Why does this feel like the unholy offspring of AvE and This old Tony? Great video and design. We need more EngineNerds on here inspiring people to learn and do more.
I used to do similar things for my son. He had a power wheels jeep with a lift and metal frame. It was stock. I did a straight wire conversion (no speed controller) I studded the tires with 5/15 screws for traction. He stepped on it the first time on a paved drive and pulled a little wheelie. Looked at me and said "I'm telling mom"! So this little sign he made really made me laugh. Thumbs up!
Nancies! All of you! Drive to the "u pull it" junkyard, get a truck starter, snatch the battery out of the Prius next to it, voila. No more kids. . . Was that the goal?
I don’t know too much about 3D printers but I imagine a heated bed/tray is the remedy to that? They have gotten so cheap now, I’m hoping I can scoop one up in the next year or so.
@@lgzz4885 the heated bed is a nice feature for multiple types of filament. The issue is, and it looks like the part he used is PLA, is that PLA doesn't need a heated bed for printing. For me, higher temps on the print bed causes parts to lift. I usually keep the bed off if I'm printing PLA. My pet peeve is when people on Facebook recommend higher bed temps with this issue rather than going cooler. Definitely get a printer with a large following. Highly recommend the Ender 3. My first and best printer. My 2nd is a Tronxy XY-3 and it's very...okay.
Freakin' priceless comment and replies! I feel better knowing there are still people out there that instantly "get" this type of humor....and from whence it came.
It reminds me of my youngest daughters first snowmobile. I had to tape a shim under the throttle so she couldnt go full speed. It has a two stroke single cylinder engine that really wasn't that fast but when I noticed she was flying through a wooded part of a trail and the brake lights never went on, I knew sooner or later she would end up ramming into a tree. I also knew her mother would kill me if something didnt change. So I made a simple throttle limiter. She always was my fearless one.
I was originally watching this process on @dudedad channel but the dude didn't even explain anything but how to attach a volt control smh thanks for putting in the actual work. Got some projects in mind.
My little girl is turning two this month! I can’t wait to buy her a Power Wheel so I can throw some 18V (9AH) Rigid Batteries in that thing!!! You’re truly amazing for this video! 🙏
Tried this mod and I highly recommend a low-voltage shut off in the circuit. Lost a good battery from over-discharge. FYI, the battery protection is in the tool end of these Milwaukees, not in the battery
@@traviscooke148 And why is the guy a creep? He expressed sympathy? And you think she needs your help? So yeah you're a orbiting beta hoping to say the right thing to get any female attention.
With the batteries in parallel one will always take the brunt of the load due to their differences in internal resistance and fail sooner. Run them in series and crank down the PWM. You may get longer run time and not kill one of the packs prematurely.
It'll be fine, there's protection circuitry built in to the packs. These batteries can supply 60+ amps from a single pack (cordless grinders draw huge currents)... Besides, Milwaukee have got a 5 year warranty
Brilliant... Ps. Is it weird that after 25 years of having out grown even be able to use one of these I'm still horribly jealous of anyone that has one?
Ride my kids old one periodically... I can make it do some pretty decent wheelies since I have to sit on the back of the seat. It's an Escalade with mountain bike tire tread for extra grip. It wheels thru the rocks like a beast lol
awesome mod man, looks really sweet too with them 2 batteries mounted in there like that! like a v-twin or something. "Don't tell mom", love it. the ending... too cute.
Awesome. I always wanted to soup up a power wheels. Unfortunately my kids are to big now. However, we were very very fortunate with our power wheels selections when they were little. I bought them the hot wheels/power wheels go cart & that thing moved!! It had rubber wheels & it was the joy of the street every time we brought it out. Even for the younger teenagers. Then my 2 other kids got the jeep 2 seater with room for 1 more kid in the back. They loved 4 wheelin in the back yard. It was all about what they could run over. Not about speed. So a few mods were key but that thing took a real pounding. So we shall see if i ever get to the 0-25mph in 10 secs power wheels mod done...because theirs always grand kids. 😎
Now you need to wire in a "fuel gauge" so your kid knows when it's going low so you do t have to drag it back to the garage when they run it dead around the block.
My kid was watching me, watch this video. She asked if God was doing it. I told her, he's pretty close to it! By far the best video on youtube for modifying speed!
Nicely done upgrade. I did a simple upgrade to my kid’s Jeep about 20 years ago with an additional 6v battery. Instead of 12v forward and 6v reverse, I made a wiring harness that made 18v forward and 12v reverse. Kids loved it!
This is just “Tim Allen” part of my brain thinking, but what would the output be if you connected the batteries in series and ran an output of 36 volts?
Lol...This is great! Her front tires need a few wraps of 8.5mil 2' wide electrical tape to keep the "push" from happening while turning .... Will make for better drift moments as well!
I did this over a year ago to my son's Powerwheels 4 wheeler. We didn't have batteries for it, as I got it free many years prior and it has been sitting in the weather all that time. I cut the wires and just jammed them into a Dewalt 18vt. The tires spun so fast that it took a couple seconds before the thing would move. I solved that problem by adding screws to the tires for better grip. He had about 20min of power. When that was dead he just changed batteries with the one on the charger and kept going. With the screws in for better grip he can easily climb hills now too.
My man! First off I will say you def get the "best dad on the block award" and the knowledge you hold in that head of yours is something RU-vid needs to compensate you for!!! Amazing video and you have another subscriber.
The curved backside is due to a thing in 3d printing called warping. Its when the underside of the print starts bending upwards. Normally when that happens the print is considered as failed, so it's weird that the seller still sent you that one...
Two sided servo tape for hobby rc cars will hole that speed controller. As an option to velcro it will seem more sturdy. The velcro allows some vibration damping.
