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85craftsman
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Join date : 2011-09-12
Posts : 2
|  Subject: newbie modding  September 12th 2011, 9:25 pm | |
| hey guys! im new to the site and known on youtube as 485yamaha, i have two tractors currently, an 86 noma canadiana 11hp briggs(of course), and an 85 sears craftsman 18hp briggs( my beater) i want to mod both for mudding and speed but for now i want to leave alone the 18hp.
i just opened up the engine on the 11 hp and it squeels loud when i start it, i think its the starter mechanism but im probably gettin a 19.5 from my buddy for it, im thinkin of puttin a 3 or 4 inch pulley on the rear and leavin the front alone, and i wanna put a gas pedal, but my clutch is on the right side -.- so i dont know how thats gonna work. just seeing if anyones got any pointers and tryin to introduce myself
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dangeroustoys56
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Age : 54
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Location : Florida, USA
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! September 13th 2011, 1:44 pm | |
| Welcome abord - actually youd want a slightly larger pulley on the front - otherwise itd be a near 1:1 ratio. If its for trail/mud/crawling you actually dont want a whole lot of speed - brakes should be an important part of the build, nothing like climbing a hill and rolling backwards......
I use an old agway for mud/trail riding - i put bigger tires on it, i changed the pullies slightly ( 3 speed that was agonizingly sloww) - running a 4" on the motor and a 8" on the back - dont want super sonic speeds- just a lil more oomph.
You can get around the clutch pedal by using a throttle on the steering wheel or mounting it on the other side - would be a lil weird to drive until you get used to it.
I have a couple tractors with both a separete clutch and brake pedals - thats a lil weird to get used to. | |
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xXThExRel3eLXx
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Age : 29
Join date : 2011-10-05
Points : 4810
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Location : West Virginia
| | Subject: New to the forum. October 5th 2011, 5:30 pm | |
| It wil not be long until i start my first tractor. I learned everyhing i know form arild 365. | |
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product
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Location : Ontario Canada
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dirtybird
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MSteele323
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NZHproduction
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Location : Davis Ca
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arild365
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Age : 29
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Points : 5817
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Location : Canada, BC
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! October 5th 2011, 9:04 pm | |
| hey man! welcome to the forum! haha im glad people are learning from my vids! Thats what there there for  Cant wait to see what you build! | |
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product
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Location : Ontario Canada
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! October 5th 2011, 9:08 pm | |
| - arild365 wrote:
- hey man! welcome to the forum! haha im glad people are learning from my vids! Thats what there there for Cant wait to see what you build!
just some pressure to keep makin them! haha | |
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MSteele323
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Location : Little Rock Arkansas
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! October 5th 2011, 9:21 pm | |
| lol NZHproduction Glad to see another fellow Doctor who fan in here.
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arild365
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Age : 29
Join date : 2010-02-11
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Posts : 320
Location : Canada, BC
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! October 5th 2011, 9:47 pm | |
| - product wrote:
- arild365 wrote:
- hey man! welcome to the forum! haha im glad people are learning from my vids! Thats what there there for Cant wait to see what you build!
just some pressure to keep makin them! haha hahaha true Id better get working on some more vids eh? been a while. | |
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MSteele323
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Location : Little Rock Arkansas
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NZHproduction
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Age : 29
Join date : 2010-08-28
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Location : Davis Ca
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! October 7th 2011, 12:39 am | |
| ya i haven't really been in a video making mood either. plus with school and work i've been pretty busy lately. ya MSTEELE Doctor who is probably one of my favorite shows lol. | |
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goesman
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Age : 45
Join date : 2012-01-18
Points : 4857
Posts : 119
Location : Salem, Mo.
| | Subject: Hello every one January 18th 2012, 9:02 pm | |
| I must say that i am pleasantly surprised that there are other crazy people that share the same love of taking a lawn mower and making it go places that it was never suppose to go.
