Self-Propelled Bar Stool

Self-Propelled Bar Stool FARM HOME Novelty Items 32-5-43 We found Dave Dam tooling around on a self-propelled bar stool at a recent antique tractor show. It was pulling a 2-wheeled trailer with a barbeque grill and an old 1919 root beer barrel turned into a cooler. Laid horizontally, the keg has a hinged lid cut into one side. A keg beer tap mounts on back of the cooler. "It's a real conversation piece at shows and works great for cooking brats and supplying refreshments at picnics," says Dam. The bar stool is powered by a 5 1/2 hp Honda engine and rides on pneumatic wheels designed for a riding mower. The engine chain-drives a centrifugal clutch. The driver sits on a real bar stool equipped with a foam-covered seat. The controls include a clutch, disc brakes, and throttle. There's a kill switch under the seat, as well as a bicycle horn and bottle holder. "I built it myself but bought most of the components from someone who used to sell a kit for self-propelled bar stools," says Dam. "Most of the components are the same ones used on go-carts. The rear axle has two sprockets, one for high gear and one for low. I've never run it at full throttle in high gear, but it would probably go 30 to 35 mph." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dave Dam, 111 N. Buena Vista Rd., Eau Claire, Wis. 54703 (ph 715 450-2943).

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