4x4 monster mower!!!

i found a four wheel drive monster mower that's already done

http://chuckstrucks.iforumer.com/showthread.php/360-4X4-Lifted-lawn-mower-finallly-pics-page-2/page7

i wont believe it until i see it hit a mud hole

yeah your right

Least they mounted the front trans the right way - thats a plus.

dked41 wrote:

shouldn't the front and rear axles turn opposite from each other when turning? Otherwise very cool!

yes they should turn opposite from each other when turning case thats how monster trucks an rock crawlers steer

superswamper77 wrote:

the reason i havent done any more post is couse right now it is on the back berner couse i have other mowers i need to finsh first but i hope to be working on it soon.. and im not locking the axles couse they would probly brake and it wouldnt turn but when i do start back up on it i will keep you guys posted on it

you could do a air lockers if you have a matine shop neer you maby arb cold help you they make air lockers for tucks and jeeps they colud prob make some custom ones for you

XJeric wrote:

superswamper77 wrote:

the reason i havent done any more post is couse right now it is on the back berner couse i have other mowers i need to finsh first but i hope to be working on it soon.. and im not locking the axles couse they would probly brake and it wouldnt turn but when i do start back up on it i will keep you guys posted on it

you could do a air lockers if you have a matine shop neer you maby arb cold help you they make air lockers for tucks and jeeps they colud prob make some custom ones for you

air lockers??? are you kidding, you could only get those on a diff for a car!! there is no way and no point of a garden tractor trans. they should be fine open.

Those are sweet man

MY mower is also all wheel steer great with doughnuts

that's badass

whats going on with this?

jamies most likely pawning it off to me after my racer is complete to finish building it, he hasnt touched it since the last posting

Yea i showed the guys this.... id like to see a video of this thing working.

it has never moved under its own power yet, it kinda just dropped off he had other things he needed to get done, but im hoping to get it soon, he agreed to pay for all the parts and a little more so im down with building it

We built a 4x4 tractor out of a john deere 420. It had a front loader on it. The easiest way to do it is to use a hydraulic driven front end. Run a hydraulic pump off of the PTO. We could pick up over 500 lbs easily and the front end would always turn with plenty of power.

ydocnitsua6705 wrote:

Do you have to use the stock transaxle with those U-Joints and inner/outer knuckles, or can you mount them to a diffrent transaxle?  Anybody?  And in my opinion if you drive the tractor in anything other than mudd or loose dirt I wouldnt weld the front axle.  Would make it a PIA to turn.

You could potentially use a different transaxle with the outer knuckles, but you would need the splined axles from the original and the steering mechanism would have to be "re-engineered", because it mounts through a hole in the back of the transaxle. Non-steering transaxles don't have this hole.

I've been thinking about this because I may want to use two hydro transaxles instead of the gears. I have not done much more than take apart the transaxles on my project, so there's no threads. I likely won't get moving on it until the end of the year. So busy right now...  

that trans is backwards (the one on the front) know you have 6 gears backwards and 1 forwards

He's spinning the pulley counterclockwise (looking down at it). It will operate normally; 6 forward, 1 reverse.