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DIY homemade tracked snowmobile

As soon as winter begins in our country, given the climate, two-wheeled vehicles are removed to the garage until spring. It is sometimes impossible to use the car for movement due to heavy snow. And here to the aid of all motorists who want to move on a snow-covered road comes a snowmobile on tracks, which can be made from a walk-behind tractor with your own hands.

Not everyone has the opportunity to buy an additional vehicle, but everyone can independently design a homemade tracked snowmobile from a walk-behind tractor.

Advantages and features of a homemade snowmobile

  • The vehicle has a mechanical drive and a tracked walk-behind tractor, when driving on which, you will not get stuck in snowdrifts.
  • The steering comes from the skis, and the steering system is in front, so you can easily control it.
  • The price when buying a particular vehicle is important. Therefore, if you count, the cost of making a snowmobile yourself will be five times lower than buying it from the manufacturer. And it will come out even cheaper due to the available walk-behind tractor and other parts.
  • Reliability - where a person does not pass and a car does not pass, the snowmobile will overcome all obstacles with ease.
  • If the snowmobile is made by hand, then the designer approaches the choice of parts very carefully. By doing everything yourself, you are responsible for the quality of your design. In addition, by paying great attention to the components of the mechanism, you make the snowmobile all-round.

The device of a homemade motoblock snowmobile

This is a sought-after invention that you can make yourself if you have quality parts. The walk-behind tractor is taken partially (separate parts) or used completely. If you decide to use it not fully loaded, you need to weld on it a base frame with a rear axle, steering fork and wheels. The most difficult stage in this case is the transformation of the working shaft of the walk-behind tractor into a drive gear.

The most practical and versatile solution in the manufacture of self-propelled vehicles will be the use of parts from the walk-behind tractor. You only need to remove the steering fork and the engine from the finished walk-behind tractor.

The motor can be positioned at the rear of the structure.

Before starting the independent manufacture of the structure, draw a drawing, collect all the necessary material, prepare the tool, and you can start. The design is quite simple and any person can handle it; technical education and any skills are not required for this.

If you did not graduate from the Faculty of Engineering and it is difficult for you to draw up a drawing, use ours.

Drawing of a simple frame for a homemade snowmobile

The drawing shows the frame that you will need when making the snowmobile.

A walk-behind tractor in a homemade tracked snowmobile is the main part due to which your vehicle will move.

If everything is done correctly according to the drawing, you will have a goose-based snowmobile.

Snowmobile frame drawing on tracks

DIY crawler snowmobile making

Before starting work, decide on the tool. We can say with 100% certainty what you need: various screwdrivers, a hammer, welding, a pipe bender (if there is no ready-made frame).

Before preparing a blueprint for making your own snowmobile, familiarize yourself with the standard configuration.

  1. Frame. Every snowmobile has a frame: the more complex the structure, the more reliable and sturdy the frame must be. The best option is to take from an ATV, scooter or motorcycle. If there is no such part, you can weld it yourself from pipes with a diameter of at least 40 mm.
  2. Seat. The riding position on the snowmobile must be firm, as the structure itself is quite low.

Prerequisite: the seat must be made of waterproof material.

  1. Engine. When choosing an engine, pay attention to its power. If you want a powerful sled, then the engine must be that.
  2. Tank. A container with a volume of 10-15 liters, made of metal, is perfect for a fuel tank.
  3. Skis. If you do not have ready-made skis that can be adapted for a snowmobile, you can make them yourself from wood. It is better if it is at least nine-layer plywood.
  4. Steering wheel. When choosing a steering wheel, consider your convenience. It is best if it is borrowed from a two-wheeled unit.
  5. Caterpillars. Making tracks is perhaps the most difficult part of the entire self-propelled vehicle.
  6. Drive unit. For the tracks to spin, you need a drive - the best way to do this is to use a chain from a motorcycle.

Frame

If a ready-made frame is not available, then it is easy to weld it from a profile pipe, and to shape it using a pipe bender.

If you cannot independently make calculations and draw up a drawing, then for example, use the drawing from our website.

Once the frame is assembled, treat it with an anti-corrosion agent and paint it with quality paint that will withstand both moisture and frost.

Caterpillars

Everyone who previously independently designed a tracked walk-behind tractor notes: making tracks is the most difficult process in a homemade product.

The easiest way to construct them is from car tires. This option is the most advantageous - high-quality and low-budget. The part is manufactured in a closed circle, so a tire rupture cannot occur.

Tracks for a snowmobile from a tire (tires)

Caterpillar manufacturing instructions:

  • From a car tire: we take the tire and cut off the sides (it is better to do this with a sharp knife). You need to cut so that the flexible part with the protector remains.