The Monster

heres the project ive been workin on for the last 6 months:


its a big work in progress, and to the moderators, I am gonna put dual rear wheels, and all the right saftey devises on it. It has an 11 horse-power briggs engine on it. Full custom suspension(solid), front axle is still made to tilt like stock. ill update as soon as i take more pictures, you can also follow me on my youtube. hey fearless front i am one of your subsribers!

damn thats a tall machine. It could defenetly go thru some intense water with out any belt slipage. That doesnt look too hard to build. i might make one.

Wow! I be intrested to see where this goes! What size tires are you gonna run? You should post a link to your youtube channel for people to visit!
Welcome to the site!

thats cool, i still have to make the shaft to go from the transaxle, up into the tractor where the pully is. ill update pics tomorrow or something. im gonna get another set of mtd wheels to go on the back. im probably gonna do ag tires on the back for the duels, and keep the fronts. This tractor is getting built for our local tractor show parade in august, i dont know if its safe enough to go muddin,,,,,hey fearless im one of ur suscribers on youtube,,,,,,,,my youtube is youtube.com/coreystouffer,,,,i will post a video tonight or tomorrow updating the project.Thanks guys

Yeha, I found ya! Im checking it out now. I imadgine that would get some attention in a parade!

hey just to say that looks alittle top heavy, lol

motorhead45102 wrote:

hey just to say that looks alittle top heavy, lol

Yeah it does, you need some big heavy tires to counter weight it!

p.s. Is that your j-body in your pic? I know my way in and out of those things! Looks like your shaving everything?

yeah thats one of my j-bodies. i have videos of the other one on youtube. im paintin that one. ill post some pics of the tractor in a little while

here she is today:








and for fearless:

WOW! I like that Cub! What model is it? Looks like an early model.

If this wasnt so top heavy this would be asesome off road. The dulies on the back would help a good bit! Looks mean.

What colour paint is that blue? I really like it. Looks like pretty tough paint too.

Keep the updates coming

its a 1966 cub cadet 71,,,,,the engine is curently getting ebuilt, im waitin for a new rod to come, the blue paint is dark blue rust sheild from SEM,,,,,its ok, its really thick and somewhat durable, i have used it in the past on some things. ill post pics of the paint next time i update the tractor

How stable is that thing? Since its for parades it should be allright- for offroad or mudding , i definitly wouldnt trust it....

Its a cool idea tho. Im the opposite- i want to lower most my tractors n make em fast- LOL!

I really likr that steering wheel!

FearlessFront wrote:

I really likr that steering wheel!

You gotta have abit of tractor bling!

That would terrify me just getting on it lol. Real interested in seeing how this comes together

fearlessfront:

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I really likr that steering wheel!

I coulda bot one similar to it at a thrift store for like under $5- with the hub n everything - i probably shouldve. At the same store ive found spark plug wires and brand new brake pads super cheep there (i bot those tho).

Quick tip of the week: check out flea markets n thrift stores- y can find alot of good stuff there sometimes- i bot my golf kart wheels all 4 with tires for $40- bot a 'true' rc car there for $5 - with controller n everything.

hey thanx for the replies guys,,,,,i just got to go work on it today, i was really sick this past week,,,,,,,today i tried to start it,,,,,there is no power goin to the starter,,,,,,im gettin power to the switch, but it doesnt work with the solienoid, so i have to tear out the wiring and check it all,,,,,but i jumped the solenoid and the starter cranked,,,,,,battery is out on charge for a while ill try to get that thing runnin,,,,,,,ill keep u guys updated

If it starts when y jump it, then the solenoid is probably bad - double check the battery wire to the ign switch first tho .

before you junk the solenoid, try to hit the small termanial with 12v. It should click, also, check if the back of it is grounded to the frame well.

I have more problems with the key switch then the solenoid. Just a thought...

I just had the 28 year old ign switch go on my 82 dynamark while i was working on it the other day - it popped the barrel fuse and kept heating up the wires- it looked like it needed to be replaced anyway ( key part was all worn wide open) so i happened to have a switch lying around - swapped em and it fired right up . I had to make a new holder for a new type auto fuse tho - had to 'upgrade' it a bit.....

i use a basic wiring diagram for a murray actually - usually its either 5 or 6 pin ign switches. The fuse did its job actually , to keep the wiring from damage ( it got hot when i bypassed it) - on the 97 mastercut i goofed up the wiring as well- why it kept blowing fuses ( hooked a pos and neg together- d'oh! ). The fuse goes in a separate wire to feed the ign switch direct from the battery .

Ill post the pic of the wiring ( have no way to scan or make a pic on the puter).

hey guys, i tok a break from everything to find a job, now im workin at a small engine shop fulltime,,,,im gonna get back on the monster as soon as possible, ill keep you guys updated