Power Wheels What you should know and consider before upgrading ( no music )
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2016
- No music as requested by subscribers....... You modify at your own risks. Manufactures warranty will be voided, safety of the children driving or riding in the powerwheels will increase the chances of the children being hurt. Property damaged or people being hit by the power wheels. The mechanical issues of breaking gears, motors, ect.
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Great video sir. So thankful I caught this video before I "worked" my son's ride. I knew right away something more was going to happen.
Alpha Ghost Thank You Ken
v t Your welcome Ken
I agree 18 volts on a stock setup should be max even with aftermarket motors. You want to go to 24 volts or higher look into doing an ESC conversation that will allow you to have variable throttle and soft stop/start and you wont blow up the gearboxes as easy. Also I heard those metal first gears are just a gimmick. Also if you want to keep it at 12 volts but have more speed, try finding a donor super six setup. That is a power wheels that is 6 volts with dual motors. The single seat trucks and the cars power wheels are two that I know of. Those can be boosted to 12 volts with no mods and are faster then almost all stock 12 volt motors at 18 volts. They are stable at 12 volts and require no supporting mods.
Also Motor RPM plays a major factor in speed too. The Duratrax 550 Motor has high RPMS and is equivalent to the Super Six Motors. They will go faster then the Traxxas 775 motors on stock 12 volts, but they do not handle 18 volts at all and the Traxxas motors will outperform at 18 volts
James Crawford Thanks for input. Ken
Good job .. thanks
Brayden Zambrana Thank you Ken
Good
Ali Ali Thank You
Put a 20v 6ah on 12v Corvette and the gear broke in about 20 mins. Best 20 mins he ever had on a PW.
Oh Hale YEAH lol thanks for post
Great video. What’s a website that I can order new motors and gears from I’m lolling to upgrade my sons. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Dalton Cedars I ordered mine from mltoys.com. There is another website. kidscarsandparts.com. Make sure you research video's and comments below video's they will give you all the pro's and con's of upgrading your child's ride. Just remember you will be repairing them all the time because they are not designed for the upgrades. Plastic gears are the biggest problem...….Thanks Ken
Dalton Cedars check out Dave Phototype video's: Power wheels gearbox modification (DIY) Part 1
Hi nice man
S TV BD Thank you Ken
i found a ford F150 power wheels in the woods last year and i was wondering what to do with it i decided to put an old lawn mower engine and transmission in it
the engine blew out the old gaskets so its going to be ahwile before i finish it
Donovan Bryant-Sounds like a fun project Thanks for sharing Ken
Where do you get the upgraded steel compound gears?
MLTOYS.com
Sir i want to make 3k rpm using gears and flywheel could u plz hlp
Muhammad Ali, all the gears in gears in the gear boxes are pretty much the same ratio. Motor's and the pinion gears attached to the motors are your best bet. You are limited to what size pinion gears are able to mesh with the gear boxes. On the gear boxes they are labeled with pinion gear sizes where the motors are mounted.MLTOYS.com can give you the rpm of the various motors. Hope this helps Ken
Do I need upgrade to thicker wire? from 12v to 24v
If going to 24v yes I would upgrade the wire. mltoys.com sells upgraded wiring harness. Myself I perfer 18v and not upgrade the wire using 40 amp inline fuse. 24 volts causes to many parts to brake. Thanks for your question. Ken
I got a machinist near me and planning to have all 4 gears to be fabricated if even possible to include the housing.
That would be awesome. Hopefully affordable. Thanks NinesOwnGoal TouchMe Please keep us updated
what kind od grease do you use for the gear boxes?
