2003 heavily modified Murray Off-road tractor

Here is my almost finished tractor . It is powered by a 14 HP Kohler Command engine , ungoverned with a straight pipe . The transaxle is a MST 205 that is Doc Locked and so far bulletproof . 22.5" rear HD trail pro tires ,22" Itp Mud Lites on front . Pulleys are 6" on front and 6.5" on rear . Whadda Y'all think ? Extreme enough yet ?

Nice, maybe a beefier front bumper. Could we see the exhaust?

WOW, got some huge front tires! Do they catch on the foot rests?

I will post some pics of the pipe when i can , its a 1 3/4" fence pipe and runs from the engine down to the rear bumper with a few pieces of modified pipe to fit along the body . The tires don't hit the frame or the body but my exhaust is in the way and limits right turns slightly but it is manageable because the transaxle is locked so there is not tight turning anyway .The front and rear bumpers are getting replaced once i get some heavy square steel, might build a storage rack in the back for extra gas and tool box too.

Welll its all painted black so the pictures are not too great but hope it is good enough .

How does it sound?

It's actually pretty quite. A bit more deep sounding than an atv .

Man, that is one CLEAN engine. Pipe looks sweet!

Its been awhile since I posted anything about this machine so here is an update. I flipped it about a week ago and have been fixing the broken parts from that still , but have not bought a new gas tank yet cause it only leaks when I fill it over half and I am currently out of funds . Put the mud lites on the back with some home made 4 by 4 spindles and made some atv tires to fit on the front 4 by 4 hubs too. replaced an idler, clutch spring, clutch linkages with hiem joints so I don't flip it again due to a broken clutch , and added a rack on the rear. Also took the engine off and removed the governor mechanisms and cleaned out the crankcase to get rid of the oil/metal shavings sludge . Put on a walbro carb from a briggs 16 hp single and seems to have more power but needs some idle work .

Looks sweet, love the rack, need to do that myself.

Looks great, it handle better with the narrower fronts? Like the rack!

The front tires really help with steering , i don't like the look a lot but its worth it i guess .

I like the gas pedal. It's very simple and it even has a return spring.

Thanks ,. i made that in about 20 minutes just as a temporary gas pedal but ended up liking it enough to improve it and keep it . its been on there for about a year now .

Well theres some bad new on this guy, he blew the engine and theres a possibility that it isn't fixable but will dig into is soon and maybe read it its last rites

Ouch...I know what that's like!

yeah and i just put head lights on 5 min before

What were you doing?

just reved it up and then it started knockin then stopped

at least it wasn't completely your fault.

its ungoverned so yeah it is

oh, i did the same thing except I wasn't pulley swapped.

WAHOO! I'M AN APPRENTICE NOW!

Ouch. I hate those kohlers. I had one on my JD, smooth when it ran. But complicated and kinda heavy

I love how they run when they run, the first one i had lasted for years until the plastic timing gear shreaded .well the engine is running again , there was an object in the combustion chamber that wasn't supposed to be there , but its gone now and minimal damage was done . Its still alive and kickin thankfully. (i am working on getting an old 12.5hp briggs going for a backup engine , just in case)

what "object?" Please do tell