MTD off-road romper build.

this is really cool, red. every time I look at this thread it makes me want to get a mtd

1997 Murray wrote:

this is really cool, red. every time I look at this thread it makes me want to get a mtd  

Ha, I'd advise not to get one. Probably would make my life a lot easier if I started with a good mower I would of saves a lot of work but I think I learned more.

Intake tube air filter pipe thingy majig is done.

Shoulda did snorkel lol

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Shoulda did snorkel lol

Im never going that deep... In the wise words of greener179, "if im up to my small snorkel, i know im somewhere i shouldn't be"

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Shoulda did snorkel lol

Im never going that deep... In the wise words of greener179, "if im up to my small snorkel, i know im somewhere i shouldn't be"

thats like when people told me i needed one on dixie......if you on that mower of mine....and the water is above the carb, your ***** anyways

richie thomas wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Shoulda did snorkel lol

Im never going that deep... In the wise words of greener179, "if im up to my small snorkel, i know im somewhere i shouldn't be"

 
thats like when people told me i needed one on dixie......if you on that mower of mine....and the water is above the carb, your ***** anyways

Yeah aspessally if your on dixie? holy crap, thats gunna be like 4-5ft of water or.....whatever you're in! lol.

Engine ran good at idle and if you eased on the throttle it would slowly throttle up. Throttle response was terrible, i didn't know why. Today i realized i was covering a air vent, this ones for the carb itself, the big one is for the fuel pump. Important.

nice job

motorizedeverything wrote:

nice job

Dont worry, im not really a professional.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

richie thomas wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Shoulda did snorkel lol

Im never going that deep... In the wise words of greener179, "if im up to my small snorkel, i know im somewhere i shouldn't be"

 
thats like when people told me i needed one on dixie......if you on that mower of mine....and the water is above the carb, your ***** anyways

Yeah aspessally if your on dixie? holy crap, thats gunna be like 4-5ft of water or.....whatever you're in! lol.

when i am in the seat my ass is like 4 feet off the ground lol and the carb is level with the seat, so i would be screwed anyways cause of the belt

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Engine ran good at idle and if you eased on the throttle it would slowly throttle up. Throttle response was terrible, i didn't know why. Today i realized i was covering a air vent, this ones for the carb itself, the big one is for the fuel pump.

They put stuff like that in such weird spots sometimes. Some tecumseh carbs need the air cleaner screws in to use the fuel primer.

Started trimming the hood.

Cardboard template



Air filter fits under there snug.




Got to drive it around. When i was putting it in the garage, i broke the shifter in two.

I knew the shifter had to be rebuilt. that rod was too thin, kept bending. Hence the breakage.


So pretty much it wont go anywhere. That 820 swap seems to come faster than i was thinking. Might weld it up to last me winter.

Good luck on the 820 swap.. swap your clutcv while your at it

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Good luck on the 820 swap.. swap your clutcv while your at it

Yup, axle mounts, axle, shifter redux, and clutch re-do. I modified the hell out of the front, might as well move to the back lol

If it was mine, id try and do a new seat, the mtd fat man chair i mentioned before, 2 pedals, a clutch, a brake and a throttle on your setup would be cool. Use another identical clutch pedal as your clutch and flip it around, you could effectivly make a stick shift tractor lol

like lets say heres your tractor
(clutch).................................(brake)..(gas pedal)

if your already redoing so much, raise the rear up so it sits level red, i think it will look better, and it would give room for slightly bigger tires

richie thomas wrote:

if your already redoing so much, raise the rear up so it sits level red, i think it will look better, and it would give room for slightly bigger tires

Great idea.. just space it out with box tubing like I did on pony

Bout the petals-no. I love the setup now. I can break, gas it, steer it, and clutch. I do need to find a new seat, and NO, I don't want that big seat lol. Big seats on tractors just ruin the look in my opinion. I might move the hight of the axle, but I don't know. Bigger tires will hit my footboards and bumper. I could probably run 23's but that's all she wrote.

this ranch king tucked 25s with fender trimming and stock axle location.. only would have took like 2 inched to clear fenders but we just chopped the fenders
DONT YOU JUST LOVE THE FAT MAN CHAIR HAHA
It had more clearance, the tranaxle was snapped in 2..

That's what happens when you weld a rim to a rim and run a FNR..... Mtd junk

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

That's what happens when you weld a rim to a rim and run a FNR..... Mtd junk

No, thats what happens when your frame is cracked and all the pressure is on the axle, the tractor has been through 16 roll overs, pulled many mowers out of the woods (remember, its all up hill on the way out where we romp..)

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

That's what happens when you weld a rim to a rim and run a FNR..... Mtd junk

No, thats what happens when your frame is cracked and all the pressure is on the axle, the tractor has been through 16 roll overs, pulled many mowers out of the woods (remember, its all up hill on the way out where we romp..)

People crack those axles in half so much. usually with stock turf tires, unlocked.

Heres just one picture off hand of a buddies axle on fb.

The newer mtd axles with the center pumpkin are tougher. I don't know how the pony's didnt go. That tractor took so much ***** and smiled back.. lol

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

The newer mtd axles with the center pumpkin are tougher. I don't know how the pony's didnt go. That tractor took so much ***** and smiled back.. lol

Someone needs to swap there axle  

haha no