Electric kart lift measurements

[Bradley71]

Anybody want to send me a pic of their homemade lift with some dimensions.i need to get a idea of widths and heights.i went to race yesterday and my gf is too short to lift my kart up.she looked up one and said they was a 1000$ so she dropped that pretty quick.but i have a grinder and welder and i really dont want to waste a bunch of time and materials if someone could point me in a right direction.thanks bradley.

 

[mike97760]

Honestly I would wait to find a used one. Most of the new ones I have seen are $750 or so but I see a lot of used ones in the 300-400 dollar range. Plan on spending $50 for a new battery and you are set.

 

[bomber315]

I am currently building one, and I am finding out that material is rather pricey if you are buying from a regular store. What I did first is bought some 2x4's from home depot and ripped them into 1 1/2" square "tubing". I built the entire thing in wood first to make sure it functioned correctly before I started cutting metal. For mine you need 20 feet of 1 1/2" tubing, 6) 1x1x36", and various other plates. Then nuts and bolts and wheels and winch and battery, bronze bushings the list goes on.... If you could find one for $400 it would be a good deal. I guarantee I have $400 into mine already and I didn't even pay for the 1 1/2" tubing. But when it is finished I will be happy to share the measurements.

Full disclosure: mine is not your typical lift, and is self-powered. Meaning no pushing or pulling, think mobility scooter.

 

[MaxxT Out]

Norman Sullivan on Fbook, in Kentucky builds them. Also tire racks etc. $650 for a Big Wheel electric kart stand. I paid 450 for mine but it doesnt have the bigger wheels. Here's a pic of the big wheel.

 

[Bradley71]

Here ya go.i laid it out on floor.by a string line it should work..

 

[Brianf60]

I built this last winter using just picture I had got from the internet of a few different brands. I will try to grab some dimensions tomorrow. Going to build a second this winter. Things I will change
-first time was too high. I had to cut the arms down after finally lifting a kart. I didn't have a kart at home when I built it and was to high to be comfortable.
I need to increse the angle of the rear arms. This will allow more distance between front and back arms. I'm using for cadets karts but when I lifted my buddies shifter it was a little bouncy
-pneumatic tires for front. I bought a cheap set and the bearing was cheap so I bought a beautiful set. Turns out it is flat free tire and after the kart sits for a while the wheel reforms and it takes more effort to start pushing. I will get a third set of tires this year to fix that.
-I would make the stand 2 inches wider. Again it fits our cadet karts great but with an adult kart I would moment he front bar to be a bit wider for more wiggle room.
-The hooks need to be from 1/4" steel. I had some 3/16" on hand and they worked for a bit but bend slightly and need to be bent back. I spent all summer saying I would make a set next week and never found the time...

Was it worth it? Yes. I built the lift and a stacked for under $700 Canadian and sickly sold the stacked for $400 when I decided I don't want it in my garage until I bought a 3rd kart. I could have easily shaved $50-80 If I didn't buy so many extra bolts and bushings (I tend to go overboard and if need 2 I buy 6.) And I chose to use dressier looking hardware to make it pretty. It was fun to build and everyone thinks I bought it. There us a lot of satisfaction in building something and using it. Beside with vivid lockdown there wasn't a lot else to do last winter.

 

[racinnut15xm]

I am currently building one, and I am finding out that material is rather pricey if you are buying from a regular store. What I did first is bought some 2x4's from home depot and ripped them into 1 1/2" square "tubing". I built the entire thing in wood first to make sure it functioned correctly before I started cutting metal. For mine you need 20 feet of 1 1/2" tubing, 6) 1x1x36", and various other plates. Then nuts and bolts and wheels and winch and battery, bronze bushings the list goes on.... If you could find one for $400 it would be a good deal. I guarantee I have $400 into mine already and I didn't even pay for the 1 1/2" tubing. But when it is finished I will be happy to share the measurements.

Full disclosure: mine is not your typical lift, and is self-powered. Meaning no pushing or pulling, think mobility scooter.

