FamilyFun GO-Cart Instruction Manual - page 2
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MATERIALS
:
• 1½
-inch diameter wood closet rod (at least 4 feet long)
• 2 (8-foot-long) 2 by 4 spruce studs
• ½
-inch AC/sanded plywood, half sheet (24 by 48 inches)
• Lawn mower replacement wheels with
½
-inch hubs (with ball bearings),
two (10-inch) for the back and two (8-inch) for the front (we used
Power Care brand)
• 4 hex-style wheel bolts that fit a
½
-inch bore wheel hub (generally sold to
go with the replacement wheels)*
• 4 (2- by 4-inch) angle brackets (we used Simpson brand, model #A24)
• 20 (2
½
-inch) coarse thread drywall screws
• 40 (1
X
-inch) coarse thread drywall screws
• 24 (1
N
-inch) pan head screws
•
W
-inch hex bolt (6 inches long)
•
W
-inch hex bolt (3
½
inches long)
• 10 (
W
-inch) flat washers
• 4 (
½
-inch) flat washers
• 6 (
W
-inch) lock nuts
• 6 (#4, or
N
- by 2
½
-inch) eye bolts with wood threads
•
½
-inch galvanized pipe fittings: 2 flanges and a 3-inch nipple with
threaded ends
• Lubricating oil
• 2 (7-foot-long)
W
-inch braided ropes
• Paint and paintbrushes
• Boat floatation cushion with straps
• 18-inch bungee cord
TOOLS
:
•
Tape measure
• Carpenter’s square
•
Pencil
• Eye and hearing protection
• Dust mask
• Work gloves
• Jigsaw
• Circular saw (if you don’t have one, a jigsaw will suffice)
•
W
-inch power drill
• Drill bits
Spade style: 1
½
-inch and
Y
-inch
Twist syle:
E/cb
-inch,
C/af
-inch,
W
-inch, and
½
-inch
Phillips power driver
• 2 (
I/af
-inch) wrenches (or 2 adjustables)
•
O
-inch wrench (or adjustable)
• Screwdriver
• 100 grit sandpaper
• File
• Utility knife
• Coffee can or paint can (for tracing)
* If you can’t find packaged bolts that go with
the wheels, you’ll need 4 (
W
-inch) hex bolts
with a collar, 2
½
inches long.
Photograph by
Kevin Ayer
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