All-Terrain Lawn Tractor Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

All-Terrain Lawn Tractor Forum

Like riding lawn tractors through mud, woods, rocks, and snow? Then this is the place for you! Share your ideas, Post your projects and more!
 
PortalHomeSite RulesEventsFAQSearchRegisterLog inBuild-Off

 

 Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle

Go down 
+4
Doc Sprocket
1997 Murray
LAWN MOWER MUDDER
Ghyde97
8 posters
Go to page : Previous  1, 2, 3  Next
AuthorMessage
ZSmachines
Member

Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Join date : 2014-08-27
Posts : 221

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 8th 2014, 10:59 am

well just wondering.. i have another craftsman similar to this one and i want to do a tricycle front end just for looks and so it will turn on a dime for doing chores and stuff. any suggestions?
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 8th 2014, 11:00 am

oh and i ripped out the teccy and put in a 15.5 hp kohler ohv motor in its place!
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 8th 2014, 12:40 pm

you will need a pivot in the center of the frame, and maybe those flat bearings that are a little thicker than washers and I think they are thrust berings but not sure. it will need to be very strong, maybe a 1" shaft and a beringed hub for it to ride in.
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 9th 2014, 10:22 pm

I was thinking aboit using the tower for the deck as a pivot
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 11th 2014, 11:23 am

Did some work on my flex! Got a video here:
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 21st 2014, 2:03 pm

Well, a small update: i ran some bad gas through the kohler, now it wont run without full choke.. i just need to go get a bucket of new gas and that will fix the problem... and i was switching the stock rear turfs to a set of atv tires for my romp with 1997murray coming up and i broke the c clip that holds the axle into the spider gear. No big deal, except i found out that somebody has previously had that case opened up and jb welded it back together... so i pulled the transaxle out of an old junker i had, and found out that now i am the proud owner of a peerless 920!
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 22nd 2014, 10:40 am

I personally like 920's better than mst's. in my experience, the mst is newer and the case is thinner, the diff gear is 5/8" wide in the mst and 7/8" wide in the 920. can't weight for our romp, will be the first one that we have ever gone on, and first for zsmachines to ride in the woods over fallen trees and threw creeks and upp 50 degree ills.
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 22nd 2014, 8:22 pm

yep it will be fun! drove throught the mud with my new tires, and only got stuck when it high centered!
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeDecember 30th 2014, 1:24 pm

well, Pig Iron decided to up winch prices right when i walked in, so i had to buy a hand crank winch. it is a half ton winch used for hauling boats onto trailers. it works well so far, havent broken it yet!
Back to top Go down
Lukas12
New Member

New Member


Join date : 2015-01-09
Points : 3368
Posts : 1

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 21st 2015, 4:43 am

Personally I like Honda lawn mowers Atlanta most among all others. Its features are great, and most important is auto choke system so I can easy handle it. I am a working women but on Sunday’s I clean my garden with help of this mower.
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 21st 2015, 10:32 am

Lukas12 wrote:
Personally I like Honda lawn mowers Atlanta most among all others. Its features are great, and most important is auto choke system so I can easy handle it. I am a working women but on Sunday’s I clean my garden with help of this mower.

I saw a honda once, looked very fancy but useful. Welcome to the forum Lukas12, I think the last woman we had on the forum was CornishMorgan, but I have not seen her on here for a few years.
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 10:31 am

I have been building a 15hp motor for zsmachines, and he is trading me some stuff that I want. I love that my parents upgraded the internet so I can upload better videos now!

Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 11:03 am

cold start

Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 11:05 am

Thanks! Now that i have tried all the rest, I am ready for a Briggs! LOL I may be a bit partial toward them... LOL...
Just wondering... is a lumpy cam available for this motor?
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 11:21 am

Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 11:25 am

hmmmmm... i may have to save my pennies LOL... so, should i A) use a stack? or B) have a side pipe? remember: i ride more in a field and in mud so a stack wont be in the way...
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 1:52 pm

Small stack! The cam in this has about .050 more duration and .010 more lift than a flathead. However, if you want to swap them, they will interchange. So, if you have a flathead you want a bigger cam in, you could find one of these to go in it.
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 2:44 pm

This is essentially what I am getting from zsmachines, but with no transaxle or motor, and a broken hood. may have to build a stock tractor that I can pull things with and doesn't go too fast. or racer...

