Winter offers a wide range of entertainment for both children and adults.
Starting from a simple game of snowballs and building a snow fort, to all kinds of means of transportation in the snow.
Today, stores have vehicles for every taste and budget, as well as for every age.
Having your own snowmobile that roars and picks up quite good speed is just a dream for a child.
It would seem that the model of a children's snowmobile is no different from an adult's except for its size, however, this is not so:
- a children's snowmobile is much easier to operate, so understanding it will not be difficult;
- thanks to the low-power engine, it is impossible to accelerate strongly;
- the design of a children's snowmobile is more stable due to the fact that the center of gravity of the vehicle is located much lower than that of an adult model;
- the braking system is much softer and safer;
- The steering wheel is adjustable according to the height of the child.
Children's snowmobile on gasoline Yamaha SRX 120
- engine power - single-cylinder engine 3.5 horsepower;
- security level - high;
- control system - controlled with minimal effort applied to the steering wheel, as well as using two swing arms on the front suspension, which allows you to keep the ride under control; there is an emergency switch;
- price - about 135 TR;
- weight - 76 kg;
- advantage - compactness, reliability, attractive appearance; relatively fast and very easy to operate.
Children's snowmobile
At the request of dealers, manufacturers have reduced the number of snowmobile models for 2021. After a couple of difficult winters, the market has finally calmed down, but snowmobile sales have declined. At the same time, producers are clearly aware of how important it is to attract new blood. We all know about the partnership between Yamaha and Arctic cat, which resulted in the creation of top-of-the-line snowmobiles. But these companies have also teamed up to design snowmobiles for kids. This cooperation continues in 2021.
Children's snowmobile Yamaha srz120r/Arctic cat zr 120.
For the youngest pilots, Yamaha and Arctic cat have created an excellent four-stroke children's snowmobile with a capacity of 123 cc. See (Yamaha srz120r/Arctic cat zr 120) With electric starter. In the appearance of these babies one can guess the design of the large snowmobiles driven by their parents. Snowmobiles are equipped with a flexible warning flag and emergency remote shutdown.
Children's snowmobile Yamaha snocoot es/Arctic cat zr 200 es.
One of the best kids' snowmobiles of 2021 is back for 2021, only now with electric start. Yamaha snocoot es/Arctic cat zr 200 es is the ideal snowmobile for children. It’s especially great that it’s part of both the Yamaha and Arctic cat lineups. This model is driven by a 192 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine. See: The sled features a 10-inch-wide, 93-inch-long Casmo Cobra track with 1-inch lugs. The sled produces optimal power for kids and performs well on groomed trails and moderate off-road conditions.
Snowfox 80
This snowmobile has high operating characteristics, good maneuverability, and small dimensions, which allows it to be compactly stored and transported even in a small trunk .
Weight 37 kg. Gasoline consumption per 100 km -1.5 liters.
Price from 15,000 rub.
SnowRunner Max 80.
Intended for children over 4 years old . Small size and easy operation make this model popular.
Equipped with a 4-stroke engine with 1 cylinder. Working volume - 80 cm3, air cooling system.
Maximum load - 50 kg.
Price from 40,000 rub.
Children's snowmobile Polaris indy 120
The Polaris indy 120 children's snowmobile is also designed for little pilots. It is equipped with a 120cc four-stroke engine, variable throttle, kill switch and luggage compartment.
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Arctic cat zr 120
Equipped with a smooth engine, volume 123 cm3, maximum power 123 cm3.
As well as heated handles, emergency switch, safety flag, front and rear lights, which provide additional reliability.
Very compact , costing from 130,000 rubles.
Snowmobile Snow Fly
- engine power - single-cylinder four-stroke engine 7 horsepower;
- security level - high;
- control system - engine starting is easy, even at low temperatures; the control system is very simple and convenient;
- price - about 65 tr. single and about 87 tr. two-seater models;
- weight - from 80 kg;
- Advantages: compactness, low cost, ergonomics, stability, durability. Capable of serving as a tug for cargo up to 150 kg. There are single and double models.
