lifted craftsman

i kow wherre some 35 micky thompsons are, and i can get all 4 for 50 with the rim, but ima save them for the one i want to build for show

Lifted Craftsman looks great. When its done be sure to put videos out of this thing

thanks man, didnt get to work on it today cause i was out sick, but im modifying the deck hight lever to work as my shifter so i have a neutral lock, it should be done next weekend(i hope) im definately getting vids of this one lol

richie thomas wrote:

you can see my racer and cub in the background of the first pic lol

all thats left is to extend the shift and mount the motor

Looks great! Extending the lever shouldnt be too hard, but I would use some thicker round stock from the bottom up to correct any flex.

its already done lo i took and welded a piece or 3/16" flat steel to it and the took a a piece of 1/2"x1/2" sq. tubing and welded ball joints on the end, it turned out nice, i was going to work on the shaft extension today, but i ran out of wire. ima get some more tomorrow tho and ima try to go on and hook the motor up this afternoon, all in all this was actually an easy build, just alot of measuring and fabricating and guess work

got my motor bolted down and wired up, taking it to school tomorrow to extend the spindles and fabricate the 5/8's coupler and shaft extension, when i get back from work sunday, ima going to weld the pillow block on and she will be moving then time to tear it apart and paint also have to make hood brackets, but i can do that later

Nice

richie thomas wrote:

all thats left is to extend the shift and mount the motor

Looks great, what size are those front tires and rims?

Looks good.
Are you gonna build bumpers for it?

those on the front now are 18x8.5x8 tires one 8 " rims, the tires that are on the back are going to be on the front before long, and yea its getting bumpers, i have a 3' piece of 3"x4" sq tubing for the front bumper that im going to fill with sand for extra wieght, and i dont know how ima do the rear bumper yet

small update: the front bumper is done lol now i gotta wait till i get money to buy parts lol

still waiting on money,lol but i need an outside opinion, preferably from some one with experience. would it increase the power of my motor if i removed the governer? im already puttin a set of 16 hp heads on it, and im drilling the jets out a lil bit, its a 18 hp briggs opposed

I would leave it governed, it's too easy to over rev when playing. I haven't personally seen come apart, but it can happen.

Whats size rims and tires on the pics Richie? looks like 8" rims in the front also, yet the diameter looks smaller than rear.

dked41 wrote:

I would leave it governed, it's too easy to over rev when playing. I haven't personally seen come apart, but it can happen.

Note: These are my thoughts, and I am in no way trying to start a governor holy war.

If you're worried about over-revving, a rev limiter is a way better solution than relying on a governor. The governor can and will cause unexpected behavior when offroading. The governor's job is to keep the engine running at the RPMs requested, its job is to keep the engine from over OR under revving. If you bog the engine a little while climbing any kind of slope, the governor will pour on the gas to try to compensate (think when you bog your mower down by hitting a thick patch of grass) and you will do an ill timed wheelie. This is especially important for those driving lifted tractors like this one.

If you are concerned with RPMs grenading your engine, get a rev limiter.

Thunderdivine wrote:

Whats size rims and tires on the pics Richie? looks like 8" rims in the front also, yet the diameter looks smaller than rear.

funny, they do look smaller, but they are both 8" rims lol
rainbow, ima take it out, and buy a tach, that way i can keep an eye on it

I'd go with a billet flywheel, I've had an engine surge with a removed governor while I was in the shop. around 3 seconds after I hear a loud crack, a shard of flywheel is laying next to me, shot through a 1" thick wall. not to mention leveling the starter and the magneto.

cant afford that lol

Reinforce your hood compartment with some 3/16 thick steel and never have the hood off when it runs, lol.

Doug Fackler wrote:

Reinforce your hood compartment with some 3/16 thick steel and never have the hood off when it runs, lol.

Why not?

ive been driving mine around without a gov, its fine

ive come to a decision. ima run it at first with the governer. then ill take it out while im painting it for the show in october

Yeah my mower dont have the gov on i but i also havent drove it since i took the gov off.

truckin42 wrote:

Doug Fackler wrote:

Reinforce your hood compartment with some 3/16 thick steel and never have the hood off when it runs, lol.

Why not?

The heavy steel acts as a shield

Same reason I put some 3/16" plate between my nuts and the piston on my engine.