250 mile trip on Lawn Mowers!?!?!

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Doc Sprocket wrote:

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

Early testing has shown that the transaxles won't hold up for more than about 4 minutes at anything over 190mph. Already talking with peerless representatives to rectify this issue.

Seriously though, I wonder how well things would hold up at 35-40mph for sustained periods. I guess some extra cooling might be good idea after all. Gonna use trailer hubs or something for front wheels? Maybe after the things are street legal, a shorter test run would be good to get everything in order and see how well everything works and see what changes need to be made before the big run. I'm thinking vibration on your hands and what not may be a slight issue, but then again maybe not.

mr.modified wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

Early testing has shown that the transaxles won't hold up for more than about 4 minutes at anything over 190mph. Already talking with peerless representatives to rectify this issue.

Good to know.


It looks like I might be moving to Wyoming for a week or 2 with a tractor So I can register it as a motorcycle and get plates to use world wide!

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Bike plates? LOL Hell- if it works, then do it to it!!!

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Bike plates? LOL Hell- if it works, then do it to it!!!

Maybe I will ride my mower 1193 miles to Wyoming and get it plated then ride it back!

ThatOneTeen wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Bike plates? LOL Hell- if it works, then do it to it!!!

Maybe I will ride my mower 1193 miles to Wyoming and get it plated then ride it back!

Go for it, only thing is you need to show that you have residency in WY. rented appartment or P.O. box

for cooling issues i would build some sort of air duct that has a vent on it for the engine so when moving u can open it to allow air come in and cool those motors down a bit and vent to close it would be idea for if it starts raining so u dont get ya plug wire wet or coil and also some sort of air duct to hit on the transaxle to try and keep it cool as well....just a thought u know

Ariens YT11 wrote:

ThatOneTeen wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Bike plates? LOL Hell- if it works, then do it to it!!!

Maybe I will ride my mower 1193 miles to Wyoming and get it plated then ride it back!

Go for it, only thing is you need to show that you have residency in WY. rented appartment or P.O. box

You wouldnt happen to have a spare bedroom would you

Might wanna get your tires balanced if your planning sustained speeds

ThatOneTeen wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

ThatOneTeen wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

the route is a 6-8 hour trip at the speed limit.

What kinda speeds are we talking, here?

How about legalities with regards to driving on public highways (roads)?

We are going to be doing around 40 mph

Doc to get the tractors legal we need all the nesasary things motor bikes got. Head lights, tail lights, blinkers, mirrors,ect and a OHV registerd, then after the OHV regestration, you get a VIN so it needs to be inspected by the PD then they will Validate the VIN then if its legal you can get Wyoming Motorcycle plates on it for highway use in any state.

Bike plates? LOL Hell- if it works, then do it to it!!!

Maybe I will ride my mower 1193 miles to Wyoming and get it plated then ride it back!

Go for it, only thing is you need to show that you have residency in WY. rented appartment or P.O. box

You wouldnt happen to have a spare bedroom would you

I honestly don't know yet, we might when we do it. you might need to get a hotel in Torrington or in La Grange.

Moose wrote:

Might wanna get your tires balanced if your planning sustained speeds

I was gonna use balencing beads for the tire balencing.

LAWN MOWER MUDDER wrote:

So what use car rear tires for the back and DOT golf cart tires for the front?  I have (I think) 18x6.50-8 DOT tires on the front of my golf cart. Not sure.  If not, you could find small trailer tires that are 4.80/4.00-8 with three or four lug hubs with high speed bearing hubs.  There you can get your bearings and tires in one shot...

I was actually thinking on robing the hubs off the Rally tractor for this for that exact reason. only thing is I need to get bearing buddies and new bearings for it. I'm actually thinking on running 18x6.50-8DOT tires on the front and I thinkI may end up getting some 12" tires or something that works that is DOT rated. or what Moose got for the front of his massey would be perfect for the front tires.

Ok guys I have a slight update on this, we are planning on getting WWP to sponcer us on thid trip and see what we could get for donations.

the second thing is the trip is a go, the plans are to do the trip right after Isaac and I grafuate from HS, so us both being 11th grade standards that will be in less than two years.

i was about to say what about some sort of bearing on the front due to the heat it would produce from the speeds on the front lol

Sorry for the lack of updates on this guys but school and trying to do a hobby is hard, but other than that nothing has changed on the trip plans. i've been up the route a few times and the begining has a few rolling hills but really for the most pard its flat and down hill till the leg to Cheyanne.

All right guys I am doing a large update here!

#1 I just got some $$$ for parts for the Poulan Utility tractor, I'll be buying another belt and doing a major pulley swap to the tractor.

#2 Any person or (company) that wants to help out feel free to contact me at my E-mail (PM me and I'll give my E-mail) or PM Craftsman1998 to talk about sponcers.

#3 Anyone wanting to join us on our 250 mile adventure across SE Wyoming post a comment below

#4 Date is not yet determined on which the drive is happening but will figure one out after people state they would like to join.

Names of sponcers:
Woodline PowerSports,











Thanks for atleast looking!

if you guys want to do this, first I would recommend that you first take a trip to the gas station or to the town nearest to you. then if something breaks you will be close to home. then make your trips longer.

This is too far ahead to haul sponsors now tbh. - 6 months ahead or 12 months, MWM told me it's like in 3 years or so?

I'd do a weekend trip to try bulletproof the tractors first.

Its only about 2 years but you can never talk about it too early.
And I know my tractor can do 20miles so far.

LAWN MOWER MUDDER wrote:

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Its only about 2 years but you can never talk about it too early.
And I know my tractor can do 20miles so far.

Lol 20 miles. Gonna have to move that decimal point a few places to the right...

I saw those tires dd is giving you fer a sponser... You lucky *****!

LOL I know.

Don't forget to take some video and put in online when you do it.

mr.modified wrote:

Don't forget to take some video and put in online when you do it.

We plan on streaming it or uploading at each stop we take if we get Wi-Fi LOL

So when is it happening? Cause I'm thinking soon but seeing things like 3 months and 2 years

You can't rush planning the Super Mower 250. Events like this take time to organize!