04 husqvarna mudder/trail rider

hey guys. been off for a couple months now. i got a new tractor for free and have started making it into a mudder.

its a 04 husqvarna that has hydrostatic and it came with a 20 horse kohler. The kohler needed a carb and those are expensive so i swapped on a 12.5 horse briggs.

this is how it came stock

this is after i swapped the engine and put tires on it.

i brought it on a romp and climbed a fallen wood pile



i want to swap in a peerless at some point and i need to get a new belt


tell me what you guys think

Hydros aren't all that bad. Lol. You can pulley swap them on the engine. And the torque you can get outta them isn't bad. I have a Murray with a hydro I used to use to pull out other lowers with

Mowers not lowers

Why didn't you sell it? No deck? Understandable. You should do a exhaust

Honestly, I would try to say that I would either sell or mow with a free mower that is that new...but that thing looks way too mean to pass up turning into a mudder! Interested to see how this turns out!

Those kohlers are awesome though I'd look out for a carb If it were me I like the factory bumper too

if i put the kohler back in i would need to put everything back where it was. i welded a new battery box where the gas tank was and put the tank up front.
what im going to do is swap in a different transaxle so it goes faster than 5 miles per hour.

mudmonkey06 wrote:

if i put the kohler back in i would need to put everything back where it was. i welded a new battery box where the gas tank was and put the tank up front.
what im going to do is swap in a different transaxle so it goes faster than 5 miles per hour.

haha cant sling mud at that speed

you can pulley swap i hydro and amke it faster. i went 12 mph on a hydro. 20" tires pulley swapped

crazykid1994 wrote:

you can pulley swap i hydro and amke it faster. i went 12 mph on a hydro. 20" tires pulley swapped

how did it not burn up

because it doesnt just burn up unless you dont take care of it. it has good oil in it and the fan was on it to keep it cool. and i always washed it after to help keep it cool and clean.

crazykid1994 wrote:

because it doesnt just burn up unless you dont take care of it. it has good oil in it and the fan was on it to keep it cool. and i always washed it after to help keep it cool and clean.

good point. i just reall dont want to put effort into making the hydro work better because i plabn on swapping it in the near future

well if you pulley swap the hydro now than half your hob is done when u swap in the other tranny

Well pulley swap the engine I mean

crazykid1994 wrote:

Well pulley swap the engine I mean

the engine is dying and will be swapped also it burns oil and i found oil in the carb the only good part on that engine is the block .

you could still pulley swap? lol. i would. and just ride it till the engine died. it could just be to much oil so its blowing through the pcv valve.