Double Kart Stand Dimensions?

Mike Graham · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: Double Kart Stand Dimensions?

Does anyone have a double kart stand that wouldnt mind letting me know the dimensions? I was thinking about making one myself (Im sure I can make one for alot less than $315 + retail price of one).

Thanks,
Mike

Ihor Bilyy · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

H25" W30" L48"
30" wide is a bit too wide for front of junior kart
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Mike Graham · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject:

Ihor Bilyy · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

H25" is height, distance between lower and higher rack.
L - Length
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Ihor Bilyy · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject:

It is basically a box of 25x30x48 on wheels. Check any picture of streeter stand
http://creativekarting.com/Products/stands/stands.htm
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Mike Graham · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

Gary Osterholt · Site Admin Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 2769

Wow...that's a steal for having the double stack stand powder coated.

An object that big would cost way more than $30 dollars to powder coat, should cost more like $75 to $100.

The wheels along are going to cost you at least $50.

And I just got some metal tubing for a project and the metal is going to cost you around $100.

So you'll have to do alot of work to save $50 bucks or so.

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Mike Graham · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:44 am Post subject:

Gary,
The way I was approaching it was: I have a friend who does all my welding for me, and can get the steel really cheap. Also I didnt see the point of powdercoating. Its just going to be in the trailer for transport and will be covered with padding to protect the kart frame.

So I would assume it would be a lot more than $50 savings, but obviously I dont know yet, since I havent built it yet. Thank you for ur input though.

Mike

Dave Stevens · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject:

I've been prototyping stands and trailer implements for the last few months. The vertical stand for full width bumpers/DD2 at this point has about US$50 in material. The local finish shop has a minimum of about US$60 for a prepped piece to powdercoat. I'm finishing a rolling trailer shelf now and have started a folding horizontal stand. Haven't decided if I will do a double stacker but do have a bill of materials. Not counting a finish it's around US$120 in material including expendables like blades, discs, gas and wire. I'm getting US 1" sq .095 for US$21.25 a stick, up a couple of bucks from earlier in the year. I got a few sets of HF 10" wheels a couple months back on sale for about five bucks each. The axle/wheel combination will be the biggest variable. You can get high quality industrial wheels at Grainger for US$20-30 and depending on the solution used for the axle and caster trucks you can spend close to a hun on just the wheels.

Once the labor and the planning costs of a fab are factored in you really don't save that much, if any money. I enjoy doing the work and in the case of the vertical stand, I didn't see anything on the market that would do a full rear bumper without modifications. I bought a used Streeter at the track but found it wouldn't work without mods. That's when I decided to take a stab at building one and perhaps selling some.

Dave

Mike Graham · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

Dave,
Thanks for the input! Im actually going to put a price sheet together today and see if it is worthwhile to build myself or just buy one. Like you, I enjoy building things myself also, and would get more satisfaction out of something I built. Initially I just couldnt see the point in spending ~$400 (after taxes are applied, or shipping if I didnt get it in California) for, as Ihor put it, a box on wheels.