What things might a child need for a snowmobile trip?
When letting your child go snowmobiling, make sure he takes with him:
- phone with full charge
- small supply of food
- medicines (it’s better if you take a small first aid kit)
- a small shovel (if it suddenly gets into very deep snow and the device gets stuck)
Clothes should be warm enough, but at the same time not restrict movement.
It is better to protect your eyes with special glasses.
It is better to wear a protective helmet on the head, which will protect the child’s head from injury in case of a fall.
Should you buy a used snowmobile?
Such things are much cheaper than new models, which will significantly save your budget.
In addition, snowmobiles are usually sold due to lack of free time, or the child simply did not like it. Therefore, heavily worn models are rarely found on the secondary goods market.
However, if you still decide to buy from the owner, it is better to take with you a person who is well versed in technology so that he can check the main parts of the device and the performance of the engine.
Whatever snowmobile you choose, the main thing is that it meets all safety requirements, is the right size for your child and is easy enough to drive to avoid accidents.
Your child will enjoy snowmobiling much more if you ride with him and explore new places. After all, there is nothing better than a family vacation in nature.
A snowmobile is a mechanical vehicle designed for comfortable movement on snow. The ski runners are controlled. Thus, the snowmobile is stable even on loose snow.
In addition to “adult” snowmobiles, there are special snowmobiles designed for children. Such products are small in size, and, moreover, they are not very productive. However, managing them is not at all difficult.
Children's snowmobiles have a high level of safety. Among their functions are the ability to limit speed and autonomously turn off the engine using a remote control panel. Some models have a safety cord, the purpose of which is to stop the motor if the child falls out of the seat.
When you press the brakes, the engine of a children's snowmobile stops quite quickly. Also, these snowmobiles are very stable, due to the large distance between the skis. Control is carried out by the steering wheel, which is heated and adjusted to the height of the child.
Is it possible to assemble a children's snowmobile yourself?
In fact, there are many different ways to assemble a children's snowmobile with your own hands. To do this, you can use a wide variety of components. Let's look at an example of one of the possible options for such an assembly.
First of all, you need to think through the design of the unit in advance, the parts of which will be easy to purchase or make yourself. Of course, you can’t expect good cross-country ability on loose or deep snow cover, but the power of a homemade unit will be quite enough to, for example, tow a sled with riders or several Argamaks.
To make the unit yourself, you can take a 6 hp motor from a walk-behind tractor. For example, as a propulsion unit, you can take part of a caterpillar from an old snowmobile. On the Internet you can order a special kit for motorcycles, in which a ski is installed instead of a front wheel, as well as a small tracked mover. Using such devices, you can always make a small snowmobile with your own hands. Several metal pipes can be used as a frame. You can make a collapsible frame with your own hands and attach a seat from an old scooter and a handlebar from a bicycle to it. If you have a choice, you can install a removable motor for ease of storage and transportation.
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To make ski racks, you can assemble your own structure from forks and a bicycle frame. Individual elements can be bolted together. It only takes a few minutes to assemble and disassemble this homemade snowmobile. You don't need any tools for this at all. The engine is mounted on a removable platform. The drive to the rear propeller shaft is an ordinary chain from a motorcycle.
A homemade snowmobile should not accelerate faster than 20 km/h. To do this, it is necessary to select the appropriate gear ratio. It is best to connect the front and rear of the snowmobile with a hinge. Thus, there is no need to install shock-absorbing springs on a homemade unit.
You can install a scooter seat on the frame with your own hands. Thanks to this, a homemade snowmobile will be convenient not only for children, but also for adults. The speed of such a vehicle will not be high. In addition, such a home-made unit has practically no roll-up due to the resistance of the track and transmission. It is best to make your own brake system or a device for emergency stopping of the engine. You can install a gas handle on a homemade steering wheel. As the engine speed increases, the speed of the vehicle also increases. When you release the gas, acceleration will stop and the homemade snowmobile will stop.
