TMJ's Craftsman LT1000 Conversion Thread

nice, im gonna do duals out the back of mine i think, when i get it

Tractor Man Jeff wrote:

Wish I could do that on my truck as it's a Naturally aspirated diesel V8. I could run true duals on it too.

Yeah true dual on a desiel would be cool.
I dont see alot of desiels with truck duals.

It look good the apposed fits in their nicely.

Sweet

Looks great!! That brush guard is perfect. I might have to make something like that on mine.

It is excellent for pushing chicken pens around. A life saver for sure.

sweet build man i got the same mower well the same body but im not sure if its a lt1000 or what but its a beast of a mower keep the pics commin

I won't be able to be around much as my job takes almost all of my time. I'll pop in every now and then.

Where did you get those front hubs? Also nice lawnmower, i'm so stupid, I thought those style mowers were lt2000's, because my neighbor has one with a 20.5hp briggs opposed twin. Anyways love the mower, gonna do that with my neighbors now HEHEHE.

Tractor Man Jeff wrote:

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?

I kind of did the same thing, mine was kohler and I just pulled it out of the solenoid and screwed it back in, do I cut the wires off?

3rd picture, Just love the angle how it catches the mower's stance!

I like the 4th pic... I prefer the atv wheels, but it looks way more complete/functional in that one.

Lynchburg? That's only a few hours from me. (3)

it has to be the float, or needle valve isnt sealing, or fuel mixtures set extremly high, or dirty carb

Looking good! Time to get a winch!

Check to make sure the float height is set correctly, and flip the carb over in your hands a few times listening and feeling to make sure the float is moving, and not hanging up. The design and placement of the gasket on these carbs has the potential to jam up the float. Trim around the hinge area with an exacto knife if necessary. Very closely inspect the fuel inlet needle and seat for trash and damage. It takes just the tiniest bit of junk to make it flood out just like you are describing. Having the fuel pump push the fuel makes a fault like that worse. You may have to replace the needle because it really can be hard to see a tiny nick or ding on it. Same goes for the seat, but it's tougher to replace.

Thanks doc. I've tried checking that but maybe it's still no right. I'll check on that. I have a winch well sorta. It's a big belt driven right angle gear box with crazy gear reduction. If I can get the belts there will be the kicker.

That'd sure be interesting. Meanwhile, there's no shame in mounting a manual, boat trailer winch or something like that, until you find something better. In fact, I think somebody here mighta just did that, and I did think of maybe doing that before I got my electric winch. When you're in a bind, any mechanical advantage you can get is a good one! Can be handy for pulling/towing things, too.

Yes- go back and recheck the fuel inlet system. Clearly, there's a problem there, ad the symptoms all point to the same thing.

Thanks doc will do. Ps I'm in chat

Hi Jeof like the front disk on the adapters what did they come of of was looking for something similar . Looks good so far keep up the good work.

Regards

Martin

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Depending on how bad that one rim is, you might be able to fix it or run a tube.

Oh, I could use it. It seals well, but would wobble awfully bad. Don't need it anyway. Got the other rims anyway. You may make out the warped rim in the pic.





Also got a mint hood. Great shape for $20.