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Woody 4-Wheeler Specs:
Main chassis, 2 inch square, expoxied laminated ply, front axle
trimmed 2 X 4, wheel base 46 inches, 20 inch bike wheels, front
suspension from 20 inch bikes, 4 wheel brakes, 10+ speeds .
This 4 wheeler was fun but way to heavy..over 60 lbs. I used
plain ordinary soft pine and if this worked out I was then going
into an intense design for using aircraft ply and made as light
as possible. But after a lot of calculations I could see any 4
wheeler with 4 wheel brakes and at least 10 speeds plus a very
comfortable seat
was not going to make the weight limit. under 35 lbs and even
that is heavy.
MY uncle Joe was in WW2 as a mechanic in the Italian Air Force
and he told me about all their bombers were made of wood, both
the SM-79's and Cant Z's plus the light weight fighter the SAI
207. So I got into the study these craft and found they led in
the design of wood construction plus adhesives for these
projects
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The red one is expoxied glass over foam and the
white is luan (5mm door skin material) over a wood frame. White
is a single speed red has 10+...
16 inch fronts and 20 rears. Just basic bikes that were a lot
more successful then my 4 wheels. But still a bit heavy at 25
pounds. I did these in the early 90's and will have to look ( if
I can find, moved a lot) more details specs etc if needed. Also
have sold all bike stuff, concentrating on cars and planes.
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