" The go-kart was very dangerous by today's standards, as the reel was
still
attached and spinning. The positive outcome of the go-kart incident was
Dad
bought a riding lawnmower. it didn't take long for me to discover that the
new lawnmower would get the front wheels off the ground when I let out the
clutch fast. not real good wheelies, but being under 10 years old they
were
enough to keep me mowing the yard almost everyday.

When I was quite young my Dad helped my little brother and I build a go cart
using a Maytag washing machine motor, baby buggy wheels and some 3/4" pipe.
He made the motor slide forward to tighten the drive belt by stepping on a
pedal. It had a farm implement seat that sat over the motor. quite top heavy
but when you are going 6-8 MPH it was safe enough. Boy we had a blast with
that rig.