You can make such a vehicle yourself using a motor from a scooter. You can order components for the propulsion system online or use old motorcycle parts that you have on hand. If you wish, you can always make a children's snowmobile yourself. If you compare homemade vehicles with factory samples, you will be able to determine their advantage in lightness and compactness, as well as in the possibility of storage and transportation. There may not be any difference in engine power, and if you pay attention to the technical equipment, the leading positions will almost always be occupied by branded units.
Snowmobile classification
There are two types of children's snowmobiles:
- Gasoline - a gasoline-powered children's snowmobile is powered by a gasoline-powered engine.
Such snowmobiles are equipped with completely different engines that have various advantages, including small size, low noise levels, quick warm-up, low gasoline consumption, and the like.
- Battery-powered - battery-powered children's snowmobile .
A special feature of the children's electric snowmobile is that it does not require maintenance. This is due to the fact that these snowmobiles arrive on store shelves already in a dry charged state. However, they still need recharging.
Another feature of a children's battery-powered snowmobile is the low probability of self-discharge. The gas generated during battery operation usually does not enter the external environment.
Assembly diagram
Assembly diagram
Description of the mini snowmobile assembly diagram:
1 – steering wheel; 2 – fuel tank (from the Druzhba chainsaw; 3 – power unit (from the Ural chainsaw); 4 – steering ski stand bushing (pipe with a diameter of 30-2 pcs.); 5 – steering ski (2 pcs.); 6 – caterpillar drive gear (nylon, sheet s15, 2 pcs.); 7 – caterpillar (from the Buran snowmobile, shortened); 8 – frame; 9 – support roller (from potato sorting, 18 pcs.); 10 – strut backrest limiter (pipe ½); 11 – caterpillar tensioner (2 pcs.); 12 – caterpillar tension gear (nylon, sheet s15, 2 pcs.); 13 – bearing No. 80204 in the housing (4 pcs.); 14 – trunk box, bottom plywood s4, sides board s20); 15 – seat (cover-plywood s4, foam rubber, leatherette); 16 – 1st stage of chain transmission; 17 – 2nd stage of chain transmission; 18 – seat backrest limiter (½ inch pipe); 19 – driven sprocket of the 1st chain drive (large sprocket of the creeper, intermediate shaft); z=38; 20 – drive sprocket of the 2nd stage of the chain drive (small creeper sprocket), z10; 21 – driven sprocket of the 2nd degree of chain transmission (drive sprocket of the track drive shaft), z18; 22 – drive sprocket of the 1st stage of the chain drive (gearbox output shaft sprocket), z12; 23 – steering knuckle lever; 24 – steering rod (2 pcs.); 25 – steering shaft with bipod; 26 – front axle beam (pipe with a diameter of 30); 27 – caterpillar drive shaft; 28 – tension axis of the caterpillar.
If the homemade product is planned for children, then you can use ordinary skis as the front control, and if you plan to transport more than 60 kg, then use the tracks from the Buran all-terrain vehicle.
Rack
Stand
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Steering ski : 1 – runner (nylon, sheet s20, from a children's snow scooter); 2 – spring (normally stretched, from the rear shock absorber of the moped); 3 – spring support; 4 – undercut (duralumin corner 20x20); 5 – spring cover (angle 35x35); 6 – fastening the spring to the cover (M8 bolt with washer); 7 – support lever (pipe 30x30); 8 – spring for fastening the rack-fork to the ski lever (steel, sheet s2); 9 – spring for attaching the support lever to the ski (steel, sheet s2); 10 – axles (M8 bolt, 2 pcs.); 11 – steering knuckle stand (bicycle steering stand with crown and part of the fork); 12 – steering bipod (steel, sheet s4); 13 – fastening of the steering bipod (type M16); 14 – fastening the spring bearing and the lever spring to the ski (M5 bolt with a countersunk head, 7 pcs.); 15 – lever bushing (steel pipe with a diameter of 30 mm); 16 – plain bearing (nylon bushing, 2 pcs.); 17 – stand bushing (steel pipe with a diameter of 30 mm). In the top view, parts 11, 12, 13 of the steering knuckle are not shown.
