnati 32" crank shaper and I got it almost for free but it needs some restoring work that I'm doing this days. So as I see you have a shaper I will strongly appreciate if you did a video about this machines and their use, types of tool grind, speeds, maintenance and general joking around with a shaper, maybe we can get in more close contact via email or text we we can talk about this and so that I can show you this almost 100 year old machine. Sincerely Kevin Rodriguez

@barri131981

6 жыл бұрын

José Alberto Rodríguez not to take anything away from tonys genius but abom79 has made a couple of videos on the shaper.

@benjaminmartin4158

6 жыл бұрын

José Alberto Rodríguez , adónde está usted? Yo vivo en Costa Rica, me gusta encontrar un milling machine barata, no sabe adonde ? Yo tengo un Clausing 4914 lathe. gracias

@kevin47964

6 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Martin hablemos, kedroferms@gmail.com

@ThisOldTony

6 жыл бұрын

I'd be happy to do what I can as it comes up but have a look at Steve Summer's channel: kzread.info/dron/jrGHSAkAN0ac8aVejwPBvA.html

@kevin47964

6 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony thanks men, I will check this channel out, looking forward for your video ! Keep up with the excellent work you do.

Best explanation of the Ackerman angle I've ever heard! Great work!

Loved the swivel idea for the steering love the videos excellent material as always

TOT...the Enzo Ferrari of Italy! Oh, wait...

Please dont paint it, it looks awesome like that!

@cayleependerass

6 жыл бұрын

Bare welded steel near any moisture means it'll rust within a few hours. It needs a coat of something for rust prevention.

@Mrhollerr

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah a nice clear coat and it'll look awesome and be rust free!

@CallumTapper

6 жыл бұрын

PerfumedManatee I don't think clear coat would stick very well to bare metal

@CatNolara

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for coating you almost always need a primer, and I don't know if there are clear primers easily available.

@arsanzic8592

6 жыл бұрын

Epoxy would work

Awesome problem solving skills. Excellent machine skills. Intertainment level: 10

I appreciate the design even more than the machine and steel work.Great project and most skillful fabrication, congratulation and waiting for the rest. To my 7 kids I got as far as promising then they grew up too fast and bought their own junk which I had to fix a non-stop bases..love your work . That Old Bo

We Europeans are thanking to you for using metric units two

You should increase the audio bitrate for future uploads - it's alright for just your voice, but sounds awful for music and tools. It's slightly detrimental to your otherwise great production quality. Shouldn't increase file size much either!

@ThisOldTony

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tephra. I've been wrestling with this for quite some time, though I don't always hear it myself. I personally don't hear it in this video. I think I'm using YT recommended. 48kHz/192kbps. Any suggestions?

@BobMarley-bp6sh

6 жыл бұрын

Now we are critiquing the sound? Ok you did watch all the stuff he was working on right? The sound is fine. I didn't even notice the wacky organ music at all... it just faded into the background. This isn't Avatar OK?

@kennethbannockburn1129

6 жыл бұрын

Tony, i'm listening through a pair of grado's and it sounds fine.

@thedave7760

6 жыл бұрын

Audio sounds great don't listen to them. Frequency and bit rate are about as good as youtube needs.

@jazzon2013

6 жыл бұрын

You are getting a lot of "swirly" compression artefacts for 192kbps. Perhaps the editing package is dropping the bitrate somewhere in the pipeline before render or the codec is not up to snuff. What video editing package do you use? What audio codec are you exporting with?

Absolutely amazed at your welding skills , awesome.

This is what you get when you describe the concept of a go kart to an engineer who has never seen one. I love This Old Tony but this is the strangest go kart I have ever seen. Makes for a very interesting series.

My father used to build and race his own carts and you're way, way, way over-engineering everything...

@scribblargh

6 жыл бұрын

That's half the fun. :)

@matthewmarting3623

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome! You must be new here.

It has been very entertaining watching these videos, great work 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@ThisOldTony

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Man, your workmanship is fantastic, and your video production quality superb! Hats off.

Those controls/pedals are amazing! So Good!!!

Ah. Love your videos. Also love that you, along with other builders, have some sort of hypnotic affect on me and put me to sleep. Like, 5 minutes and I'm nodding off. MelaTony.

Hello from 5 years in the future. This video still rocks. Awesome work Sir!

I love the sound of your new tig welder! Such a soothing buzz

Wow, I keep watching and commenting. What a great idea on the universal socket! Freaking cool. The way you turned the one end down. I need a lathe.

loving the over engineered rack and pinion steering with universal joint, this is awesome work!! cant wait to see the finished item, hurry man!!

You have to be the most awesome Dad ever. I hope the drivers of this kart appreciate what you went through to make it. BTW, you are also an awesome machinist and welder. TIG is so cool!

You are a serious engineer thx for this, especially the steering geometry!

You my friend are truly intelligent I love your work very informative

Fantastic content yet again! It's looking phenomenal!

This is very fascinating . Great work!

You are one handy dude!! Great videos and excellent workmanship.

I love watching your video. It really makes me miss my old machine shop.

I could quibble with your design, but, man, you do a truly beautiful weld!

a little over protective. Cant wait to see how the Airbags come into the build Excellent work !!!

The work you do is awesome! I also love the mid sixties mod organ music you use.

Great to see the progress of the cart, and always a great day when another Tony vid becomes available!

Genius! Awesome build.

Madman, genius, probably both !! Great video !! Thanks for sharing :)

It's so awesome! Fantastic work. So impatient to watch the next episode :D

Looking good! That steering column reminds me of a modified VW Beetle I once bought. The previous owner had lowered the car by unbolting and moving the front suspension beam up in the body and welding it back in place 2" higher. This also raised the steering box so it wouldn't line up with the shaft, so he welded a Craftsman 3/8" drive swivel extension between the two. Luckily for him, the car was never "finished" or driven long enough for it to kill him. One of the first things I fixed.

What a great build...your kids will be so thrilled.....😂😂😂

Awesome! I have no words, it's super!

Wow those Tig welds look beautiful! Nice work, keep it up

Man this world would go so much smoother and better if people thought like you did love your program dude