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PostSubject: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2013, 11:37 pm

What do you think. Would it be better to just beef up the stock steering or just make a direct steering set up?
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2013, 11:56 pm

What type of tractor do you have? Craftsmans stock steering is great. MTD, not so much. It all depends.


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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2013, 11:58 pm

It's a huskee. So if I remember correctly it made by mtd. Both of my linkages are bent though. The one from the 2 gears and the one connecting the 2 tires so I'm going to beef them up but I'm thinking just making direct steering if I'm going to spend the time doig that
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2013, 11:59 pm

Your tie rod should be beefed up, ive bent mine on the Rally already. If you go direct steering thatll give you more opportunities to beef stuff up.


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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 2:45 pm

If you look up "sloppy steering" in the dictionary you will see a picture of my Craftsman LT1000.
So I would def. change to all Heim's joint steering, you can even keep the "reduction gear in it" if you tighten it up.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 3:39 pm

I run stock steering on my mud mower and it does good.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 4:05 pm

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I run stock steering on my mud mower and it does good.
If its made by mtd change it. My mtd steering is horrible. I can turn the wheel a third of the way freely without the wheels turning
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 4:25 pm

mudmonkey06 wrote:
truckin42 wrote:
I run stock steering on my mud mower and it does good.
If its made by mtd change it. My mtd steering is horrible. I can turn the wheel a third of the way freely without the wheels turning
Yeh mtd steering is junk.
I got Jd steering.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 4:31 pm

truckin42 wrote:
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truckin42 wrote:
I run stock steering on my mud mower and it does good.
If its made by mtd change it. My mtd steering is horrible. I can turn the wheel a third of the way freely without the wheels turning
Yeh mtd steering is junk.
I got Jd steering.
That's good. Lol. Do you get any play in your steering
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 7th 2013, 4:34 pm

mudmonkey06 wrote:
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I run stock steering on my mud mower and it does good.
If its made by mtd change it. My mtd steering is horrible. I can turn the wheel a third of the way freely without the wheels turning
Yeh mtd steering is junk.
I got Jd steering.
That's good. Lol. Do you get any play in your steering
A little bit but i dont think its enought to strip the gear.
I can tight up the tie rods to make it more stifer and react quicker.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 13th 2013, 6:16 pm

JD Steering rocks, at least the old school.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 13th 2013, 7:44 pm

Thunderdivine wrote:
JD Steering rocks, at least the old school.
Yeah its not bad it not newer it a 2005 i think.
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 13th 2013, 11:27 pm

I have a old old Murray and it has indestructible steering. Except it has a piece of ruber or cloth that connects the steering shaft to the main gear
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 14th 2013, 8:59 pm

ive had my stock steering on my lt1000 for less than a year and the tie rod bent about 3 times and both of the steering gears are bad.... im changing them right now, so because i dont have a welder at my shop or anything for fabrication, im just going to beef it up at my vo- tech class
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PostSubject: Re: Stock steering   Stock steering Icon_minitimeApril 14th 2013, 9:58 pm

tractorboy567 wrote:
ive had my stock steering on my lt1000 for less than a year and the tie rod bent about 3 times and both of the steering gears are bad.... im changing them right now, so because i dont have a welder at my shop or anything for fabrication, im just going to beef it up at my vo- tech class
Yeah you could try to put haim joints on them so it wont break.
I gonna do to my trail mower.
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