Power Kite Forum

Tandem setup?

spencer70 - 26-1-2008 at 10:36 PM

Hi all,

I'm going to be at the NABX pre-event at the end of March ('08), and I'm interested in hooking up a temporary tandem setup, so I can drag my daughter in a buggy behind me. Have any of you created a solid tandem hookup, or are you aware of where I could find kits?

NPWfever - 27-1-2008 at 01:05 AM

If you have 2 buggies then you can attach them like you would a trailer. But if you dont a seat and rear axle are the easier parts of a bug to build, with a welder pretty easy to pull off. When is NABX?

NABX pre event

spencer70 - 27-1-2008 at 02:24 PM

NABX is at the end of March, at El Mirage Dry Lake in southern Calif. After that, there's the official NABX event, and it's held that first week of April. Since I'm teaching then, I can only make it to the pre-event, which is still fun as hell.

http://www.nabx.net/about/when-where-how.html

lunchbox - 27-1-2008 at 06:22 PM

Hi S70,

Angus has a few pics at his web site with detailed instructions. I built mine using this design and it works fine. I believe Carl (aka Popeye the Welder) has a pic or two at his site (different design and made out of metal instead of wood).

Here is the link to Angus tow hitch design - http://www.coastalwindsports.com/BuggyMods.html

Unfortunately, I don't remember the link to Carl's site but it is listed on this forum someplace.

HTH.

acampbell - 27-1-2008 at 11:55 PM

Lunchbox
Thanks for the reference to my tandem hitch. I should add that while it continues to work well, I would extend the towpoint or hitch attachment on the towing buggy out about 8" behind the rear axle, instead of just a couple of inches behind. Doing so would ensure that the tow bar would be less likely to hit the rear tire of the towing buggy in a tight turn.

I had thought that I had edited the article on the web site to refect this, but obvoulsy not, so thanks for the bump and nod.

Angus

Sthrasher38 - 23-2-2008 at 04:43 PM

Angus, Will you be giving tandems during Nabx?