The interesting, the Odd and the Unusual

[danbur55]

She's not photogenic at all YET bet was told they got away from kohler due to porous casting in the blocks that built up with dirt on fins causing overheat problems then went to kawasakis

[MattDragontamer]

She's not photogenic at all YET bet was told they got away from kohler due to porous casting in the blocks that built up with dirt on fins causing overheat problems then went to kawasakis

Sense I have two 390's I might make a 380. Might be hard to get the original style engine though... :/
There isn't much difference at all to them. I have a suspicion that the 380 was rebranded to the 390.

Funny thing is, I went to my storage unit and looked at the engine that was given to me when I picked up the pacesetter... Look familliar?

[TatTooL23]

so heres my Commuter TE 390. its in pretty damn good shape. seems to be quite original. not sure if the mud flaps are and also did they just have the one brake lever? even the rims r in great shape of u look close at them. fenders r nearly perfect. starts right up and runs great. headlight and tail light work. no tears in seat. gas gauge works but lens is clouded over. really cool trike. would really love to know honestly what it could be worth in this shape. also don't know the year. ENJOY!

[czac]

I would love to find the Husky 250 CR... nice looking trike!

[danbur55]

wow that causes drooling dont hold me to this but with your serial # beginning with 81 i'm guessing it as 81 mine starts with 78 so i'm guessing its a 78 model as i said do not take this as true just yet, my 380 also has mudflaps mounted like yours man is that a nice looking one and you wont have seat a resto like most thanks for sharing that

so heres my Commuter TE 390. its in pretty damn good shape. seems to be quite original. not sure if the mud flaps are and also did they just have the one brake lever? even the rims r in great shape of u look close at them. fenders r nearly perfect. starts right up and runs great. headlight and tail light work. no tears in seat. gas gauge works but lens is clouded over. really cool trike. would really love to know honestly what it could be worth in this shape. also don't know the year. ENJOY!

[TatTooL23]

I haven't seen one with that smaller tank other then mine. Maybe they just changed at some point.

[MattDragontamer]

I would love to find the Husky 250 CR... nice looking trike!

Buy the bike and do the conversion. It wasn't an official trike. But seems to be an easy convert.

[MattDragontamer]

I haven't seen one with that smaller tank other then mine. Maybe they just changed at some point.

Yea, I updated the list earlier... The 390 with small tank was an early model.

[TatTooL23]

Hmmmm. An early model??? So maybe not an '81 via the serial#

[TatTooL23]

also mine has a twist throttle and one brake lever. is that all original? was there anything else that was on the bars front the factory?

[MattDragontamer]

also mine has a twist throttle and one brake lever. is that all original? was there anything else that was on the bars front the factory?

Correction: Yea, the originals had the twist grips and I have seen lever throttles. Not sure when they went thumb.
And they have only one brake lever.

[danbur55]

Yes that looks like it should be a model k181 confirmed as correct twist throttle is correct someone added a lever to mine left lever is brake going to a 1" x4" band like minibike or gokart brake hub is on side of transaxle. Tank change could have just been upgrade indesign dont know for sure

[TrickShot]

Just like the Avenger 1/4t, there is the Heald Hauler 3wheeler with dumpbox.

[MattDragontamer]

So apparently I have maxed out the main post.

So here are the Heald Haulers Again...

Heald Hauler

Heald Hauler



Heald Hauler 416



Heald Super Trike - Made an exception...

[ps2fixer]

Very cool post, I knew a few of these models by reading on here, but WOW so many different ones!

As a kid my dad bought a 3 wheeler for $65 with a 5hp brigs on it, belt drive like a lot of these in this thread, but the rear fenders where small, and metal, kind of like a small trailer fender, but looked oem. Fender was white, with a line, dark blue or black. Frame was orange, engine was black. We chopped it up because it performed really poorly... probably a worn belt, and put a 370 Suzuki motorcycle front end on it with the engine, I wasn't allowed to ride it any more because it was too fast lol (I was like 8 at the time).

If i can find pics, I'll post them up, but it didn't look like any of the machines in this thread, any ideas what it was?

EDIT: Oh just to clearify, this was a typical 3 wheeler you sit on, not the cart style. Also the back of the seat had a seat back, like some old motor cycles. From memory, no suspension.

Closest thing I can find so far is the rear end of the link below, the bottom part of the rear of the frame is very close to what I remember, and the fenders, but no baskets, engine was between your legs, and you sat over top the engine. I think the front end was similar as well, don't remember it so well since it was cut off pretty quick. I know we still have the front tire around somewhere yet, maybe the rest of the front end too?!

The bolt pattern for the front tire was really tiny, like 4x90 or something. If I'm thinking right, something like a 22x11x8 knobby (if it is factory). Rears were the same type of tire too, not sure if the size was the same though. I *think* the rear end had a differential like an old chain driven lawn mower.