“Not for fun, but for benefit”: making a snowmobile from 200-liter barrels

Winter. Russia is covered in snow. People are tired of waving snow shovels. Someone won’t get into the garage, won’t cross the street without calling a tractor for help... What are the problems? Build a snowmobile from scrap materials! The idea of ​​a ridiculous-looking vehicle for traveling on snow, ice and crust was proposed by the restless guys from a Novosibirsk auto repair shop.


The key word is “in appearance”. Upon closer inspection, you discover a slender, well-thought-out, harmonious design. In between repairing and tuning cars, mechanics and mechanics create crazy homemade projects and perform fun and risky experiments. Today's video hero is based on empty 200-liter barrels. The car was built from profiles, corners, shafts, over which they tripped more than once in Garage 54.

First, we welded the frame, fitted the motor, and built a “car seat.” We thoroughly thought through the configuration of the lugs. They tied the mechanism lengthwise and crosswise with chains: somehow the torque must be transferred to the “wheels.” The owner of Garage 54 and the author of the channel of the same name, Vladislav Barashenkov, volunteered as a test pilot. With his permission, we present to your attention a funny video. It won’t be boring, and a couple of rational tips will not hurt in your knowledge base...