[kevandtishedwards]

Ok long story short. Have kids for Summer and was gonna buy a go kart from the neighbor but it fell through. I found a Murray Explorer. I tried to buy it 3 years ago. It has been sitting in storage since before then. It looks to be in decent shape. It has a 6 HP overhead valve engine and torque drive trans (not sure what all that means but I am a little bit of a mechanically sensible person. The brakes seem to need adjusting but that looks fairly simple and does not have me overly concerned. I know it will need the regular services after being stored so long such as carb. cleaned/replaced, new spark plug, oil, you know all the obvious. Well being the first deal fell through I want to get them something soon and get it going so they can enjoy it the last few weeks before summer is over, but I have never owned a go-kart so I would like to know if anyone is familiar with either this brand or something similar and can tell me what to look for as far as the mechanics of the rest of the machine go. I have never owned anything close other than a riding mower, so I am not familiar with the clutches or torque drive trans. or other workings. The kart will need a little work I know, but I think I can get it for about $100 to $150 and I don't mind putting a couple more in it if it will be a good ride for them. I have 3 and a half acres and live in a quiet country neighborhood so it will see some asphalt and some maintained grass for the most part, with the occasional wide ditch(nothing dangerous or steep). I also would like to know if anyone knows any websites (with Links if you have it) where I could look into what parts would cost for it (if you can even get them still) and maybe see what it should look like from the factory verses what it looks like now as far as the mechanics go. The cosmetics are not so critical as we can fix that as a family. The guy that has it said it was running great when he parked it, but you know how that goes. When I asked him about selling it 3 years ago he said he was keeping it for his grand-daughter, but she should be old enough to have her liscense by now. The only thing I saw on it in the few minutes I looked it over was that there seemed to be a bracket or something by both front tires between the frame and the wheel) that had a good bit of rust. I guess it could have even been a spacer or part of the axle. The frame and motor were not rusty so I wonder why these 2 whatevers were so rusty but nothing around them was. Also, the as far as I know this could have been in a little salt water from the tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina, but I will really look it over this morning and see what kind of shape it is in. I plan to take some tools and remove covers or whatever, so I can get a good look at it before I agree to a price. Personally I think if the motor is not seized up and I can get it for $100.00 to $150.00 I will buy it as long as I find that parts are not impossible to get. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. I am in Gulfport, MS so if I can do anything to help you just let me know. Thanks again.