This is a troybelt that we got from a friend it was in very bad shape tires flat and dry rotted and thier was a rats nest in the motor that is when we thought of making it a rat rod but first we had to collect parts but while we where geting parts we fixed it so that it would run and drive
this is the pipes that are on it each one is smaller then the other 4 on each side it makes it looke like a V8
there is 25 inch snow stud car tires that we spray painted white walls on it also did the same with the front 16inch
the gas tank is an old air compresor that we put a hole in to put gas in it
the hood is off of a david bradly power unite that has been cut and welded to fit the motor
the trans is a hydro with forward and backward
this is the thorottle with a old rusty tool welded to it
and the finished project cool right
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Really cool, definetly outside the box thinking. you guys nailed the rat rod look, probably the coolest looking tractor Ive seen. I love how you dropped the seat down into the fenders, and the seat itself. did you make it from scratch? you might want to see about moving the tires a little closer to the rearend, there was a guy that welded car tires on the rims like that, he used to run with us, but he only got a couple rides out of it after the car tires. its broke the tranny in half when he went over a little jump, it just had to much leverage on the transaxle. Course he weighed about 240 which didnt help matters lol just food for thought
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( creppy crawler ) i know that it will kill the axle but we have re enforced the axle/ we have been running like this for a year in july and finnaly put a 2" crack in it after it dose we will be putting a 820 in it thanks for your comment lol( my brother is only 68 pounds not to much weight on the trans)
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so romping around so he was going over a big rock a slid off it, bottomed it out a crack the case it still runs and drives but he dont like the felling of some day it will brake and then make him wreck
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so this build is done the trans has been replaced, it is for sale he is tired of it so he wants a off road build because we have over 1000 akers of land to ride on and a rat rod isnt good for that he will trades he wants a murray widebody the same style feerlessfront has and a little cash or $800
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so guys just a lil update this is stilling working and driving but we make a custom bearings job because the axles are wearing the case out so we welded a pole to the body and then slid some spaces with bearings on them on the axles to now there isnt much leverage ill get pics as soon as possible and we put some racing gas in it and now the motor is really low on compression and spark but its still a working progress and slowly getting better
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hey guys heres a update ive got some videos made and its running better then ever. we havnt made many new mods but we did get new front tires there 16 inch wheel barrow rims that we painted white walls on them heres a video that does a review on it
THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN ON MY YOUTUBE CALLED EASTERN OFFROAD MOWERS BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE GO TO BRYCE GRIFFIN (my brother) TO SEE MORE ALL ABOUT THIS BUILD
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