people andy rice chief big kid products billycarts website billycartkids.com billycart kids is an australian company who make and distribute billycarts . contents 1 etymology 2 construction 3 company 4 events 5 models 6 references 7 external links etymology edit the term billycart originates from the australian billygoat pulled cart of the 1880s . originally a simple platform with four wheels and a moveable front steering column the billycart was adapted to become a self powered vehicle which children would race ; the challenge being to travel as fast and or far as possible with the least initial momentum . 1 construction edit using timber from australian renewable forests this current model billycart has four wheels a fixed rear axle and a steerable front beam axle actuated by a hand held rope . the seat area is enclosed ; designed for both safety and aesthetics . unpowered the billycart is designed to be pushed by a friend or run down a suitable slope . users of this particular model claim linear park in adelaide may be the perfect track . 2 company edit billycart kids employs orana at their port pirie factory to hand drill route and hand paint each piece to make every billycart unique . 3 billycart kids claim to be the only company in the world to ship this kind of product to consumers . the billycart comes as a flat pack and requires assembly . 4 events edit on 28 march 2010 billycart kids sponsored the first sodexo roxby billycart bash in roxby downs . the event saw over a hundred downhill racers hurtle down the only hill in town in homemade or purchased billycarts . 5 the event raised money for the roxby downs health service auxiliary . 6 models edit 2010 model the hudson flyer models in production the hudson hornett references edit fun comes in a box . retrieved 17 june 2010 . the hudson flyer is fantastic . 10 january 2010 . retrieved 17 june 2010 . workshop s journey from teabags to billycarts . 3 december 2009 . retrieved 17 june 2010 . fun comes in a box . retrieved 17 june 2010 . friends rally to build cart for aaron . 10 march 2010 . retrieved 17 june 2010 . jessica schuller 2 december 2009 . billy cart race plan . retrieved 17 june 2010 . external links edit billycartkids.com billycart kids on facebook retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title billycart kids & oldid 722011746 categories physical activity and dexterity toysracing vehicles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 may 2016 at 12 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view