Hey guys, it's been a long time since I posted on here, I came across a modification that could help countless people avoid dealing with a bunch of electrical issues, or expensive batteries. It's pretty simple to do, it takes less than an hour to do, and you probably already have the parts to do it. I plan on doing this to all of my off road tractors as a failsafe, or back-up means of getting it started. WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BATTERIES!
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My motor had a setup like that from the factory except the starter/generator was a belt to the motor so you just remove the belt and wham. pull start. Wat too much compression for it to actually be useful though.
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Technically, you could do away with the battery wiring,solenoids, and starter. more space to add something else, or cut a few lbs. Ive seenpull starts on a few videos on YT, but this is a clear cut How to video.
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Junkstar raises two very good points, by dropping the battery, wiring and starter you probably save yourself around 30 to 40 pounds, which is a lot when you're sinking in mud. The other point being that nothing is altered so you can always return it back to original condition. I am going to try to straighten mine a little bit the next time I'm out there messing around with it; it doesn't look like it'll take much. and you want to know a truly ironic thing? this is the only mower that has an actual working battery on it. Every other riding mower I have has got a dead battery..... I guess that's pretty sad. Hahaha
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Junkstar raises two very good points, by dropping the battery, wiring and starter you probably save yourself around 30 to 40 pounds, which is a lot when you're sinking in mud. The other point being that nothing is altered so you can always return it back to original condition. I am going to try to straighten mine a little bit the next time I'm out there messing around with it; it doesn't look like it'll take much. and you want to know a truly ironic thing? this is the only mower that has an actual working battery on it. Every other riding mower I have has got a dead battery..... I guess that's pretty sad. Hahaha
Dont worry, I only have 1 good working battery too. I need to bring my other one to NAPA and swap it.
Your pulley didnt look too off center though. At least not in the video. It looked a tiny bit bent though.
ive got a opposed twin im working on and i used a pulley from a transaxle and a couple spacers with longer bolts its in my latest vid its not a permanent thing but it works
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I've got a 19hp opposed twin that's been using a setup like this for years, it still my primary and only way of starting the rig! works like a charm haha
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