1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla"

So the WeedEater is still a mower, however I use it as a mild off roader.
Thought I'd post it here.  Can't modify it past mowing, but there's still a lot I can do to it.
Today I put a rack on it, because this one is center shift so there is no storage on it, and I like to have lots of tools on my vehicles.


So other than that, I'm going to pulley swap the rear end to a 5" pulley, can't do the front or I'll lose the deck drive pulley.  The mud lites are temporarily on because otherwise they'd be sitting in my shed while I'm sliding back down hill.  When NellyBelle gets done, they'll go back on her.

Looks nice, but is it strong enough with just the 2 bars bracing it?

Probably. It's also bolted under the seat spring bolts, and I don't plan on putting too much on it. I don't have a welder, or else I'd come up with something stronger.

I think a wishbone 3-link with long travel coilovers is in order. Everyone knows a grass cutter needs to bounce, haha.

LOL, the whole point of this thing is to tide me over until NellyBelle is done. The rack is going on Nellybelle, so if I'd spend the time and money on suspension it'll be on her, not the mower.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

I think a wishbone 3-link with long travel coilovers is in order. Everyone knows a grass cutter needs to bounce, haha.

The AK has spoken!

mightyraze wrote:

AllisKidD21 wrote:

I think a wishbone 3-link with long travel coilovers is in order. Everyone knows a grass cutter needs to bounce, haha.

The AK has spoken!

LOL!!! It ain't even mine! If I do suspension on a tractor it's gonna be NellyBelle.

What kind of tranny does it have?

Tecumsah Peerless MST-205.

you should swap the spicer off nelly belle and this one lol

Nellybelle's getting a 920.

oh the one from the roper?

Yep, the one from the Rally Roper.

My WeedEater...with stock tires...pulling 1,100 pounds!!!

Low gear, and you should be good.

That was 2nd.  Any lower and it didn't have enough speed to grab.

See the mower can handle it, but the trailer tires cant! they look pretty sad lol , i loaded up a john deere 68 RER in a mower trailer and it was a bit wide so it pressed on one fender and on the mile home it was rubbing on the wheel barrow style tire and blew it out. i had the itp mud lites on so i just drug it the rest of the way while grating the road .

biggasmowers wrote:

See the mower can handle it, but the trailer tires cant! they look pretty sad lol , i loaded up a john deere 68 RER in a mower trailer and it was a bit wide so it pressed on one fender and on the mile home it was rubbing on the wheel barrow style tire and blew it out. i had the itp mud lites on so i just drug it the rest of the way while grating the road.

Yeah, I tried to put some, like front turf tires on, but they would rub.  Thought about trimming it, but I didn't want to weaken it because I overload it on a daily basis lol!  
So couldn't get this to upload but, oh well.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CUV7jF3TOON4eXPo2
Attempted burnout...I did actually smoke it a little, and there was a lot of rubber on the ground, but it was on dirt so not super great.  The nearest asphalt is 2 miles from where I'm sitting, on the county road.  The county probably wouldn't be too happy with me, and since the Sheriff's deputies aren't super honest and we've made them mad before by reporting some of their friends...yeah probably shouldn't try that!!! 

Haven't updated in a while!  Pulley swapped it, put a 5" pulley on the back.  Govoner modification and 4" oversized on tires got me about 15 MPH.  Kinda surprised.  Anyway, got the sleeve hitch on! Needs some cleaning up though.


Named her Sodzilla, BTW!  
Also took her for a romp in the rain yesterday, filled in the mud lites and got her pasted in mud.

What is the sleeve hitch for. It looks kinda high. Is that the highest raised position?

Plowing. It is in the highest possible position, that way it will not scrape on the way to the plot.  It is kinda high tho, lol!  Bought it and a plow and an Agri-fab aerator for $60 bucks, plus some old plows. Looked up the name on one of them, it is over 90 years old! I'll get some pics tomorrow sometime.

Can that MST handle ground engagement work? Haha, I wouldn't bet the farm on that, but I guess you never know.

We'll see....

Cool. I've always wanted to do some plowing with a lawn tractor.

Well,  we can't afford no $50 grand kabota, so when the plow showed up fo $20, couldn't pass it up. Gonna use it to make some smooth trails and a food plot for hunting season.