For the rack, take several 3x3 cm corners and connect them to each other using metal fasteners. To create a platform, you need to attach a sheet of metal to the connected racks. This will be the place to install the gearbox and chain drive shaft.
Don't forget about the seat support. To do this, you need to take a steel module and weld it to the main frame. The module does not have to be large.
Using a beam, connect the front of the frame and the front axle. For these purposes, you can adapt a standard water pipe, which has a radius of at least 1.5 cm. It is clear that this should not be a metal-plastic pipe, but a metal one. Weld the steering wheel bushing at the end, and attach the stand in the middle. This stand will play the role of a subframe for the engine.
Be sure to attach small stiffening ribs in the form of gussets in the places where the racks are attached. This is necessary to strengthen the structure and provide it with a longer service life.
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
Description of caterpillar drawing:
Snowmobile frame with tracked block : 1 – rear part of the spar (steel sheet s2, with flanges, 2 pcs.); 2 – tension device (4 pcs.); 3 – rear portal (corner 30x30); 4 – middle part of the spar (angle 50x63, 2 pcs.); 5 – bracket-fork for installing the axis of the road wheels (steel sheet s2, 10 pcs.); 6 – middle portal (corner 30x30); 7 – platform for mounting the power unit gearbox and the intermediate speed reducer shaft (steel sheet s2); 8 – scarves (steel sheet s2, 4 pcs.); 9 – front portal (corner 30x30); 10 – front component of the spar (steel sheet s2 with flanges); 11 – axis of tension gears; 12 – caterpillar tension gear (2 pcs.); 13 – axis of road wheels (steel, circle 10, 5 pcs.); 14 – axle fastening (M10 nut and spring washer, 20 pcs.); 15 – spacer bushing (duralumin pipe); 16 – roller (18 pcs.); 17 – bearing unit (4 pcs.); 18 – caterpillar drive gear (2 pcs.); 19 – caterpillar drive shaft; 20 – drive sprocket of the drive shaft (driven sprocket of the 2nd degree of chain transmission), z=18; 21 – steering knuckle bushing (pipe with a diameter of 30 mm, 2 pcs.); 22 – front axle beam (pipe with a diameter of 30 mm); 23 – scarves, 4 pcs.; 24 – engine stand (pipe with a diameter of 30 mm); 25 – roller tire (rubber ring, 18 pcs.).
It is best to take a ready-made caterpillar from the Buran all-terrain vehicle, having first shortened it.
Drive shaft
Drive shaft
Track drive shaft (tension shaft is the same, only position 4, replaced by position 1) : 1 – left (along the way) tip (steel, cylinder 22); 2 – shaft (steel pipe 0.28x20; 3 – flange for fastening the gear to the shaft (steel sheet s4, 2 pcs.); 4 – right (along the way) shaft tip (steel, cylinder 29); 5 – track drive gear (2 pcs.); 6 – frame spar, 2 pcs.); 7 – bearing housing cover (steel, 2 pcs.); 8 – bearing 80204 (2 pcs.); 9 – bearing housing (steel, 2 pcs.); 10 – drive shaft sprocket; 11 – fastening the sprocket to the shaft (M12 nut with wide and spring washers); 12 – key (steel 20); 13 – seal (felt, 2 pcs.); 14 – fastening the bearing housing to the spar (M6 bolt, with 4 sets of screwdriver); 15 – fastening the bearing housing to the spar (M6 bolt with spring washer, 4 sets).
A pipe with a radius of 1.4 cm is used as a drive shaft. A flange with prepared holes for the teeth of the drive wheels is attached to it. At the end of the drive you need to weld trunnion tips.
Children's snowmobile on gasoline
A children's gasoline snowmobile with a two-stroke engine has the following advantages: quick warm-up, small size and the ability to use inexpensive gasoline. In addition, it lends itself well to repair.