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 94177610
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 5:59 pm

hmmm... i wish that there was some way to make a "lope switch" like you could make for a 24 valve cummins...
Back to top Go down
802 Customs
Member
802 Customs
Member


Age : 24
Join date : 2015-01-08
Points : 3521
Posts : 146
Location : Vermont

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 22nd 2015, 11:15 pm

ZSmachines wrote:
hmmm... i wish that there was some way to make a "lope switch" like you could make for a 24 valve cummins...
Lope tunes are straight up jenk. Horrible for the engine because of all the soot, they sound stupid, and what is the big idea with massive clouds of black smoke? Sure it looks cool but it pisses people off and probably just gets annoying. Black smoke = unburnt fuel = lost power.
Back to top Go down
1997 Murray
Veteran Member
1997 Murray
Veteran Member

1000+ Posts
1000+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2014 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2015 Build-Off Finalist
2016 Build-Off Entrant
2016 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 25
Join date : 2013-11-13
Points : 5209
Posts : 1311
Location : NW USA

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 23rd 2015, 10:25 am

802 Customs wrote:
ZSmachines wrote:
hmmm... i wish that there was some way to make a "lope switch" like you could make for a 24 valve cummins...
Lope tunes are straight up jenk. Horrible for the engine because of all the soot, they sound stupid, and what is the big idea with massive clouds of black smoke? Sure it looks cool but it pisses people off and probably just gets annoying. Black smoke = unburnt fuel = lost power.

I thought you just told me in a different thread that I should not tell people what to do with their own stuff... Let him do it, it is his. just sayin'..
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 23rd 2015, 11:20 am

yes, i agree with you 802 on diesels, but i am talking about gassers. i just used the 24v as an example because of the popularity of putting lope switches on them. But on gassers, if there is lope, than usually they have a giant cam and make a lot of power. i only want said lope switch whilst at pulls or other places where people will turn their head and go "WHAT! That thing has a cam in it!" And i don't know how it is where you live, so i cannot judge, but up here rolling coal is considered cool and shows how much power you have. But anyways..
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 24th 2015, 10:10 pm

well, i have decided that there WILL be a small stack, but i will run the exhaust across the front of the motor, with a muffler built in, and have that lead to a 1' stack made of either 2.5" pipe of 3". either way, it shouldn't be too loud, yet still have a nice tone.
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 30th 2015, 11:58 am

Big Update, Last night I added transaxle braces, and an opposed twin! Now all I havwant to do is fab up an exhaust, and wire in the new motor.
Back to top Go down
redlinemotorsportts
Moderator
redlinemotorsportts
Moderator

2500+ Posts
2500+ Posts!
2014 Build-Off Entrant
2014 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 27
Join date : 2013-03-18
Points : 7246
Posts : 3131
Location : raleigh nc

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 30th 2015, 12:38 pm

Pictures, pictures, pictures! Wink
Back to top Go down
ZSmachines
Member
ZSmachines
Member

2015 Build-Off Entrant
2015 Build-Off Entrant

Age : 24
Join date : 2014-08-27
Points : 3755
Posts : 221
Location : PNW

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJanuary 31st 2015, 9:22 pm

vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Img_1110
Here is your Pictures Pictures Pictures! LOL.. i really really really need mufflers though..
Back to top Go down
Sponsored content





vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Empty
PostSubject: Re: Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle   vehicle - Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle - Page 2 Icon_minitime

Back to top Go down
 
Craftsman Squarebody Unstoppable mud mower/ recovery vehicle
Back to top 
Page 2 of 3Go to page : Previous  1, 2, 3  Next
 Similar topics
-
» 70's ish craftsman mud mower
» Craftsman mower
» craftsman mud mower
» How can I put a push mower motor on a Craftsman Riding Mower?
» Craftsman mud mower

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
All-Terrain Lawn Tractor Forum :: Tractor Project Builds :: Off Road & Rally Tractors-
Jump to: