[FINALIST] - CraftsmanQuad's CraftsmanQuad Mark II [2019 buildoff entry]

Did Redzz get ahold of your thread title or something? Hahaha.

MightyRaze wrote:

Man.... Already pulling you back to camp.  

Uh oh, story time!

Lol I think his engine gave out. He was running on one cylinder.

Shoosh! Lol

https://www.bmikarts.com/product.asp?itemid=1456

Link you requested. They've gone up a little.

Thanks mighty!

Mk2 is still running great. Had a little issue this morning with my steering column cover hitting my kill switch so i think that’s what happened in the dark last night.

Steering is definitely a bit bendy and has a lot of play in it so I think it’s time for a rack and pinion...hence the link mighty sent me.

Cannot friggen believe this thing is still running. And it seems like it has more power every time I ride it! I was able to get it into 5th on flat ground today and man it rips. With full power and no Governor it’s gonna be downright scary with my current steering setup.

I fly out for my new job on the 10th so this will not see much attention this summer unfortunately

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

What a goof lol. How do you not figure this out earlier. Shoulda came down and got me and a pair of my rigs, I'll let you ride Budgie lol.

Because you’re 5 hours the wrong way that’s why haha. Ranger wouldn’t go above 60 with the trailer and just my stuff in it. Can only imagine how slow it would be with 4 tractors loaded on

Glad to hear she's still goin'!

And what did happen to your title???

Dunno. Someone added my haspin nickname. My real name is Cooper, so the guys kinda derived Cooter from that. But they don’t mean the mechanic from the dukes of hazard lol

Forgot to mention I rolled it today. Tried to go down spaghetti bowl but the steering is so bendy it went full lock dropped down in a rut and just rolled over super slow. No big deal. No damage other than the hood and a broken bead on the front right tire. I’ve already ran the hood over 3 times before the rollover so I’m not too worried about it.

Once I got it DOWN spaghetti bowl it crawled right up it no problem

Can't believe that thing is still going. Lol

MightyRaze wrote:

Can't believe that thing is still going. Lol

I don’t thing anyone can honestly. But it runs GOOD! Not much power, but no noises, starts easy, doesn’t bog too bad now that I stole the throttle off the simplicity. I feel like it’ll climb anything that doesn’t require high wheel speed, but anything dry it will go up. I can’t BELIEVE how well it’s doing. I’ve ridden it at least 4 hours each day the last three days and it still starts and runs consistently

If you clear that crankcase of the busted rod I'll bet it runs good for a year or two. I have a JD L120 with a 20 HP V-Twin that was running on one side (the intake valve rod fell off), and it was able to "bush hog" our lower field with a 48" 3 blade cutting deck. One cylinders are a lot stronger than people think. Not that they're better than an Oppy, but they'll put some power out, especially on my lightweight Murrays.

Well the oil is just it. It puked most of it out and whatever’s left is full of connecting rod dust. I would’ve expected it to chuck the other rod or seize by now. Every time I go out I’m thinking “is this it? Is this finally the day?” And it just says not today buddy

Needs steering, an engine, and some shift keys (and the detent ball) but otherwise it’s doing well. Chassis is very sturdy but might add a piece of rebar running the full length to help tie the rear of the frame into the front more. Still some flex from the twin vertical plate section of frame

CraftsmanQuad19 wrote:

Well the oil is just it. It puked most of it out and whatever’s left is full of connecting rod dust. I would’ve expected it to chuck the other rod or seize by now. Every time I go out I’m thinking “is this it? Is this finally the day?” And it just says not today buddy

Needs steering, an engine, and some shift keys (and the detent ball) but otherwise it’s doing well. Chassis is very sturdy but might add a piece of rebar running the full length to help tie the rear of the frame into the front more. Still some flex from the twin vertical plate section of frame

Ya it's a miracle that Vanguards still running. If it survives are you gojng you get a rod for it and clean all the crap out or just get a new motor?

Ya mine had alot of frame twist in the rear section but the angle iron I welded to the sides helped alot. I'm sure rebar will do the trick too.

mowerjunkie03 wrote:

If it survives are you gojng you get a rod for it and clean all the crap out or just get a new motor?

Not a bad idea...

If the block survives (I’m not riding tonight or tomorrow so I suppose is has) I think it deserves some go fast parts. HOWEVER a brand new 20 horse with a factory pull start and 2 barrel carb sounds mighty fine to me....

Keep this engine and make it into a trophy, it's nothing short of a miracle. Hahaha.

                       "CQ's One Rod Wonder"

Especially with the amount of glittery oil it was puking.

Haha the good ol slant single

Haha.. yep. Call that thing energizer. Keeps going and going.

Well it quit puking oil sometime on Thursday so it either ran out or it fixed itself. Anyway it still runs so I’m not complaining hahahaha this poor engine

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Hey CQ, I know you haven't done anything with it.  Let us know if you have or have not.

I have not. It’s still sitting in the trailer from haspin haha.

Will be getting a rack and pinion steering, new hood, and a new engine with a new exhaust to go with it to call it done for the buildoff. Paint is a given, but don’t expect anything fancy haha

Thanks for the update.

Rack and pinion should be neat! Did the Ross steering box setup not work out so good?

No it was super flexy (only 2 mounting bolt locations) and had a lot of play in it. Just wore out.

Steering and power were the biggest things holding me back at haspin I think. Debating just buying a brand new predator 708, it mounts the oil filter up higher so I wouldn’t have to screw with a remote mount or anything like that, plus being brand new should mean less carb troubles and such. Finding parts may be harder though so I’m not sure. What do you guys think?

Wonder how interchangeable they are with 670 horizontal parts?