Hello from FL

[wicelt]

Hi there,
I am new to welding, but find it fascinating and would love to learn more. I am a computer engineer by trade, but love car and go kart racing. Recently a few peaces had broke on my kart and I got sick of asking other people to weld them for me... Hence bought myself a Hobart Handler 140 MIG. Absolutely love welding, since it's one of those super skills. You can make a lot of things if you know how to.
So lately I have just been fixing stuff like lawn mover or my go kart and trying to find more projects to weld. I hope you'll help with ideas and pointers.

Cheers,
Vil

[Gadget]

Hi Vil and welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place for ideas and help. Post some photos of your cart and repairs if you can.
I am a computer engineer myself but am retiring in two weeks.
Again welcome,
Dan

[KHK]

Hello Vil and WELCOME to the forum.. We do like pictures, so please post some.

[Bluesman]

Welcome! What about lawn mowers? You guys race them? We have some fellas around here that do. They soup them up to run at ridiculous speeds... I don't think they are much good for cutting grass when they get finished with them. I'm planning on going to one of their races soon. I will take pics and post. Never in my life have I ever heard of a "performance" lawn mower in the terms these guys are referring too.

[wicelt]

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Performance lawn movers can be very fast (and not too safe for my taste). They can do 80Mph on a dirt track... and the center of gravity is a little scary. Once I was at Sebring race track and kept hearing what was sounding like a baddest a** corvette or some american muscle revving nearby... Finally decided to check it out and to my surprise it was a lawn mover... Now mind you the track was full of Historic race cars (louder than modern ones) going 170Mph and this V twin lawn mover sounded meaner than most of them. Way fun.