Bolens FMC LT8 lifted tractor

This tractor i got for free, when i got it the engine was seized,clutch didnt work, gas tank had no cover and had at least an inch of mud gas and whatever else, the fuel pump didn't work, the recoil wasn't working, both front tires were flat, the steering was seized, and the gas line was shot. but after a week of working on it i got everything working and running great and to this day i haven't put a penny into it... other than gas and oil.

have you pully swapped it yet

not yet thats on the list of things to do!
Go check out my youtube you will see a lot more that i have done to it!my youtube

I traded my neighbor two bike tires for these beasts!!

Cool. So you are just lifting it with tires then, and not like big pieces of angle and literally lifting it and keeping the tires the same.

Sweet mower what engine

LAWN MOWER MUDDER wrote:

Cool. So you are just lifting it with tires then, and not like big pieces of angle and literally lifting it and keeping the tires the same.

thats pretty much it

k2500life wrote:

Sweet mower what engine

its got an 8hp briggs on it

Talked to a guy today about making me some hubs for this thing. It'll be awhile till there done but they will be amazing!!!

what type axle, 3/4" or 1", those tires are 23"s so if its a peerless 3/4" it'll be fine. if not I dont know....

craftsmancole wrote:

what type axle, 3/4" or 1", those tires are 23"s so if its a peerless 3/4" it'll be fine. if not I dont know....

they are a 3/4 axle

the hubs are in the process of being made, we might even have something for the exhaust figured out!

Getting her all cleaned up!!

Got the transaxle painted gloss black should have pics up soon!!

the painted transaxil. i also figured out it is a peerless 673 took the pic from my ipod so the quality sucks if you want to see it better go to this link!!

got all the wheels off and cleaning them up! Also shining the tires ffs

That transaxle looks like one I left at the scrap yard... went back for it today... it might have still been there but they had pushed the stuff all up in a pile... Wah...

TheBeal wrote:

That transaxle looks like one I left at the scrap yard... went back for it today... it might have still been there but they had pushed the stuff all up in a pile... Wah...

yeah you shouldnt have scrapped it this transaxil is bullet proof, and to beleve i got the whole tractor free just cause the engine was seized, otherwise if i didnt take it they were going to scrap it!!!!

The clear coat didn't dicker the paint? that happens to me a lot that's why I dont do it

redneck4life76 wrote:

yeah you shouldnt have scrapped it this transaxil is bullet proof, and to beleve i got the whole tractor free just cause the engine was seized, otherwise if i didnt take it they were going to scrap it!!!!

Nah, we didnt scrap it... we was offloading a couple engine blocks and there were a few transaxles and a gearbox.
I did snag the gearbox though, a Foote 3 speed. There was a big beefy transaxle there, 4 or 5 bolt pattern, but I dont know if those kind are any good or not? I dont see many people using them...

TheBeal wrote:

redneck4life76 wrote:

yeah you shouldnt have scrapped it this transaxil is bullet proof, and to beleve i got the whole tractor free just cause the engine was seized, otherwise if i didnt take it they were going to scrap it!!!!

Nah, we didnt scrap it... we was offloading a couple engine blocks and there were a few transaxles and a gearbox.
I did snag the gearbox though, a Foote 3 speed. There was a big beefy transaxle there, 4 or 5 bolt pattern, but I dont know if those kind are any good or not? I dont see many people using them...

we dont use em cause they are hard to find lol

TheBeal wrote:

redneck4life76 wrote:

yeah you shouldnt have scrapped it this transaxil is bullet proof, and to beleve i got the whole tractor free just cause the engine was seized, otherwise if i didnt take it they were going to scrap it!!!!

Nah, we didnt scrap it... we was offloading a couple engine blocks and there were a few transaxles and a gearbox.
I did snag the gearbox though, a Foote 3 speed. There was a big beefy transaxle there, 4 or 5 bolt pattern, but I dont know if those kind are any good or not? I dont see many people using them...

Yeah thats a good gear box you got, and they are some of the best transaxils you can get but they are so rare nobody has one lol!!

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

The clear coat didn't dicker the paint? that happens to me a lot that's why I dont do it

nah man i hve been painting since i was like 5 or 6 i kinda figured out how to get the clear from cocking over the program, heres a hint the primer helps a crap ton!!!

pulley swapped, put a 5" with a 5/8" bore