38 MPH DRIFTING DYNAMARK Trail and Drift Mower

I vote foote and whatever cheap engine you can get, something 12hp or above

Crazy_Carl wrote:

I vote foote and whatever cheap engine you can get, something 12hp or above

ok. I will take a look inside the Foote soon, and will look for Engines. Strange thing is, Flatty singles aren't much cheaper than Vanguards, Inteks, Oppys.

Well I have mostly decided which Way I will go....

Engine: I'm not such a big fan of Chinese stuff, and I love briggs Engines
I need a big engine that still clears the hood..
So I will buy a BRIGGS OPPOSED TWIN for it, cuz they clear the hood without any problems.

Trans: CVT will slip easily, but is very easy to drive. Peerless 700s are expensive, and I lose Reverse when I need to mod it. Foote 3 speed I can sell for 125$, I lose reverse too, and if it blews up, I have a hard time looking for a replacement.

I finally found a old 3 speed H shift Transaxle called PEERLESS 600 I will buy. it's as expensive as the money I get for the Foote, and much more reliable.  I think this will be a good solution. Cuz the 600s are Oil Filled, have Needle bearings, and 3 speeds are enough for a fast mower. And to quiet down the whining noise it will make running 30MPH I will STRAIGHT PIPE the Oppy with SIDEPIPES. Sounds good...

As U can see, Drifting Dynamark has gotten a workbench LOL




Parts of Mud Murray are sitting on it, my Wrenches and Sockets too,....  it just collects dust!

solid drivetrain choices

Hmmm, that Vanguard looks pretty good in there. But an opposed twin will be pretty cool. The 600 series is pretty beefy, has cast iron axle sleeves. The H shifter is a nice feature as well. Can't wait to see this build moving on a bit.

Crazy_Carl wrote:

solid drivetrain choices

thanks!

MatthewD wrote:

Hmmm, that Vanguard looks pretty good in there. But an opposed twin will be pretty cool. The 600 series is pretty beefy, has cast iron axle sleeves. The H shifter is a nice feature as well. Can't wait to see this build moving on a bit.

Yep. I just stored Mud Murrays Engine there cuz the box I had it in, was in the way all the time, and in DDs engine bay was some space.

Once I have the Parts I will begin building it.

Bought me a Peerless 600

Now I need to wait til it arrives my home.....

The new Transaxle for the DRIFTING DYNAMARK finally arrived me!















I hope the Internals are good, it doesn't look too good from the outside, kinda botched up.  Unfortunately the only one in G that fitted my wallet.

Axles are BAD! MTD! Puke!

Nice! Been painted partly painted white at some point. Why are there FNR axles in there??

All transaxles in MTDs were like that, not just the FNR. We have a peerless 801 from an MTD ranch king with those axles

I like those axle shafts on there, don't have to worry about loosing the dang key or anything. Also I noticed that the pinion shaft is threaded with a nut in it instead of just an E-clip, kinda cool. I wonder why there's that grease fitting in the case right about the differential assembly?

MatthewD wrote:

Nice! Been painted partly painted white at some point. Why are there FNR axles in there??

Probably it was inside a MTD

CraftsmanQuad19 wrote:

All transaxles in MTDs were like that, not just the FNR. We have a peerless 801 from an MTD ranch king with those axles

I hate those Axles

AllisKidD21 wrote:

I like those axle shafts on there, don't have to worry about loosing the dang key or anything. Also I noticed that the pinion shaft is threaded with a nut in it instead of just an E-clip, kinda cool. I wonder why there's that grease fitting in the case right about the differential assembly?

I too. Wait, Disgusting news!

OPENED the PEERLESS 600!

I wondered, why there were some Grease zerks.

Now I can see the Disgustingness inside!

BUSHING GREASE!!!!!  NO!!!!









and: WHO DOES SUCH   ????
Hopefully the bolts from the blown FNR fit there, otherwise I need to file them to the original shape again.



I will clean every part, and hope, nothing is damaged. and most important: CAN I MOD IT TO OIL???

Well they are originally oil filled, so as long as the axle seals are still intact it'll be fine to fill it with gear oil.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

Well they are originally oil filled, so as long as the axle seals are still intact it'll be fine to fill it with gear oil.

seals dont look too nice, but strange thing is, it looks like the grease zerks were stock.

Nice, I'm super jealous of that 600. The zerks mean that you can change the oil in the trans without even taking it off the tractor, which is nice.

