Some sort of craftsman... and more!

Long as its fun.
And while it may be fun, Im not gona do anyhting to my mtd... just wana see how long it takes for the spindles fall off.

TheBeal wrote:

Long as its fun.

That's the big Key to all this...

I couldn't agree more mighty.

Honestly it's more than just fun to me now...i feel obligated to work on mowers

I feel like I need to keep buying more so I can have more to work on, hahaha.

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Honestly it's more than just fun to me now...i feel obligated to work on mowers

Oh yeah?

So uhh, when are you gona come work on mine???

bud I'd work on em for ya if we were neighbors or somethin haha

haha well its the thought that counts.

In other news: Peerless 600, the Hidden Destruction!



Whats this???


Oh gall!


Some minor tooth damage.

Some of the gears are beveled on the sides, is this normal.

That's weird that your three countershaft gears are keyed to that shaft, the one in my MTD is a splined shaft. Hmm, must be a slightly different model. Also those shifter gears are supposed to be bevelled like that I think, but the countershaft gears are only bevelled on one side.

Or an earlier model.

Wonder how that destruction unfolded. Shouldn't those shafts be hardened? How do you chowder up a hardened shaft like that?

The shaft on my 600 sheared the key out too.

I think that's actually a common problem with the older style countershaft. I've heard about it happening a couple different times.

Ouch! That don't look good.

Im probably going to end up welding the gears to the shaft. When it blows, I want complete and total destruction.

On another note... here is a crappy picture of the steering box I want to try and procure.
Its about as big around as a soup can.

Thats simulair to the one i am trying to pull off of the ford out in the junk heap. have all but the steering arm bolt off and it does not want to budge.

It appears I got the truck steering box trend started. Haha, just kidding. Sweet looking box Beal! What is it gonna go on?

Hes not going to use it on anything, just wants to have it. lol

biggasmowers wrote:

Hes not going to use it on anything, just wants to have it. lol

Aw man you figured it out! See, Im just hoping some shmuck looks at this thread and thinks "man, I wish I had some of that junk".

Were all shmucks because we look at this junk and are like man i could use that !

I would have to agree, haha. If only you were closer Beal, we could do some bartering for sure, hahaha.

Gall dang! 1000th post! And, its not even about a tractor!!!

Made up an axle for the scrapyard minibike.



Ran a die over both ends of the axle. Only enough on this side to get the nut flush with the axle, then I welded it.


I also had to make some spacers, one on each side. About .8in wide, I had to pry the frame apart ever so slightly to get them in. Tightened all up its perfect as far as Im concerned.


























Well ok... how about a shot of the "craftsman thing" with the possible tires... Im not really sure how I feel about them...


What do you people think?

I think those tires look pretty cool, with the wide ones in the rear and narrow ones in the front. Do you have two of both?

Sure do! The only problem, the rears are pretty rusted. My brother has a needle scaller I think will clean the flaky crap off nicely. Hopefully, they arnt rusted through anywhere.

Frotn and rear have the same 3 bolt pattern.

Oh, nice. So is the Peerless 600 going in this one or.......?

Depends if I can get that lt10.

So uhh... I guess this carb cleaner will freeze... atleast, some of it does...
Might have said on the can but uhh... who reads the can? Who can read???





Yup... thats the Kohler carb. Atleast, I hope its still a carb...