Models of children's snowmobiles with a four-stroke engine also have a number of advantages, including low noise levels, significant service life and lower gasoline consumption.
There are two types of cooling for gasoline snowmobile engines: water and air.
The air cooling system is easy to operate. In this case, there is a possibility of overheating due to improper use.
When using water cooling, the likelihood of overheating is much lower, since cooling is carried out by snow. But if there is loose snow outside, the likelihood of overheating increases.
There are two types of gasoline snowmobile engines: injection and carburetor. Specifically, injection engines are useful for their environmental friendliness, efficiency and stability during operation. However, such engines are not very reliable and cannot be repaired in the field.
It is worth noting that the snowmobile should be fueled with unleaded fuel. This is due to the fact that leaded fuel reduces the service life of the engine and, moreover, increases the harmfulness of exhaust gases.
It is undesirable to allow fuel to get on the surface of the snowmobile - this damages the paint of the body.
Classification of children's snowmobiles
The electric children's snowmobile runs on rechargeable batteries.
Such power supplies do not require any maintenance other than periodic recharging. Self-discharge is completely eliminated due to the special design of the batteries. Some children's vehicles use gasoline engines as their power source. Different types of motors are installed on such vehicles. Children's snowmobiles with two-stroke gasoline engines are lightweight, easy to maintain, warm up quickly, and can run on cheap fuel. Four-stroke engines make less noise during operation. They have lower fuel consumption and a much longer working life.
Some motors have an air cooling system. It must be used correctly to prevent overheating. The hydraulic cooling system uses ordinary snow.
Injection engines have a number of advantages: stable operation, environmental friendliness and efficiency. They are not reliable and are not recommended for use in field conditions. It is advisable to refuel the engines in children's snowmobiles with unleaded gasoline to reduce harmful emissions and increase engine life.
Battery-powered children's snowmobile
As already mentioned, a children's electric snowmobile operates using a rechargeable battery.
Current batteries are notable for their improved gas recombination system and minimal degree of self-discharge. The latter is due to calcium, which is included in the plates. In addition, modern batteries do not require distilled water.
The gas generated during battery operation is converted internally and does not escape outside. A high level of safety is ensured by a safety valve.
It is worth noting that at the moment there are no models of battery-powered children's snowmobiles that have been put into mass production. Instead, there are several concepts and hand-held devices.
However, some companies are inventing their own models of electric snowmobiles. For example, the American company Brammo Inc has created the latest environmentally friendly battery snowmobile with a unique design. Its appearance resembles a tractor caterpillar. This snowmobile can operate without recharging for no more than eight hours. Maximum speed is 40 km/h.
In addition to the Americans, the Poles also distinguished themselves by inventing a new concept - Show Crawler. Unlike the American device, the Polish snowmobile has a more modern and sophisticated appearance. The enclosed cabin makes riding in the snow a pleasant experience. In addition, it has heated windows and all lighting equipment. However, such a snowmobile is not very suitable for extreme driving, due to the need for frequent recharging.
It is likely that in the future, environmentally friendly electric snowmobiles will surpass gasoline-powered snowmobiles. However, at the moment, gasoline snowmobiles are the most popular.
Snowmobile for novice drivers.
Snowmobile Polaris indy evo.
Polaris knows that a new snowmobiler doesn't have to be a child. This means he is attracted to big and fast snowmobiles. The Polaris indy evo is a snowmobile designed specifically for novice riders. This snowmobile is best ridden on groomed trails, and its platform and ergonomics are suitable for a wide range of riders. This is a great sled, with all the parts very compact, but not so compact that large beginners feel uncomfortable. In terms of technical specifications, the Polaris indy evo snowmobile is equipped with a 544 cc twin-cylinder engine. See Air-cooled. It is tuned in such a way that the ride is breathtaking. Rydefx shock absorbers are installed front and rear. The snowmobile is equipped with a 121-inch shockwave track. The Polaris Indy evo is great for teenagers and other beginners.
