Sperry Rand Tricart

[lewis]

Just a thought guys, if you can not find the correct tires have you thought about running tandems? I have seen the Max machines with this configuration before in a video. It would not be original but it would get the tires to the desired width. Like the Sperry racer at Ashtabula, just close up the gap.

Just a thought
Lewis

[wildman]

Just a thought guys, if you can not find the correct tires have you thought about running tandems? I have seen the Max machines with this configuration before in a video. It would not be original but it would get the tires to the desired width. Like the Sperry racer at Ashtabula, just close up the gap.

Just a thought
Lewis

I thought about duals, but I'm not that desperate yet. At this point I think I have usable tires. If I came across a set of better ones, I'd certainly consider them. Right now I'd be happy if I could find tubes that would work. I'm trying to keep these units pretty much stock.

[Joe M]

Joe M, Any chance that you have a seat cushion for your Tricart? I have the seat shell but not the cushion. I figured that I could probably get some upholstery shop to make me a cushion using the photo from the literature (below), but it would be easier if they had a pattern to use.
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Sorry, don't have the seat cushion.

[wildman]

Sorry, don't have the seat cushion.

Yeah, no surprise. I have never seen a seat cushion in person... only photos. The guy recently trying to sell 2 Wedges and a Tricart on eBay claimed his Tricart had one. According to him, it's the same cushion as the Wedge, so I'm still hopeful that I'll eventually come across one to use as a pattern.
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[liflod]

I have a seat cushion and a Wedge to go with it My seat cover is complete, but I could use another if you're going to get them made. The guy with the other seat cushion has one heck of a nice Tricart. I have some pictures of it on my other computer.

[wildman]

Ok, here's my 1st (of many) Tricart parts challenge. Below attached photos are of my Tricart brake caliper. One of the pad backings is broken. (Not a great design, since exact same failure on my other Tricart ) Does anybody recognize this caliper from any other vehicle? or know of a source for parts? The broken part is marked with "K H" inside of a diamond outline. I'm guessing that KH is probably Kelsey-Hayes. I've found a more modern caliper assembly used on go karts that looks like it will fit and work with little or no modification, but I'd really like to keep this trike as close to original as possible.

Thanks.

[jpswift1]

Ok, here's my 1st (of many) Tricart parts challenge. Below attached photos are of my Tricart brake caliper. One of the pad backings is broken. (Not a great design, since exact same failure on my other Tricart ) Does anybody recognize this caliper from any other vehicle? or know of a source for parts? The broken part is marked with "K H" inside of a diamond outline. I'm guessing that KH is probably Kelsey-Hayes. I've found a more modern caliper assembly used on go karts that looks like it will fit and work with little or no modification, but I'd really like to keep this trike as close to original as possible.

Thanks.

One that I can think of offhand is the Sur-Trek. They used this same caliper I believe, or something close to it. There was one of those calipers on ebay a while back. Unfortunately those machines aren't very common. I've seen them on other AATVs too, but I'm not 100% sure which ones offhand. This might be a shot in the dark, but I believe the early Argos and the early Hustlers might have used that same caliper. Send a message to 6x6world member micmac and see if his Hustler had that caliper on it.

[Amphiman1]

I've seen them on old Argo's

[LarryW]

Long shot but Idea......maybe some old sled of some sort I bet you could find some forum on vintage sleds to ask them guys?

[wildman]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll keep you posted.