Have you looked at the price of wood lately? Lol

You will have $100 in wheels/casters, 100-150 winch, 100 in metal/welding, $50 battery. No way around it that i can figure. Kart tech has a file on facebook that gives the dimensions

 

[bomber315]

Have you looked at the price of wood lately? Lol

Yeah it's not cheap either. I paid $4.98 for each 2x4x7... Ripped 3 or 4 of them to get what I needed.

 

[Brianf60]

I added pics of the lock lever I made. That part was fun and it looks coo. The winch o bough came with a fairlead that I didn’t need so I was able to cut it up and use it to make the brackets and rollers for the winch strap

-Wheel base measured centre to centre front to back is 37”. I don’t think a bit longer would be a bad thing.

-Overall height from ground to bottom of kart 32” this is a comfortable height for me but yours may be slightly different

-rear arm width 24”

-front arm 21” ( this will be wider next time. Even if I just make the top bar longer and overhang each side an inch or so.

 

[Bradley71]

Im going make it 22” wide inside from so the outside will be 24.5plus width of tire offset.im usin 1.25 square tube got 20’ 68$ .083 wall
I see alot of guys at track and they’re lifts are huge.like a 18 wheeler coming thru pits

 

[Bradley71]

Have you looked at the price of wood lately? Lol

You will have $100 in wheels/casters, 100-150 winch, 100 in metal/welding, $50 battery. No way around it that i can figure. Kart tech has a file on facebook that gives the dimensions

I have 90$ in wheels 84$ 3000 lb winch and 68$ 20’ of .083 wall 1.25 square tubing…plus a 2” x1/4” x2’ flat bar..

 

[mike97760]

One thing to consider when building is the length of wheelbase. I have a homemade stand I bought and its front wheels could probably be extended another 4 inches or so. It is a little nose heavy. There is a plus to it in that its easy to push like that, but if I hit some obstruction with a front wheel it tends to want to tip forward.

 

[Bradley71]

Have you looked at the price of wood lately? Lol

You will have $100 in wheels/casters, 100-150 winch, 100 in metal/welding, $50 battery. No way around it that i can figure. Kart tech has a file on facebook that gives the dimensions

I have 90$ in wheels 84$ 3000 lb winch and 68$ 20’ of .083 wall 1.25 square tubing…plus a 2” x1/4” x2’ flat bar

 

[Bradley71]

Have you looked at the price of wood lately? Lol

You will have $100 in wheels/casters, 100-150 winch, 100 in metal/welding, $50 battery. No way around it that i can figure. Kart tech has a file on facebook that gives the dimensions

I have 90$ in wheels 84$ 3000 lb winch and 68$ 20’ of .083 wall 1.25 square tubing…plus a 2” x1/4” x2’ flat ba

One thing to consider when building is the length of wheelbase. I have a homemade stand I bought and its front wheels could probably be extended another 4 inches or so. It is a little nose heavy. There is a plus to it in that its easy to push like that, but if I hit some obstruction with a front wheel it tends to want to tip forward.

yeah i went by length dimensions off specs on one on google thats a pretty popular one.they put the shipping length and width on there site.and i kinda guessed too by bumper to tank length in the photo..

 

[Bradley71]

What am i doing up here,looks like im making mess

 

[Bradley71]

Almost done

 

[Bradley71]

Ill share anything i know with people bc some dont have infinite money to race with,i know im one of those guys.these kart shops wont tell ya nothing and just keep raising prices.well i got news for ya they arent screwing just the parents they are screwing the kids..

 

[Arik434]

I am building one as well. It’s similar to the KKP design, but I decided to make my life more difficult and build it all out of aluminum and stainless steel. Hopefully can finish it up this weekend.

 

[Dye]

I am building one as well. It’s similar to the KKP design, but I decided to make my life more difficult and build it all out of aluminum and stainless steel. Hopefully can finish it up this weekend.

I like the KKP design would you be willing to post some Dimensions?

 

[racindave99]

Honestly I would wait to find a used one. Most of the new ones I have seen are $750 or so but I see a lot of used ones in the 300-400 dollar range. Plan on spending $50 for a new battery and you are set.

Any particular size or type of battery? Side terminals?