Craftsman GT 6000 Build

I'm digging ags for the rear too and these up front.

Yeah maybe, we'll see. Haha.

So I got some 1" spindles made up for the news hubs to go on today.

I just a hunk of 1" shaft to welded to some angle steel for each side, then cut the spindles off and welded the whole deal on.








A little brace on the top of each one.



Then a bolt on each side to hold the hubs on.



All mounted up!



Sorta digging the look actually.





Test drive went well.......



Haha. Yeah, that happened. I was rushing through that second side and I actually wasn't all that confident in the setup on that side. I'm just gonna take the spindle out and re-weld and brace it up better. Not really a big deal, nothing else was broken, just though I'd show you fellas my big blunder. Hahaha.

The front tires are bigger than the rears lol

Nah they're smaller. It is close to equal, but they're definitely not bigger than the rears. Should look better with some 26" ATV tires on the rear.

I told you you should make knuckles instead of using those spindles! Lol, I'm sure you'll make something sturdy enough. How'd they clear?

Hahaha, yeah you was right. I hope I can make it work, pretty ashamed of myself for letting this happen..but ah well. They clear good, other than the right side rubbing against the muffler. I already have plans to re-locate the muffler to underneath the footboard though so that should fix that problem.

Well sometimes the best laid plans of men and mice often go astray



Nice to see you working on getting upgraded front tires on her.


However we're all still waiting on that transaxle tear down video.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

So I got some 1" spindles made up for the news hubs to go on today.

Test drive went well.......



Haha. Yeah, that happened. I was rushing through that second side and I actually wasn't all that confident in the setup on that side. I'm just gonna take the spindle out and re-weld and brace it up better. Not really a big deal, nothing else was broken, just though I'd show you fellas my big blunder. Hahaha.

Hmmm..... 

Reminds me of something.......

Oh yeah!



LOL.   Looking good AK!

Hahahaha mighty, i forgot about that.

Transaxle teardown video eh? That should be good! Lol

Hahaha, I hadn't even thought about that Mighty. I guess that is kinda funny, haha. I do wanna tear into that trans, I just haven't gotten around to it yet, haha.

I think we all want a transaxle teardown video.

I'd say get into it. Be interesting to see what's up with 3rd gear.

Eh, I doubt I'll do a video. It's not anything people haven't seen before. I'm definitely gonna get lots of pictures though when I eventually get to it.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

Sorta digging the look.

I'm digging the Z71 back there.

Yep, that my Uncle's rig.

Anyway, I did the ol' "haul of shame" today.



I bet it looks even more familiar now eh Mighty? Hahaha

So I started by cutting off that stupid cup thing that was on the spindle to hold the wheel (Shoulda done that to begin with) and I cleaned it all up.



I figured I can rotate it 90* so it sits like this:



And then have that 3/4" steel of the spindle to get some good penetration. I could maybe box it in too if I feel I need to.



I plan to do it that way on the other side as well. More to come later hopefully!

Looks good! Maybe put something there to bridge the gap?

That looks stronger. I like the idea of boxing it in.

Those front wheels look good. Now you have to get some bigger rear tyres to level her out a bit. I think it might be a good idea to weld another piece of angle on the other side of the spindle, might give it more strength.

Thanks a lot fellas! I think I'm gonna add a couple pieces to box it in on the top and front later on, but for now I got it done.

First the broken side:





Then the other side:



Then I threw the wheels on and tightened up the bearings:



Then I figured the first thing I should do was ram it up a gate to make sure all was well.

Hahaha.









One short romp later everything still looks good!!



Seems to be solid enough, but I'lll probably add some beef later on as I said. Let me know what ya think!

Looks good. It looks like one spindle is higher up than the other. (Pics 1 & 3)

Thanks Matt! No they should be the same, it does look like it in those pictures but in person they are both equal, haha.

I guess it's just the angle of the picture. I love the look of this machine with those skinny front tyres.

Yeah I actually don't mind the look. The front track could be a but wider, bit I could lengthen the axle when I do the suspension If I feel like I should. The bigger tires let it crawl up stuff easier too! Haha.

Looks good with the camber corrected lol

Haha, thanks Rich.