As soon as winter begins in our country, given the climate, two-wheeled vehicles are removed to the garage until spring. It may be impossible to use the car for transportation due to heavy snow. And here, to the aid of all motorists who want to move along a snowy road, comes a snowmobile on tracks, which can be made from a walk-behind tractor with your own hands.

Not everyone has the opportunity to buy an additional vehicle for themselves, but everyone can independently design a home-made caterpillar snowmobile from a walk-behind tractor.

Advantages and features of a homemade snowmobile

• The vehicle has a mechanical drive and a caterpillar walk-behind tractor, when driving on which, you will not get stuck in snowdrifts.
• The steering is through the skis, and the steering system is in front, so you can easily control it.
• The price when buying a vehicle is important. Therefore, if you calculate, the cost of manufacturing a snowmobile on your own will be five times lower than buying it from a manufacturer. And even cheaper, it will come out due to the available walk-behind tractor and other parts.
• Reliability - where a person will not pass and a car will not pass, a snowmobile will overcome all obstacles with ease.
• If the snowmobile is made by hand, then the designer approaches the choice of parts very carefully. By doing everything yourself, you are responsible for the quality of your design. In addition, paying great attention to the nodes of the mechanism, you make the snowmobile all-terrain.

The device of a homemade motor-block snowmobile

This is a sought-after invention that you can do yourself with quality parts. The walk-behind tractor is taken partially (individual parts) or used completely. If you decide to use it not in a complete set, it is necessary to weld the supporting frame with the rear axle, steering fork and wheels on it. The most difficult stage in this case is the transformation of the working shaft of the walk-behind tractor into a drive gear.

The most practical and versatile solution in the manufacture of self-propelled guns will be the use of parts from a walk-behind tractor. You only need to remove the steering fork and engine from the finished walk-behind tractor.

The motor can be located at the rear of the structure.

Before starting the self-production of the structure, draw a drawing, collect all the necessary material, prepare the tool, and you can proceed. The design is quite simple and anyone can handle it, technical education and some skills are not required for this.

If you did not graduate from the Faculty of Engineering and it is difficult for you to draw up a drawing, use ours.

Drawing a simple frame for a homemade snowmobile

The drawing shows the frame that you will need in the manufacture of the snowmobile.

A walk-behind tractor in a homemade caterpillar snowmobile is the main part due to which your vehicle will move.

If everything is done correctly according to the drawing, you will have a goose-based snowmobile.

Snowmobile frame drawing on tracks

Making a caterpillar snowmobile with your own hands

Before starting work, decide on the tool. You can say with 100% certainty what you need: various screwdrivers, a hammer, welding, a pipe bender (if there is no finished frame).

Before preparing a drawing for self-manufacturing a snowmobile, familiarize yourself with the standard configuration.

1. Frame. Each snowmobile has a frame: the more complex the design, the more reliable and strong the frame must be. The best option is to take from an ATV, scooter or motorcycle. If there is no such part, you can weld it yourself from pipes with a diameter of at least 40 mm.
2. Seat. The seat on the snowmobile must be strong, as the structure itself is quite low.

Mandatory condition: the seat must be made of waterproof material.

1. Engine. When choosing an engine, pay attention to its power. If you want a powerful snowmobile, then the engine should be like that.
2. Tank. A container with a volume of 10-15 liters, made of metal, is perfect for a fuel tank.
3. Skis. If you do not have ready-made skis that can be adapted for a snowmobile, you can make your own from wood. It is better if it is plywood of at least nine layers.
4. Steering wheel. When choosing a steering wheel, think about your comfort. It is best if it is borrowed from a two-wheeled unit.
5. Caterpillars. Making tracks is perhaps the most difficult part in the whole self-propelled.
6. Drive unit. In order for the tracks to rotate, you will need a drive - it is best to use a chain from a motorcycle in this case.

Frame

If there is no finished frame available, then it is easy to weld it from a profile pipe, and give it a shape using a pipe bender.

If it is not possible to make calculations and draw up a drawing on your own, then for example, use the drawing from our website.

Once the frame is assembled, treat it with an anti-corrosion compound and cover it with a quality paint that will withstand both moisture and frost.

caterpillars

Everyone who previously independently designed a caterpillar walk-behind tractor notes: making caterpillars is the most difficult process in homemade work.

The easiest way to construct them is from tires from a car. This option is the most advantageous - high-quality and low-budget. The part is made in a closed circle, so tire break cannot occur.

Caterpillars for a snowmobile from a tire (tire)

Instructions for making caterpillars:

• From a car tire: take a tire and cut off the sides (it is better to do this with a sharp knife). You need to cut so that the flexible part with the tread remains.