Hi my name is Daniel I have been building crazy stuff from lawn mowers ever since i was a kid. I will get some pictures of my lawn tractor up tomorrow. I look forward to meeting every one and checking out your builds and showing off mine.
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Jamus
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Location : Southern WV
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goesman
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Age : 45
Join date : 2012-01-18
Points : 4857
Posts : 119
Location : Salem, Mo.
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! January 18th 2012, 9:23 pm | |
| You know i just noticed i put this in the announcements. I wanted to put it in the general tractor talk, me bad. | |
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arild365
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Join date : 2010-02-11
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Posts : 320
Location : Canada, BC
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! January 18th 2012, 9:43 pm | |
| Hey man! welcome to the forum eh! Im sure youll feel right at home  Im ona the mods here so if you need anything lemme know eh. Il move you topic to the tractor talk for yah. Can wait to see your tractors! Arild | |
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gilsonrumbler
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canadianromper
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goesman
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Bigal
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CraftsMAN
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widebody
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Join date : 2012-04-24
Points : 4603
Posts : 2
Location : McAlester, OK
| | Subject: New member, SE Oklahoma April 25th 2012, 12:01 am | |
| New member here guys. Got the wild hair to build a offroad mower after watching some of fearlessfronts vids on youtube. Im shooting for something I can take on the trails, not so much a mud mower, but if the need should arise, I want it to be more than able to handle some slop. My starter mower will be a '02 Murray widebody 12.5 horse 40 incher with the 5 speed Peerless. I bought this mower brand new & pulled the deck off of it when I got it home from Wally-World. Its only job was pulling a little lawnmower trailer to collect rocks from the yard after we built our house. Its never cut a blade of grass in its life. Its just been sitting in the shop for the last couple of years, so I figured what the hell. Lets do this. Been collecting parts mowers like mad the last few weeks. I've restored a couple of cars/trucks & I know for a fact there's nothing like having donor vehicles. So far i've got the following mowers for parts: All are complete mowers, engine, trans, deck, etc. John Deere 160- Kawasaki FB460v (12'ish HP) < steering & front end are BEEFY! Murray Ultra 17.5 Tecumseh OHV175- Hydro  Craftsman LT1500- 17.5 Intek OHV- Peerless  Anyways, that's my story. Thanks for havin' me. | |
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AcreFarm
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Age : 40
Join date : 2011-11-02
Points : 4940
Posts : 208
Location : Tennessee
| | Subject: Re: Introduce yourself! April 25th 2012, 11:12 am | |
| Welcome aboard.
You've got a good supply of parts going. The Deere should have an 800 series Peerless, and the Kawi is a good engine but replacement parts are pricey. The Murray Ultra is good for chassis parts; and I'm sure if you wanted to you could sell the transaxle (and the Teccy engine too).
The Craftsman has good engine, decent transaxle & is built pretty well too.
Spare parts always come in handy! | |
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Junkstarbuilds
Administrator
Age : 48
Join date : 2012-07-03
Points : 4847
Posts : 236
Location : Fort Stewart Georgia
| | Subject: Introduce yourself! January 2nd 2013, 2:36 am | |
| Hi, I am Junkstar, I have a Youtube channel called Junkstarbuilds. I typically like to build stuff out of junk, and I have always liked messing with mowers and tractors..
I havent posted pics on this site yet, because I make videos and such..
Feel free to email me, private message me, contact me in any way you like, If you are new, post a new thread with an introduction and let the games begin! | |
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Chopperhed
Moderator
Age : 58
Join date : 2012-10-14
Points : 5258
Posts : 801
Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Eh!
| | Subject: Chooperhed is in the house January 2nd 2013, 2:01 pm | |
| Yup, I'm new. Living up here in Edmonton Alberta
Just started a new project.
Have a 98 Mastercraft (MTD) with the 15.5 B & S motor that I got for free. I used it as a tow tractor for moving stuff around the yard.
I've since picked up a quad to do that so don't need the tractor anymore.
I've also got the remains of a yamaha warrior quad sitting here.
Can you see where this is going? | |
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