Grandpa Builds A Powered "Trike"

Grandpa Builds A Powered "Trike" FARM HOME recreation 23-6-21 When you think of three wheeling, you usually picture a teenager, but that's not always true. Sometimes the older "kids" want to play too. Carl Few of Lodi, Ohio created "Grandpa's Toy" from lawn mower rear ends and a 3 hp motor. The rest of his parts came mostly from recycled bicycle parts. Carl says, "Each bike has three speeds ahead and reverse. The handle bars are from junk bicycles. The 10-speed controls are also from bicycles." The seat, though, is not from a bike, but is built from construction equipment. These three-wheel vehicles can perform like a bike and do a wheelie any 10-year-old would envy. Carl says, "The hand controls are for gas feed, clutch and brake controls. The 5-in. wheels on back are for poppin' wheelies." The idea for the powered bikes originally came from Carl's son, Tom. After Carl saw Tom's idea, he decided he wanted one of his own. The father and son team built them together. They made the toys within a month and the twosome were ready to hit the road. "They each took two to three weeks to build in the evenings. Both were built in 1998. We ride them around at tractor shows. They are two attention getters." Although both father and son wanted toys alike, they had different opinions on the color schemes. Tom wanted his bike to be John Deere green while Carl opted for Ford blue. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Carl Few , 195 Westview Ave., Wadsworth, Ohio 44281.

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