Craftsman trail Mudder

yes same with mine 2 wires coming out, and it smokes when hooked up so.. i dont have a clue!


got a new belt for it and new back pully running a 4.5 inch on rear and stock 3 inch on front. and ha finally it can bring the trailer where its been in the last while by itself not pulled by the truck! im still deciding colors for it.. thats why paints all effed up lol ! might keep back john deere green and do the side steps yellow leave hood the way it is and paint frame and dash shiny black and the rims yellow too, also going to change the colour of the engine shroud its currently red its a 12.5 ohv Ic GOLD im gunna paint it yellow and paint the front grill john deere yellow also!**
i think ALSO need ideas for the exhaust i bought a 90degree for it so i could use the tires on it bc it would hit with the exhaust so now the exhaust is pointed down. straight piped. NEED ideas, or i can leave it like that also!

hi nice mower. alot of people tell me that a 4 to 4 ratio for the pulleys are the best for mudding. i have a 2003-2005 craftsman lt1000 that i recently started making a mudding out of so tell me how it goes ill keep watching your build. oh and you should put a snorkel on it. thats what im doing on mine at the moment

1990 lt1000* lol thinking of my lt3000hhahaha

Nice mower, I like the look of the older craftsman.

sweet paint job

Yea, I see that alot of people use tractors like that for rally or offroad mowers, mine is like that except it has a smaller/lower hood that you can see over alot better. This looks good so far keep up the good work.

nice mower i run a 3 1/2 on the rear and a 5 1/2 on the engine and ive tried 4 to 4 ratio and it just was to sl in the mud my pulley setup makes it where in 1st i can drop the clutch and n the tires 2nd i can sling some mud 3rd is for cruising and 4th and 5th i use or flying down the roads

killer4051 wrote:

i did that too and it started to smoke i dont know if i did it wrong but there are two wires coming out of mine.

SoaresMudder94 wrote:

well the charging system when i hook it up it starts smoking from under the shroud, so i need to cut the wires. thats why i was gunna hook the light straight to the motor,

How have you guys tried to wire these?

Of the two wired, one is 12VDC(+). This wire is your charge wire, and is generally red, and has a diode installed in line, close to the connector. The other wire is 12VAC- which comes off the lighting coil. It is AC not DC and is meant to run your headlights only. Do not tie this wire into your DC electrical system.