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TravisMo New Member
Join date : 2012-05-14 Points : 4387 Posts : 6 Location : Virginia Beach, VA
| Subject: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 15th 2012, 12:51 am | |
| ok so i got a old craftsman from a buddy of mine because iv been wanting to build a mower to do the tasks of a atv. i do alot of hunting and all around here is mainly mud. i wana build something to drag deer out of the woods and to just have fun on...this is my first welding/fabrication project so dont hate haha here we go got the fenders, hood, transaxle, and all of the goodies from the deck setup All stripped down and cleaned it up with some gunk notched out the c- channel so that the factory transaxle mounts can be welding on to it. i dont think this is too bad for my first actual welding mocking up one side, this c-channel is some hard shit! this is all i could get done before it got too dark. got it all welded up and its definitely rigid!
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TravisMo New Member
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Stretch44875 Administrator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-05 Points : 5507 Posts : 959 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
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TravisMo New Member
Join date : 2012-05-14 Points : 4387 Posts : 6 Location : Virginia Beach, VA
| Subject: Re: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 15th 2012, 10:32 am | |
| what do you mean? the axle have a center pivot point. im thinking about just dropping that center point down then adding some sort of limiting straps so it doesn't flex too much if you gte what i mean
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Stretch44875 Administrator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-05 Points : 5507 Posts : 959 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
| Subject: Re: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 15th 2012, 1:21 pm | |
| I'd cut the entire front of the frame off, and lower it, and weld in place. That way you still have a stock mounting for the axle, just lower.
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TravisMo New Member
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TheRainbowBoxer Moderator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-23 Points : 5507 Posts : 1091 Location : Galion, OH
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Stretch44875 Administrator
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| Subject: Re: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 17th 2012, 9:35 pm | |
| hey if you want front suspension check my monster on youtube on redzz02, also check under the builds section under monster mower if you do end up going suspension route ill answer all your questions | |
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TravisMo New Member
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| Subject: Re: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 21st 2012, 1:28 am | |
| thanks for the diagram. thats what i thought you ment but i wasnt sure how i would weld it back. maybe if i could cut the frame off another mower then weld it under my frame or something. i wana try to keep the flex in it though. i was thinking about welding some of that c channel (cuz its strong as hell) straight down from the center pivot point then brace the sides of it. where did you get those shocks from on your mower redzz? ?
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TravisMo New Member
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| Subject: Re: 12hp Craftsman II build ♦lots of pic's♦ May 24th 2012, 6:58 pm | |
| ohh i gotcha. so you pretty much made a 3 link suspension in the front. how well does it flex with the trac bar? i was thinking about doing the same thing but with square tubing and maybe small heim joints or something so it will get the most flex and still stay strong.
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