Craftsman Build

Well guys if you know murray had its last romp the other day and snapped a spindle, wheel fell off, bent tie rod, and drag link snapped in half and the pan frame bent up pretty bad! So i went to my local lawn mower junkie and picked up this craftsman lt1000. first things first, sanding and painting before i even think about the engine touching it! but anyway here it is and its a start!

i need a mower junkyard close by....

theres a guy that has 300+ mowers he has collected over 10 years so i pulled me one from the bunch

Wow. That's crazy. Lol

Looks like a pretty good start! Is the tractor in your avatar the one that got all mangled? Can you fix it? is it worth it, or are you just going to rob parts off it for this one?

yeah it was totaled by my own personal insurance company  but it could be fixed, but with it being a pan frame its not very strong, probably why its already bent, maybe somewhere down the road ill fix it up to beat around the woods with but for now it stands.

i did this yesterday along with some sanding on the body and dash. I got these tires off my previous build considering its totaled, they are 23 inch kenda A/T tires, they are perfect fit giving two quarters to fit between the fender and the tread! shifter fits perfect between it also no scrub

yesterday i got this thing all sanded down and got ready for the paint!




i started priming yesterday..



primed some other pieces and painted all my plastic back black!



i plan on geting the paint today and painting it up today and tomorrow! Luscious green on the body and satin black on the frame! itll look similar to the new green camaro ss on the road today

Looking good. Keep it up!

alright so i got the paint today and started, i was actually surprised the color came out to be just like those new camaros Got some overspray on the primer but it doesnt matter im going to tape it up tomorrow and hit it with the rest of the satin black i think imma call this build the green machne or the creepy craftsman? watcha think?





sneak peek for tomorrow


dash panel


stay tuned....

Looks like it's coming along nicely! You might want to consider taking the bodywork off the chassis completely, rather than having to mask between colours/surfaces.

i thought that but i figure hey its my mud toy,and im doing truck undercoating on the underside also

Looks good I have a few of these I can't wait to do paint on my mowers

got her all painted up, imma give it some time to dry and clearcoat it saturday! then begin reassembling it sunday!

Lookin good man

thanks i give it a month and itll be ll together with a few mods to it!

All put back together!



D hooks just in case i get stuck



Small amount of flex, im gonna weld up a plate and extend it down with a pivot for more flex

Looks awesome man

The motor im throwing on it. Just degreased it and shined it up! im going to throw this bad boy on today! ill keep it updated!

so yesterday i did some fabrication. I got the engine on with a little fab to the muffler,put some grip strips on so my feet dont wear the paint, fabbed my old seat from the murray to the craftsman mounting bracket and instead of the hood that came with it being it was shorter than it all i took the old grille of the murray and fabbed it up to fit, then i noticed the bumper was bent so i bent it back.




grips strips




Almost done

Looking good

Can wait to see it drive...

New bushings in the wheels off the old murray, painted up! i know overspray but it wears fast on the tires! chevy emblem or gmc emblem? cant decide. if you notice the new custom grill? it came off the old murray, i bent back the brackets to fit but i realized it wouldnt work to bolt on but i could self tap the screws in on top of the frame so thats what i did, cant wait to get it all together! GMC or Chevy?

FORD, lol

The gmc looked pretty good on the Murray