MTD off-road romper build.

this has come a long ways, eh, red?
from this
to this

Hey, thanks for the flashback friday. Yes it has, lots of work.... maybe if i can get everything to work together right, ill have it at my camp this summer, and keep my racer at my house.

I wish that I had a junkyard like you do. is that where you got this?

1997 Murray wrote:

I wish that I had a junkyard like you do. is that where you got this?

Nope, i got this for free across the street of my house and it started all this. I really didnt know much about them, i made a few youtube videos and was referred to get a 5 speed peerless when i started rebuilding my mower. then i joined here and picked up a lot of stuff, people here help solve a lot of problems

8-10" of Snow!


Rammed snowbank and got stuck...


Ran off the road kinda and making it worse trying to get out lol



Never made it up. Pretty steep.

Lots of fun! got stuck a few times and messed up the back yard and didnt get yelled at   

Looks like you had a good time! Love the redneck camera mount!

Looks like fun, now wheres the vids?

Thunderdivine wrote:

Looks like fun, now wheres the vids?

Working on it. Haven't looked at the footage yet

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Looks like you had a good time! Love the redneck camera mount!

Yup i made that mount years ago and found a great use for it now. I think the film will be great if nothing for on the camera lens

Man, I wish my craftsman build would have been going as I had hoped... Ida been goofing around in the snow...
Yeah I may be a bit jealous lol

Well this Go-Pro video came out better then i was thinking, so ill post it for those who havnt seen it. I might have to think up more mounts for this. Undercarriage?   

nice that you got snow, I may get some tomarow.

1997 Murray wrote:

nice that you got snow, I may get some tomarow.

Yup, a good 8-10" i love it.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

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This was like three months ago, when new York, in the fingerlakes got dumped on. this is when mtd's double clutch sh*ty design got me. I had the rear belt set up so I never had a clutch, and the whole shift on the go rear axle has no speeds at all, just gears for forward neutral and reverse. both belts got burned up when the idler pully decided to eat the rear belt. oh well, I hated it anyways.

I hated the double pulley clutch setup on my MTD too. Ive just put a new tensioner clutch setup on mine and its looking like it will work. I had to realign a few things first though but its not that hard to do.

mzeng100 wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

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This was like three months ago, when new York, in the fingerlakes got dumped on. this is when mtd's double clutch sh*ty design got me. I had the rear belt set up so I never had a clutch, and the whole shift on the go rear axle has no speeds at all, just gears for forward neutral and reverse. both belts got burned up when the idler pully decided to eat the rear belt. oh well, I hated it anyways.

I hated the double pulley clutch setup on my MTD too. Ive just put a new tensioner clutch setup on mine and its looking like it will work. I had to realign a few things first though but its not that hard to do.

Yeah, i understand the setup more not but i wouldnt want to own this setup again. id reather get a hydro and swap in a 5 speed, way easier.

Meh, still thinking about adding lights, but im afraid something might clear my bumper and go right into those nice case glass lenses. So i want to make a fancy pants bumper add on, i think this is around the design im thinking of.



Tell me what you think

Do it.

Go for it! I've smacked my lights off a few things, gonna do something similar.

My weld shop instructor built an offroad trailer, I think he used something like 1/4 or 3/8 roundstock and built a cage around the lights. I suppose expanded metal would work well enough though...

TheBeal wrote:

My weld shop instructor built an offroad trailer, I think he used something like 1/4 or 3/8 roundstock and built a cage around the lights. I suppose expanded metal would work well enough though...

I wish i could do something like that, bend up a U piece of pipe just for each light, but i dont have tools for that. Oh well.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TheBeal wrote:

My weld shop instructor built an offroad trailer, I think he used something like 1/4 or 3/8 roundstock and built a cage around the lights. I suppose expanded metal would work well enough though...

I wish i could do something like that, bend up a U piece of pipe just for each light, but i dont have tools for that. Oh well.

You can bend flat stock tho.

Thunderdivine wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TheBeal wrote:

My weld shop instructor built an offroad trailer, I think he used something like 1/4 or 3/8 roundstock and built a cage around the lights. I suppose expanded metal would work well enough though...

I wish i could do something like that, bend up a U piece of pipe just for each light, but i dont have tools for that. Oh well.

You can bend flat stock tho.

Dont have any...  

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

TheBeal wrote:

My weld shop instructor built an offroad trailer, I think he used something like 1/4 or 3/8 roundstock and built a cage around the lights. I suppose expanded metal would work well enough though...

I wish i could do something like that, bend up a U piece of pipe just for each light, but i dont have tools for that. Oh well.

he used a piece of C channel for the bracket, then put the bar stock on that. Left the inside side open to remove the light if needed.


I dunno, seems to me lights might be better up a bit higher? Then again, maybe you dont go plowing through large branches and whatnot in your way lol.

{EDIT} Some of those sticks and stuff come up in some interesting places... painful places too... I have NOT had that misfortune. lol

No not really i dont really expect some stick penetration, i do have some very small round stock, like pencil thin or thinner, i could add as grates infront of the lights, and not really degrade the lighting aspect.

And yes, i hope those sticks never go to those entrusting places... LOL

So after getting it running becuse of a dead battery and some carb issue, i managed to roll it after a few minutes of playtime. Im OK and the tractor has a bent spindle. Good thing i left the flywheel screen on there or else my hand would of been blended.

and that is why i run a hood! lmao
glad your not hurt tho man, that would suck

richie thomas wrote:

and that is why i run a hood! lmao
glad your not hurt tho man, that would suck

lol yup i shoulda had the hood on but i didnt think it was important till it was on its side lol.