Front spindle extensions without welder??

well sounds like your having all kinds of fun, i doubt ill get anything done this week cause thursday and friday im off to dayton ohio for a ford/aaa competition and if i get first place im going to be gone in detroit michigan for a week for the national competition. and fearless idk if you checked youtube yet but i left comments wondering where you were and what if you have done to the mower, so i found out youve been really busy

FearlessFront wrote:

indianaboy93 wrote:

FearlessFront wrote:

Wow, I've been gone way too long! lol.... Looks like you've got it figured out though. The spindles support all the weight, the bolt is really just a retainer. It should work just fine.

well do you disagree about using JB weld to put on bolt threads to the spindles?
and welcome back (you're murray inspired me to get my mower back out and work on it)

Well, work mostly... Since it's warmed up, I've been busy working long hours. Plus, for the past couple of weeks, I've been shopping around for a new car. I hate dealing with car dealers! Unfourtunetly, I have to sell my truck... The reason? we recently had baby #2(oh yeah, I'm almost 27 years old) and with my wife going back to work, and starting school sometime soon, I need a car that seats 4. My truck seats like 2.5 people... I would love to get a 4 door truck, but they're expen$ive! Plus gas prices are going back up, so I guess I'm getting a car.

Don't worry though, even though I'm getting a four door family car, doesn't mean its all over... If you knew my history with cars, you would know whats gonna happen next... And the car I'm looking at buying...... Lets just say It has some potential...

ANYWAY! enough about me! For your spindles, I wouldn't use jbweld... It's good stuff, but you don't need your wheel falling off in the middle of a mud pit. I like the idea of drilling a hole into the spindle and bolting into it.. You could also file or grind down the hub on the wheel to make it more narrow. But in the long run, I would get a welder and a grinder.

good luck findin a new car and congrats on the new addition to your family.

yea i'm either gonna grind down the hub on the wheels or wait until i find a welder or access to one. as soon as i get that done i will be able to move on to doing my front bumper and then who knows. probably rear bumber. then maybe slow it down some so i can get better torque and better crawling speeds.

all i did is grind a quarter inch off the inside of the rim and used the c clip

arild365 wrote:

all i did is grind a quarter inch off the inside of the rim and used the c clip

Thats what I was thinking! It sounds like it would work great. Still using the stock hardware and all.

arild365 wrote:

all i did is grind a quarter inch off the inside of the rim and used the c clip

thats what i thought about doing. i was just afraid that it might weaken the rim and make it collapse some or the hub break away from the rim or something

if looked threw it and it doesnt weakin anything, i was jumping on it everywere possible and its sturdy as a rock

P.S Fearless i think my tractor could beat yours once i get my hubs

Oh.... that sounds like a challenge or something.

arild365 wrote:

if looked threw it and it doesnt weakin anything, i was jumping on it everywere possible and its sturdy as a rock

P.S Fearless i think my tractor could beat yours once i get my hubs

i might try and do this. i wouldn't be taking too much off the rim hub.

and Fearless it sounds like someone wants a Tractor Off!!!!! lol

TRACTOR OFF!!!!

FearlessFront wrote:

arild365 wrote:

all i did is grind a quarter inch off the inside of the rim and used the c clip

Thats what I was thinking! It sounds like it would work great. Still using the stock hardware and all.

i might be able and have one of my dad's buddies (or him) use a lathe at his work and take some metal off of it for me.

oh and i could have probably had my dad weld some studs on at his work (all he does all day is fix machines and stuff) ugh, i was thinking too hard when the obvious was right in front of me. darn it. i feel so stupid. lol

arild365 wrote:

if looked threw it and it doesnt weakin anything, i was jumping on it everywere possible and its sturdy as a rock

P.S Fearless i think my tractor could beat yours once i get my hubs

My friends tractor beats all of ours! lol.... For now..

You just wait! Once I hit 250 subscribers on you tube, I'm going to make a special video... I'll probably get hurt or break my tractor, but at least it'll be on video!

cant wait! Whats your friend got for a tractor?

arild365 wrote:

cant wait! Whats your friend got for a tractor?

That green mtd. We'll have to make a vd of it. It really is heavy duty, and has 25" x 10" tires on the back, and locked. Most transaxles would snap instantly with that big of a tire

FearlessFront wrote:

arild365 wrote:

cant wait! Whats your friend got for a tractor?

That green mtd. We'll have to make a vd of it. It really is heavy duty, and has 25" x 10" tires on the back, and locked. Most transaxles would snap instantly with that big of a tire

are you talking about the mower that your friend bent up the steering linkage when muddin in that one trench thing??

LOL! yeah, thats the one! it's got 1" axles with 4 bolt hubs stock. Were STILL trying to fix that thing! Thats why I haven't done much to the craftsman latley.

FearlessFront wrote:

LOL! yeah, thats the one! it's got 1" axles with 4 bolt hubs stock. Were STILL trying to fix that thing! Thats why I haven't done much to the craftsman latley.

i remember that video. it was great. i wish i had those tires! so beastly lookin!!
man, i can't wait to see it goin again, and the craftsman too
oh question, why doesn't he have a hood on his? just wondering

indianaboy93 wrote:

FearlessFront wrote:

LOL! yeah, thats the one! it's got 1" axles with 4 bolt hubs stock. Were STILL trying to fix that thing! Thats why I haven't done much to the craftsman latley.

i remember that video. it was great. i wish i had those tires! so beastly lookin!!
man, i can't wait to see it goin again, and the craftsman too
oh question, why doesn't he have a hood on his? just wondering

I don't know why he doesn't have a hood.... I think he wants to exo-cage it. I think it looks dumb, but hey, it's not my machine... If it was mine, it would be HUGE!

haha. i'll just take those rear wheels and that straight pipe and put them on my mower. lol

Case lawn tractors have a front spindle that is a lot longer than most, and a good 8 inch rim with bearings.

Think I have one of those axles. It's on a scrap tractor at the moment, cast iron axle. Little narrow if I remember right. If someone wants it and can pick up, it's theirs.

has anyone considered grinding down the hub in order to fit rear tires on the front?

DEAD THREAD!!!

Please look at the last post's date that it was posted.  This thread is about one year old!

Yeah- this sucka's gettin' moldy alright...

But to answer your question- yes. I did once awhile back. Some careful cutoff wheel work, shortening factory rear wheel bores so a friend cout put them on his front end. I'm not a fan of doing it though. You've got a plain steel bore, riding on a plain steel shaft. If' not for some grease, it'd eat itself in short order. I much prefer to use bushings, if not bearings.

I've been toying with the idea of putting rear wheel hubs up front if I can find the right size bushing something like that you can put what ever size you want with out welding

Okay this thread hasn't been touched since 2014, probably not much point in posting here now.