ROPER Utility\Trail Build

i am gonne check for another set of tires because kenda's are expensive and i dont have alot of money right now but i am going to my grandparent this weekend probably gonna do a stock romp i would not bet to go really far in the woods thought

i am probably gonne get some knobby atv tire like on the MULE and i am planning to build something to protect me from the rain so i can work. i will have new pics soon.

i was not able to post new pictures because i am working on my old generator right now but i will probably get my welder next month and then its really gonna start but for now i do what i can with what i have...

yeahh update !

i got a 2 kinda good news an a bad one, which want you wanna hear first ???

okay the good ones so:
welder is coming next month fo sure ! yay for me... and i found the model of the transaxle  it is a foote 3264 but

the bad news

I BROKE the transaxle :(yeahh i know it wasnt even locked yet...

i got pics !



















the axle broke of th spider gear yeah its kinda weird...

but i called someone and he says that he can sell me a 6 speed transmition for about 30$ i hope that is a peerless but yeah gonna buy that one.

i was not working alot on it because my parents gave me one of the sheds that we have so i can work in it but it is full of wood so i need to empty it clean everything and redo the walls.

holy crap ive never seen one break like that lol

yeah i know its weird how it broke and i noticed that the spider gears have really sharp corners and the stell is kinda bend if you look closely on the photo you will see what i mean.

yaay got a peerless 920 for 30$ but dont know if its good for offroad use ? what are your thought about thit transaxle?? i even got a free pulley it seems to be a 4inch just what i needed !

Peerless 920's are all around trannys, it treated properly (like most trannys).  I would rip it apart and count the teeth to make sure it's good. Then re-grease it and chuck it in!

thanks for the advice but what kind of grese should i use in it ?

yesterday i was emptiying my shed and moving all the wood that was in it to be able to use the shed but i dicovered something that ruined the day... after a few minutes of diggin into the piles of wood i saw horseflys coming out of a crack on the floor it turned out that theres was a few hundred of them... they made a nest in the wood.

fixed the hosefly problem and got some work done now the shed is amost finished and got the transaxle mounted and the pulley swap is almost done im gonna upload pics tomorrow.

ok i was really busy this week but took the time to drive the thing a bit and its faster than stock but still no what i want, i also found out that i need some steering stop and i need to reinforce the steering...

there are the pics.
the left part of the shed is all mine now got some place to work.

the inside of the shed kinda small but the rig fits in it

transaxle mount i still need to do some belt retainers and get a shorter belt.

belt tentionner setup.

yesterday i did my first carb clening yayy now it runs very well...
-changed the speark plugs man those where dirty i newer changed then before   
-changed the oil
-cleaned the carb it runs like a champ im happy now lol

Well Yeah... The month turned out in 2 year... BUT i got my WELDER !! im sarting to work on this thing again !

now im tearing the pearless out because its all worn out it has a good 1\8 inch of play in one of the axle.
i have to search for a new transaxle again, but for now im just practicing my welding skills.

i was not able to take the transaxle out because it was reaining ill try to do that yesterday !
i did drag the tractor in the shed so it dries faster.

soooooo... i got the transaxle appart...
its a mess. there is water in the bottom its a rusty mess some of the seals are broken and the input shaft gear is stripped.
oh also the grease is more like a putty id doesnt fell like grease at all.

heres some pics








so i filled it up with motor oil to protect the parts from rusting and i sat it on a shelf for now, im trying to get another peerless 920 so this way a would have all the spare parts. so yeah this is my second busted transaxle in two years...

i called the guy that sold me the transaxle and he neglected to tell me that this transaxle sat underwater during a flooding for 2 months, this is probably why there is some water inside.

i found the same exact tractor for 100$ with a working transaxle and a 12hp engine, so if everything goes according to plan i will go to get it this weekend.

right now im trying to buy this thing ! i think it has a 16hp opposed and a peerless 920

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-tondeuse-souffleur-a-feuilles/longueuil-rive-sud/tracteur-a-gazon-columbia/1158146627

well its sold trying to get another one...

SCORE !!! i got a tracotr its a ROPER i think its a sears frame and i think it has a peerless 633a
sooo the jacobsen is no more... i tore it appart because the ROPER is much better.
ill get some pics tommorow

heres some pictures...
i got the tractor for 90$ without an engine

it has a peerless 633



it looks like it has some king of 3point hitch at some point



the truf savers haha im gonna have alot more choice of what i can put on this transaxle now



tommorow im going to finish tearing down the jacobsen and start working on the ROPER i need to fix the steering and find a way to mount
the engine.

the ROPER has a twisted belt setup because it uses a vertical engine and it has a horizontal input transaxle so ill have to se how it works

im waiting for my belt to test the clutch setup

this is the battery that is going to go in the rig

the engine is sitting onm an old lawnmower frame

engine plate

pulley and clutch setup

Lookin good. Does your engine have the steel access cover on the opposite side from the intake/exhaust or do you have an aluminum finned one? My 14hp opposed had a steel cover. Not sure if all the smaller ones did or just because mine was an older one.