I'm wonderint if this is a less common grease lubricated one.  I didn't see the drain or sight plug in the pictures.

Not too bad a trans. I like how it mounts to the frame with those brackets. That spacer between the shifter and the case means that it is short throw shifting, won't get any better then that. Gears all look OK. Bummer about the grease though. A mechanic trick for something leaking oil and you need to use it is fill it with grease, probably what happened here.

You can always change/check the oil on these without taking them out, I've done it with all three of my tractors with 600's.

Kinda strange though that there is a grease fitting threaded into the drain plug. Either someone did that themselves or this is an oddball as Carl said. I wouldn't think grease would be very good in a 600 though. I feel like the spot where the counter shaft spins on the longer axle shaft would hardly get any lubrication with grease, pretty tight clearance. But if you're convering it to oil filled it should be all good.

- Also I noticed that one has the single keyed countershaft instead of the splined one. Any plans to make that more reliable?

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Nice, I'm super jealous of that 600.  The zerks mean that you can change the oil in the trans without even taking it off the tractor, which is nice.

Thanks! If I can find bolts that fit the threads, Yes!

Crazy_Carl wrote:

I'm wonderint if this is a less common grease lubricated one.  I didn't see the drain or sight plug in the pictures.

Could be possible, since some people told me, that those Axles were only used by MTD, so it's probably a MTD POS Transaxle, and grease was cheaper?

prancstaman wrote:

Not too bad a trans. I like how it mounts to the frame with those brackets. That spacer between the shifter and the case means that it is short throw shifting, won't get any better then that. Gears all look OK. Bummer about the grease though. A mechanic trick for something leaking oil and you need to use it is fill it with grease, probably what happened here.

Hope it wo'nt be too hard to fit it to my REINFORCED Dynamark frame. For later added, the zerks and holes look too good for homemade, since all the stuff someone ,,fixed" was botched pretty bad.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

You can always change/check the oil on these without taking them out, I've done it with all three of my tractors with 600's.

Kinda strange though that there is a grease fitting threaded into the drain plug. Either someone did that themselves or this is an oddball as Carl said. I wouldn't think grease would be very good in a 600 though. I feel like the spot where the counter shaft spins on the longer axle shaft would hardly get any lubrication with grease, pretty tight clearance. But if you're convering it to oil filled it should be all good.

- Also I noticed that one has the single keyed countershaft instead of the splined one. Any plans to make that more reliable?

Nice!
Yep, the Input Gear was fully DRY! I have to do that, since grease sucks, and I need very good lubrication for this one, if it has to spin so fast, plans are 35MPH.
IDK, Welding it? I could maybe ask someone at work, if he could weld it for me.

I Scrapped the Dynamark!



Here U can see why: It's completely rusted out!





So I will build now the GUTBROD Frame, with the Dynamark Hood, Fender and Dash.



And I got the AWESOME Chance to get a 2nd PEERLESS 600, so I collected my last savings outta my pockets, and bought it.















This one looks like it's in way better shape, and has the regular axles, and the stock brake, input pulley, drain plugs instead of grease zerks, and no botching marks, like it's never opened up from a pre-owner!

Nice!  Does it appear to shift smoothly?  

Yikes, that frame was in bad shape! The Gutbrod frame is much better. The second Peerless 600 looks pretty good too.

The Gutbrod is also made by dynamark right? That’s the one you got the vanguard off of? If it’s the one I’m thinking of everything should bolt right over because they’re made from the same stamp

Bummer about the rust, but I like the plan you have moving forward.  That 600 looks a lot better than the last one.

MightyRaze wrote:

Nice!  Does it appear to shift smoothly?  

I can shift into every gear.

MatthewD wrote:

Yikes, that frame was in bad shape! The Gutbrod frame is much better. The second Peerless 600 looks pretty good too.

Yep! That's why I scrapped it! Thanks.

CraftsmanQuad19 wrote:

The Gutbrod is also made by dynamark right? That’s the one you got the vanguard off of? If it’s the one I’m thinking of everything should bolt right over because they’re made from the same stamp

Yeah, also Dynamark-based. Yep, that POS gave me the Vanguard and the AWS. Frame looks to 99% Identical

Crazy_Carl wrote:

Bummer about the rust, but I like the plan you have moving forward.  That 600 looks a lot better than the last one.

Thanks.