Barn Find Tote Goat check it out

[kriskelso24]

Good find??!!!

 

[Richard Trotter]

Yes, a good find. Looks like most of the 'hard to find' parts are there. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.552798538396267&type=3

 

[Brooklyn Bob]

Gotta love those Gote's!

 

[Rapidrob]

What a find! I wonder why they mounted the rear tire backwards?

 

[Richard Trotter]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2604265472948258&type=3

 

[Rapidrob]

Dead link.

 

[RobertC]

Dead link.

Hey Rob...try it again, or from another device.

Perhaps it's dependent on whether or not you have a Facebook account, as it takes me initially to the Facebook login page. But then on to Richard's page.

 

[Rapidrob]

You have to be a member,which I will not be. But thanks for the effort.

 

[Harquebus]

Great Gote!

I get a Failbook error with message. See attached.

Failbook is not my cup of tea.... even if I didn't have anything to hide.

 

[Richard Trotter]

 

[Rapidrob]

Thank you for posting that. While the tread would fill up in mud and be useless,I can see the reason for cornering and rock climbing.

 

[Rapidrob]

I went back into my archives and found a grainy half-tone photo of my Trail King and it does look like the tire is running backwards as well.

 

[Rapidrob]

here

 

[Havasu Dave]

@Richard Trotter OldMiniBikes continues to benefit from your in depth knowledge of vintage trail bikes! Thanks for posting that.

Hey, did you fellow Trail Bike enthusiasts ever run across this?

http://www.swdeserts.com/index_htm_files/196205-DesertMagazine-1962-May.pdf

 

[Rapidrob]

man what a chore posting a photo, maybe this worked...

 

[Richard Trotter]

@Richard Trotter OldMiniBikes continues to benefit from your in depth knowledge of vintage trail bikes! Thanks for posting that.

Hey, did you fellow Trail Bike enthusiasts ever run across this?

http://www.swdeserts.com/index_htm_files/196205-DesertMagazine-1962-May.pdf

Yes, I have kept this as a reference. A lot of valuable information from 1962. thanks Dave

 

[Rapidrob]

Yes, but the list is incomplete of Trail bikes/scooters.
The quest for finding Uranium in the forties and fifties really drove the industry back then.

 

[Henderson1926]

Good find??!!!

I have model 666 Tote Gote with a 6hp Briggs model 147402 motor. I just did a valve job on the 6hp Briggs motor. My problem is I can’t figure out how to reassemble the throttle/governor linkages. Any chance any one has one of these and could send me some picture of yours so I can see how it is supposed to go together.

 

[Richard Trotter]

Do you have a pneumatic governor (fan driven) or mechanical governor in the crankcase?

 

[Henderson1926]

Do you have a pneumatic governor (fan driven) or mechanical governor in the crankcase?

Mechanical in the crankcase with an arm that comes off of it and is somehow attached to the throttle