TMJ's Craftsman LT1000 Conversion Thread

OK, that's not it than. I could unplug it and it would start to shut off, then I would plug it back in and the engine would kick back on. What else would cause this?

Alright guys! I got her going and now she'll stay going. It was the ABS solenoid that was the issue. Puled that sucker out, cut the end off, and now she'll stay runnin. Sometimes I'll get a big POW! when I shut the engine down. Went trail ridin yesterday. I've given it a name.(Butch) Sure is fun. Notice my gas pedal setup. All I have to do is hook it up, fab up the bumpers, and swap the pulleys and I should be mostly done.

That thing is freaking awesome!! Best offroad lawnmower I have ever seen!

Looks cool - not being sky high, it should be more stable . Ive had a few OHV motors that the antifire solenoid screwed up in - snipped the end off and havent had trouble since .

Does it have an exhaust on it? Most times why it 'pops' is because of unburnt fuel - on my tractors I usually shut the gas valve off, then just let them idle till they stop on their own , it emptys out the carb of gas as well .

Thanks guys. Yeah, It now runs good. I'm working on the exhaust now. Still trying to figure out how I'm going to do it. I've even gone trail riding in it. The front end needs some work. Still lots to do.

Man, Butch is becoming a mainstay on the farm and I'm still working on him. Used him to work on the fence today and to fetch some firewood yesterday. Got the exhaust finished. I'll post pics on how I did it later when I have more time. Now time to decide what tip to use. What's y'all opinion?

The first one i think looks the best unless u can make the second one look better the third one is to tall and could hit trees. the second one looks to ghetto so im still saying the first one

Yeah, I'm leaning towards the first.

The second one (third pic), I think would look better once its all welded up and ground smooth. I'd add a little more pipe coming out of the bend and increase the angle of the cut, maybe even put a little curve to it too. The frist setup dont look to bad either.

One ? is your hood going to be able to open with that setup?
Anyways your tractor is looking good.

All I have to do is unscrew the fittings to open the hood. I'll get some different fittings so it will be easier to open the hood. I'll make a new turn-out tip that has a better bend in it.

bad ass mower looks bad ass with the holeshots tires on the back drop by my build one of these days i got 33x12.50x15 interco supper swampers custom front bumper custom hood quad fenders and a hitch haul link to my build http://atltf.forumotion.com/t1264-crastsman-on-33in-supper-swampers-lots-of-pics-and-mods

Yep, ATV tires look good on any mower. UPDATE. Got the front fenders on they just need to be painted to look good. I'm still not convinced they look good.

kinda has a trophy truck look to it now with the fenders with some custom paint and lots of stickers and a link type front end and fox shocks tether kill switch and built to the hilt motor and side pipes would have a bad ass race look >

HAHA. Yeah it would. Butch, however, is an off road machine. Good, I'm glad they don't look too bad.

you took the whole look out of the lawnmower. What are the fenders for.

There is still plenty of "Lawn Mower" left. It just looks like a lawn mower with big fenders. Them big wheels will throw some mud I'm sure. I personally like them. A coat of paint will help though. What color should I paint him? I was going to do camouflage.

black and orange

matthew sidor wrote:

black and orange

then paint tony the tiger on the hood lmao

your making fun of me aren't you

HAHA, then it would look like something that would come out a cereal box

Got the gas pedal hooked up. It works great. Wasn't sure how I would do it. I'll get pics soon. Next step is to see if I can somehow flip the engine pulley around and use the bigger size. Any ideas?

This is how i did mine.
Black = The washer on the inside
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Red = cut
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Green = Drill hole and welled a nut over hole use a bolt as a key


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Tractor Man Jeff wrote:

Come on guys. I want to here you guys input on this. Anyway, I might try to put the gas pedal in tonight. Got the bike hand brake to use.

hey man this is pretty sweet are you actually going to get the front brakes working or is that just for the hubs?

Finish the front brakes or take them off and make a burnout tractor.

If someone can tell me how the Honda 250 High Performance ATV brakes work, sure, I'll do it. Y'all see, the ATV the brakes came from only had the calipers, disks, and some of the tubing. I'm missing the main part that makes the brakes work. I don't know what the part is. That's the problem. I do need brakes though. I'm still trying to figure that out. Thanks Homer for the suggestion. That's what I think I'll do.

take a picture of what brake parts you got and ill tell you what else u need. and for the pulley i cut the end off so their was a little bit of the key still on it .and flipped the bottom end to the top. so the bottom end is on top then I got on the lathe and drilled it out to right size without going all the way to the key so it will still be able slip right in to keyway. then i re-welded it so the small one is on top and big one is on bottom