Fabulous. Wifes jajaja same mine. I had like 5 different power wheel cars for my daughters. Ended up throwing them out cuz the batteries die fast or the motor at wheels fail. Now i have 5 batteries in the shed and 2 cars that don't work anymore. This is amazing putting those milwuakee batteries. Too bad i dont now much about wiring and electrical stuff.
The "cradle" is warped not curved because of uneven cooling of the 3D printing material. You can sand flat but your washer fix is less time consuming. If you don't have a 3d printer they're inexpensive enough I recommend buying one. The parts I can make are worth the learning curve. Home, garden, car, truck. You name it there are tons of applications for an imagineerimg specialist...
Years ago my oldest boy had a power wheels John Deere gator. Same problem with the battery. I ratchet strapped a trolling motor battery into the bed and unhooked the dump linkage. Once I wired it in he drove and drove and drove. He rode it 30 to 60 min per day. I only had to charge it once a month or so.
Probably a bit longer, but the beauty is, if he moves the controller to a different spot, you might be able to fit the 12.0 batteries in there. Im sure the 9.0 would fit at least. It would last all day haha
Really enjoyed all aspects of your video. Very informative, simple yet thorough instructions, clear before and after test results, and great camera work and editing. Thanks for sharing.
@@havocware Brother,maybe you can give me an answer,I got my son a ride on car,mercedes AMG style,the thing is it has 4x motors and 2x 12v7 Ah batteries,took out 2 motors for some riding time but I want to upgrade it,what I'm supposed to do as I don't know what's with the 2nd battery? PS:forgot to mention that it's not a power wheels model,I can't find who manufactured it so I have no idea about the voltage tolerances or if it would fry anything as it has lights, touch screen music player and stuff.
I wish this was available when my kids were young! Who wouldn't want their kids drifting in the driveway? Now I have a legitimate reason to stick around and wait for grandchildren to show up! Awesome video! And who are the 62 "Nervous Nancy's " who didn't like the idea of children having 64% more fun!?!?
I put a Milwaukee battery in my granddaughters Barbie Jeep, simply by connecting directly to the battery, with a fuse able link. She tried it out and was drifting like a pro.
This is such an awesome project!! I cannot wait to do something similar for my little girl when we need to replace the battery in her Porsche inspired Hotwheels style car!!
Havocware Any idea why my machine cuts out after about 6 minutes of my kids driving the truck? I have followed your instructions to a T and it doesn't seem to be working out. Batteries are fully charged, and I think I have the circuit board set up correct, but maybe I don't. Do you have proper directions to set the proper values on that board? Or any other things to check? I also notice on the speed controller there is a switch with 3 settings. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
Havocware Any idea why my machine cuts out after about 6 minutes of my kids driving the truck? I have followed your instructions to a T and it doesn't seem to be working out. Batteries are fully charged, and I think I have the circuit board set up correct, but maybe I don't. Do you have proper directions to set the proper values on that board? Or any other things to check? I also notice on the speed controller there is a switch with 3 settings. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
I had my daughter's Barbie Jeep set up with a actual car battery in the pickup truck type area behind the seat. And I also had a set of 12 volts interior halogen above sink lights on a toggle as her headlights. She could run that jeep for 12 hours or more and driving at night around our property. She can also drive down the back roads 2 miles to her grandma's house. Put it on the charger and then drive home, with escort though
One of the best "how to" videos on RU-vid, and you are quite the craftsman. Well done, but not overdone, and the Milwaukee batteries is just great. My thought is to use the speed controller as a throttle, the powerwheels on/off "throttle" has always bothered me, bending the kids necks. Thank you.
i've swapped the original battery for a better, longer lasting 12v battery but I have been wanting to do this exactly. I have a ton of extra drill batteries that I could use for this so thanks for the encouragement! My boys will love it
I'm not an expert by any means but I would imagine that the run time would be about the same, maybe up to 30% longer though. 9.5 Ah @12v for the lead acid and 5 Ah @18v per battery for the lithium batteries in parallel. So 10Ah would be a slight increase, but the controller helps reduce power consumption. Lithium are also better suited for high drain devices and can generally run longer compared to other battery types on the same draw. I think the main goal was not to increase run time but to decrease charge time. Those lithium batteries can charge much faster than a lead acid. 14 hours after each use becomes like 2-6 depending on the charger and battery manufacturer, not to be mistaken for the battery's sale brand.
@@TheSlimCognito on the plus side these things are so freaking cheap and it's something to have saying "I'm the one that upgraded that *Pops a can of Beer and watches the baby girl drift like Initial D*"
If you had the speed setting at the same speed as stock, then it would last a little longer, but the higher voltage will push more amperage which is why it goes so much faster, so at high speed it won't quite last as long, but the distance traveled would be the same or greater.
@@charlesmckinley29 or fried the motor. I think one of those motors can take 36 volts with no load but it would overheat as soon as the wheels touched the ground.
Thanks Adrian. Check Part II for run-time tests and battery over-discharge protection. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8n_NJ2uIDU8.html
Man you do this stuff all fancy. Thank you for the links, bought most of the stuff for a free escalade i picked up off the street! i have so many milwaukee batteries this will be perfect
Such a great mod with a lot of good knowledge. I am surprised that you did not modify the gas pedal to make it variable speed. That way it will be easy on the gears. I would live to see a video of u doing that
Great video from all aspects. Content, great..production values...pro, editing....off the chart and best of all talent...kid is great. Good dad's make great kids.
Bro this is negligent! Without a voltage controller you are going to encourage people to try this and over discharge their batteries and ruin them! you really need to have a disclaimer!
backup batteries in emergency lights for exits are cheap and if you parallel them i have found they hold a decent charge and fit where the power wheels ones fit nicely
