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PostSubject: Re: MTD off-road romper build.   tires - MTD off-road romper build. - Page 9 Icon_minitimeAugust 2nd 2013, 12:40 pm

are you going to add cross bracing
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Lmm/edi-thanks guys.

Motorized-no I'm not not a lot of space to do it. The one side feels really strong
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Looks great red! I noticed your rear clutch pulley is bent 3-5 degrees compared to the front one, is there a meaning for this?
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Looks great red! I noticed your rear clutch pulley is bent 3-5 degrees compared to the front one, is there a meaning for this?

its a double pulley clutch and both pullys are level. It's probably just the camera lol
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redlinemotorsportts wrote:
Thunderdivine wrote:
Looks great red! I noticed your rear clutch pulley is bent 3-5 degrees compared to the front one, is there a meaning for this?

its a double pulley clutch and both pullys are level. It's probably just the camera lol



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redlinemotorsportts wrote:
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Looks great red! I noticed your rear clutch pulley is bent 3-5 degrees compared to the front one, is there a meaning for this?

its a double pulley clutch and both pullys are level. It's probably just the camera lol



Yea probably

but if you look at the strait plate then it looks bent just barley though
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If you want to go back in the thread and check out when I made the clutch go ahead. The clutch ass. is 1/2" higher than the rear pulley but I don't thing that will affect anything.


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I really like all the work you've done with this, it will be a solid tractor when your done, did you swap back to a unlocked rear axle? I know you said you didn't like yours locked
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I really like all the work you've done with this, it will be a solid tractor when your done, did you swap back to a unlocked rear axle? I know you said you didn't like yours locked
I haven't got around to going to the junkyard getting one but the axles can move around in the case, really worn down. That's another big reason why I want another transaxle
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PostSubject: Re: MTD off-road romper build.   tires - MTD off-road romper build. - Page 9 Icon_minitimeAugust 6th 2013, 11:01 pm

Got a few things done today.
More hp boosters:
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Well I repeated the process on the other side, bracing. this side had a big slot cut out for the stock pully. I plated it up.
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Paint....zing!
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Steering rod and a poorly done exhaust need love. didn't like the gray on the exhust but I need high temp paint.
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I pulled the mower out to see if the frame flexed any more after the bracing I did. ill try some more positions too but it looks great.
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Front tire was bearly touching the ground. this is the improvement it made: (before after)
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Liking it so far.
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Changed oil in the tractor but not worth its own update, so ill show you my garage for a change.
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Aint the best but definatly happy happy happy that I have it.
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I put my second clutch spring on but the hole that I used to use (was a previous hole in the chassis) was blocked  by the new frame braces. I took a thick washer and just welded it on.
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Its not complete without a proper test drive.
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i wish my shop was that big
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i wish my shop was that big
I'm fortunate to have what I got
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How about a big change? Leaf srings, from a 440 cheetah (lol)
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Got these off a old chase tractor. just for a later project.
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Rough moc up. I need a nice drill bit for my 1/8" stainless "tabs" or drop down bracktes too.
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With the hood on:
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Beginning of underbracing
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List of things to do: new bolts/nuts/washers, paint, supports, steering, fab work. Looks like I need to cut a bit off the bottim of the hood too, so that needs pain to (I never painted the boxed wrenches on the bottom)
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this is very interesting
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motorizedeverything wrote:
this is very interesting
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It's gonna be awesome though
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More progress. Better pics too. I still need a drill bit for mounting plates, thinking 1/4" steel, and need to work on the leaf spring packs, and finish welding.
Heres with the hood on, I didn't have to chop it up, im very happy I didn't.

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Look closely, there are some things that are temporary... LOL
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I LOVE the leaves! But- spin them around- eyes forward, slippers back.
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I LOVE the leaves! But- spin them around- eyes forward, slippers back.
Ill check clearance, how much they slide, I don't want them to hit my foot-clutch-bar-thingy....LOL
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yep leaves ride much nicer with the fixed end at the front of the vehicle, but it will be fine like you have it also
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yep leaves ride much nicer with the fixed end at the front of the vehicle, but it will be fine like you have it also
yep, I just have to see how much they slide, I wish they had shackles but then again its off a snowmobile haha.
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When you build the slipper retainers, leave maybe 1/16"-1/8" of room top to bottom, and side to side for them to move. Much more than that, and they'll be pretty sloppy and noisy. Much less, and they will bind up too much. Replace the bushings at the eye end, too. You may want to consider removing a leaf to soften them up a bit for offroad use. When you put the full weight of the frontend on them, do they deflect at all? I'm guessing they're a bit too stiff as they are. Either way, I love the leaf springs. Good on ya for using them!
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When you build the slipper retainers, leave maybe 1/16"-1/8" of room top to bottom, and side to side for them to move. Much more than that, and they'll be pretty sloppy and noisy. Much less, and they will bind up too much. Replace the bushings at the eye end, too. You may want to consider removing a leaf to soften them up a bit for offroad use. When you put the full weight of the frontend on them, do they deflect at all? I'm guessing they're a bit too stiff as they are. Either way, I love the leaf springs. Good on ya for using them!
Ill keep that in mind when I build the springs. They seem kinda soft, at leafy wen I put my full weight on one (witch ain't much LOL) it seems to flex about a inch down. When I mocked it up yesturday they sagged slightly. I don't have a problem with taking one out if it seems to hard. Can't wait to ride this.
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