she a blast i doing some work so she will be more mud worthy and antlers, shes to fast for me 42mph is just nuts i dont wana die or anything, and muddin is more fun.
heres my project for the winter. its an estate by Murry lawn mower with a 8hp b&S right now she goes 42mph on gps. with a 2/1 gear ratio.
list of ideas for it: -getting a some square stock for the front and widen it by 3" on each side and welding it to the front of the mower. -get rid of the brass busing in the rear axle and add ball bearings. -get the steering wheel play out. -get front wheels with sealed bearings. -and maybe if im luck ill get a bigger motor
Thats what i said about my 94 murray - i know it was totally capable of at least 50 mph or more - i never went that fast because it was totally unstable and had no brakes- i took it apart last year for a needed rebuild. I have a lone partially built offroader , the rest are all speed mods ( under construction) .
About your mower- id suggest some larger wheels for the front, id change the front axle all together. It might be more beneficial in the long run to just scratch build a whole new tube chassis and mount the axle/trans and body from it- then can also adjust the hieght/stance as needed. Id also go with direct steering ( http://atltf.forumotion.com/t270-direct-steer ).
Since youre planning on a larger motor- id also add a weight bar up front, you dont want to be flopping over backward constantly from all the rear weight.
I like both mudding and running fast- i had a blast up at the folks with my old agway ( totally stock) -I brot it home and i added larger front wheels, im not sure what motor ill use yet- i also want to scratch build a rack for the back to carry stuff- unfortunately mud is hard to come by in my area ....i figure ill take it over to my nephews n ride it around.
My current speed mod is a 91 MTD - its ready for its next round of upgrades- a 6 speed shift on the go trans, lowering, custom made lowering spindles, 18.5HP twin opposed and brakes- ill see if i have to use direct steering or not- seems super tight at the moment.
Its a prelude to my rat rod wheelhorse im going to build.
i hate you man lol, im craving my racing mowers sooooooooo bad right now, they are too hours away up my camp and i want to play with them and work on them these days, alls i have in my garage right now is my monster mower wich only does 15
aww man that sucks, my one does 40 right now with no breaks and needs some work, im making it faster, breakes, new clutch,m and hopefully i can rebuild and v twin im getting off a buddy to put in it, and i need to fix the steering
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Jaree B: My murray was scarey ALL the time- clutch barely worked , so when i put it in gear it creeped, steering was vague and darty - had to hold the wheel with an iron grip, hard to do when i had to shift tho. After two years off and on of driving it around , i had enough- scared me too much to drive it ( i dont need any more trips to the ER - already have a file there).
On the MTD- i feel alot safer, the murrays seat was at nose bleed level- the MTD's is way lower, i can really lean into corners now and not be afraid of flipping it .
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