Scott Mertlidhb. Grease that works on plastics or nylon. Hobby, hardware, or auto store. Can buy from mltoys.com. I use tht original grease also but taking care to remove all of plastic debris in the grease from stripped gears. Note that you don't need alot of grease. You will see the amount of grease when you open the gear box case. Thanks for asking. Good info for others. Ken
Sorry Scott Mertlich misspelled your name
Scott Mertlich You will notice that every time you open a gear box case the smallest gear meshed to the motor's pinion gear will have no grease on the outer teeth. This is the reason why you need to buy metal first gears if you run 24 volts and 775 motors. Electricity is heat. So the extra heat induced to the plastic gear makes it warp and melt. Metal gear is a better heat sink for heat to dissipate. Thanks Ken
Dave Prototype has some very good information video's check out Power Wheels gear box modification (DIY) Part 1
Lucas White Lithium Grease Works wonders!
this is what I am going through now.
Chuck Turner It was a joy to watch them after the upgrades. I would have been watching TV if I didn't do them. Plus they grow fast you will be repairing bigger and better toys in the future. Ken
@@kennethbowman8570 so I was hosed by ML Toys. That Elmer Fudd talking moron got me for 350! Anyway I’m not sure what to do about getting this thing running. Ken I’d like to contact you if you have a moment to maybe help me get this thing running.
@@chuckturner997 Tell me what you are fighting Chuck. Maybe others can learn from our troubleshooting information. If you spent $350 on upgrading parts from MLTOYS they should have treated you like a saint. Sorry that they didn't take care of you. So let's fix your Problems Ken
@@chuckturner997 Are you upgrading to 18 volts or 24 volts? What size motors 550 or 775? What kind of batteries are you using? If you are trying to use power wheels batteries and you hook two of them together it will trip the built in circuit breaker in the power wheel batteries and the power wheels car will not run. The batteries circuit breaker will reset after it cools off and the car will run for a short time and then the batteries circuit breaker will trip again. This will happen over and over again. I used leaded sealed batteries one 12 volt and one 6 volt. You want to make sure that the batteries have the same amp-hour rating. Always check first at the power source.Ken
@@kennethbowman8570 sorry for the absence i been working 7/12s on a shutdown for 3 weeks and just been give out. I agree they should have, but the capacitor looking thing is locked up. i have the wheels off. it grinds if i turn it reverse. forward it does nothing. so i need one of them. But while i have it off the gears are packed with grease and look good but I was going to add the metal gear you spoke about. I've forgotten when i can buy these on amazon? or ebay? I also think some was saying you need to count the teeth. I was thinking they'd all be the same. Look forward to hearing from you Ken. Thanks gain.
Are you saying steel or still gear? I’m guessing steel......
Brett Baratheon steel. At my age I have a hard time talking, walking, thinking..............................
Kenneth Bowman - oh my goodness, Sir, I was not implying any of that! Honestly, this video was so helpful to me, you would not believe. I was listening on my phone, at low volume, so I could not hear it clearly. Actually, I would love to get in contact with you via email or something as to get more info on your builds.
I’ve been scouring the web for way to upgrade my sons Power Wheels Batman Dune Racer. Same thing as you have ultimately. There are so many different opinions about what works and does. It work that it is almost dizzying. I am to the point where I want to put the steel 1st gear in and upgrade to 18v only. If you are interested in possibly emailing with me I will give you my email.
Regardless of what you decide, great video.
Brett Baratheon lol. Only use steel first gear if you run 24 volts or 775 motors. More heat from motors will melt plastic first gear at 24 volts. 775 motors will have more torque at 18 volts but you will strip teeth off the output gear before stripping gears on the plastic first gear. UPGRADING will cause gears to strip no matter what you do using 550 or 775 motors. Best way to keep parts from breaking is by not doing any upgrades.
Brett Baratheon just keep in touch with me in the comments. That way other people can learn from your thoughts and experiences. Thank You Ken
Brett Baratheon if you do try upgrading, first run 18 volts with the original motors that came with the riding toy. Make sure you buy two extra output gears before hand. Cost about $25 each. Might be enough extra speed with out costing a lot of money. I wish I would have done that first. 24 volts really tears up gears and over heats motors. Stay 18 volts. Cheaper to buy A gokart.