PLANS
& DRAWINGS
I have been able to make available detailed engineering plans for most of the vehicles on the site (other than the very early ones). You can get them as convenient packaged downloads direct from the site or posted to you on a single CDROM.
The plans now include the Wi-Fi Bot information
pack and as a FREE bonus a
preliminary set of engineering drawings for the
1500W Kart, so the set extends
to 11 vehicles and 3 drive boxes.
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Full Download Password Set
. For
£9.95
(about $18*) you get FULL access to ALL the
currently available
vehicle plan downloads - see our illustrative downloads page
here.
This is difficult to beat value! NOW includes Wi-Fi
Bot info pack and software.
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Plans-on-a-CD
. For
£12.95* + p&p
you get ALL the
currently available
vehicle plan sets on one CD-ROM for you to browse and print as you need. NOW
includes Wi-Fi Bot info pack and software.
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Printed Plans
(see photo below) are available by special order - contact me
for prices for these comb-bound A3 sets for individual
vehicles.
So what's in the Plans?
The detailed engineering drawing sets are
professionally drafted
A3 size technical drawings that cover in
full manufacturing detail
all aspects of the mechanical parts and assembly of the vehicles
including the chassis, wheel assemblies, electric motor drives, seats and covers, transmissions and steering mechanisms. Key electrical system components are described too (for detailed wiring diagrams refer to your motor controller manufacturer's user manual). Each vehicle set contains between 8 and
40 A3 sheets (depending on the vehicle/gearbox). Introductory notes
are included with the kids' buggies and the yard wagon giving general guidance on drawing set structure, tools, safety issues etc. Parts lists are
also included for each sub-assembly of the kids' vehicles
and
overall materials and components lists for all vehicles except
the mini tractor. Read an example of the introductory notes
here. See below for more details too.
The FREE bonus plans for the 1500W Kart are
preliminary engineering drawings showing the detailed dimensions
of the main mechanical structure and components of the kart. See
the Kart plans page for more
details.
TO ORDER -
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For down-load versions the documents can be downloaded using the download link that will be sent to you in your order confirmation email. You can see the files available and their sizes
here.
Proceed To Order Page
Note
you can exit from the purchase process at any time before your final payment confirmation.
We use PayPal for secure payment processing.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
-*Price in your local currency will be displayed at check-out.
**Separate Notes and BuyLists are not included with the free Tractor Pans.
The
download
and
CD-ROM
plan sets are in Acrobat pdf format - the drawings are password protected and can't be opened without the right passwords. The CD-ROM is for MS Windows but can be read by any computer that can access Windows file formats.
Printed
A3 plans are delivered by "snail-mail". The down-loadable .pdf plans allow full scale viewing on your computer and hardcopy printing on your printer or local print shop. You will need
a recent version of
Acrobat Reader
to open them.
We use
PayPal
to handle our
secure
online payments - any major credit card can be used. Once PayPal has processed your payment to us we will send e-mail confirmation and information for your order, so make sure you give PayPal your correct e-mail address. This confirmation will usually be sent
well within
15 mins of placing your order - time to have a cup of tea or coffee! For download plans customers the confirmation e-mail will contain your access passwords and the link for you to down-load your files. For CD-ROM customers the e-mail confirmation of their order
will be followed by e-mail confirmation of despatch and delivery information once the plans are despatched. We aim to despatch within 2 working days of order receipt but will email you if for any reason there is a delay.
Read our full Terms & Conditions
here.
Note that whereas a combination of metric and imperial (inch) sized components are used the designs are principally metric with dimensions predominantly described in
mm.
The technical drawings will be of interest to other DIY/home vehicle designers and builders as a source of design ideas and construction approaches, to teachers as illustrations of mechanical engineering drafting and to anyone with a general interest in how things work. You can also view a sample sheet to see the type of information provided –
see here. (Password is
sample
)
All-in-all a they are a cracking good read!
(If you don't have Adobe's popular Acrobat Reader then get it free from
here. If you don't have a free zip program try
here.)
