craftsman with a swing arm

hey guys i busted the rear end in my crafts man so im puttin a ragb eith 3 gears an reverse on it hooked into a 87 honda 250x swing arm an running disk breaks any hints or coments holler i will get pictures up soon

please post lots of pics, i want to do the same thing with a 3 speed i have and an '86 trx200sx axle

i have bout got every thing mocked up an ready to bolt in havin promblems with my front any suggestions

hey guys i have uploaded a video of my mower would yall care to chech it out an comment i will put it on here asap after it down loads

I picked up a '94 trailboss last week for a parts bike . no motor or tranny, most electric parts are gone, no tank or throttle.
Good tires and plastics. Started hacking up the frame and put in a 17.5 hp briggs single and a peerless 797. Need to finish the mounts and waiting on $60 woth of chineses quad parts.
The chineese quad parts are dirt cheap and will replace a lot of honda parts. (not sure about the quality yet) might check them out if you are needing sprockets or throttle stuff.

rat88 wrote:

I picked up a '94 trailboss last week for a parts bike . no motor or tranny, most electric parts are gone, no tank or throttle.
Good tires and plastics. Started hacking up the frame and put in a 17.5 hp briggs single and a peerless 797. Need to finish the mounts and waiting on $60 woth of chineses quad parts.
The chineese quad parts are dirt cheap and will replace a lot of honda parts. (not sure about the quality yet) might check them out if you are needing sprockets or throttle stuff.

im goin try my best to leave my stock throttle unless it pisses me off i got a video up on youtube yall check it out bad ass beast

you chew spittin redneck! lol. I love it man

thats a pretty good start on that deal. any give on that suspension would be sweet and help out on bumps. i think the most force would be on the top of the chain when the motor is pulling so i think it should try to remain as straight as possible, then take up slack on the bottom side of the chain. keep us posted as you get things done.

I'd love to come up with some kind of rear " suspension" for my project.

Duranate wrote:

you chew spittin redneck! lol. I love it man

thats a pretty good start on that deal. any give on that suspension would be sweet and help out on bumps. i think the most force would be on the top of the chain when the motor is pulling so i think it should try to remain as straight as possible, then take up slack on the bottom side of the chain. keep us posted as you get things done.

I'd love to come up with some kind of rear " suspension" for my project.

that was good ole grizzly an i took it for some what of a test drive my belt sliped so much but i wann run a 6 inch in front with a 2 in back or a 4 cause my gearbox is lowed gear so i want speed an torque as well

Fattypipemuarry wrote:

Duranate wrote:

you chew spittin redneck! lol. I love it man

thats a pretty good start on that deal. any give on that suspension would be sweet and help out on bumps. i think the most force would be on the top of the chain when the motor is pulling so i think it should try to remain as straight as possible, then take up slack on the bottom side of the chain. keep us posted as you get things done.

I'd love to come up with some kind of rear " suspension" for my project.

that was good ole grizzly an i took it for some what of a test drive my belt sliped so much but i wann run a 6 inch in front with a 2 in back or a 4 cause my gearbox is lowed gear so i want speed an torque as well

i love grizz too.

yea, i hear yea on that speed. would it be easier to put a bigger wheel on the gearbox? i dunno, just mite be easier, i dunno. that would take up some slack in the chain too. you have a good start, can you put an extra pully in someplace to take up extra belt length?

Duranate wrote:

Fattypipemuarry wrote:

Duranate wrote:

you chew spittin redneck! lol. I love it man

thats a pretty good start on that deal. any give on that suspension would be sweet and help out on bumps. i think the most force would be on the top of the chain when the motor is pulling so i think it should try to remain as straight as possible, then take up slack on the bottom side of the chain. keep us posted as you get things done.

I'd love to come up with some kind of rear " suspension" for my project.

that was good ole grizzly an i took it for some what of a test drive my belt sliped so much but i wann run a 6 inch in front with a 2 in back or a 4 cause my gearbox is lowed gear so i want speed an torque as well

i love grizz too.

yea, i hear yea on that speed. would it be easier to put a bigger wheel on the gearbox? i dunno, just mite be easier, i dunno. that would take up some slack in the chain too. you have a good start, can you put an extra pully in someplace to take up extra belt length?

so damn dumbass welded that gear on an my chain is tight now

how much speed are you looking for? depending on your back sprocket and how big your tires are, with 20 inch tires a 5 on the motor and a 5 on the gearbox can get you 20 if you sprockets arent that big. also your not gonna get that torque if your looking to go over 25. also one tip of advise is the gearbox has 6 mounting holes, use them the more suport you have on them the better ive broke the input shafts on them and have busted them in half then its a bitch to find them cause they arent that common

redzz02 wrote:

how much speed are you looking for? depending on your back sprocket and how big your tires are, with 20 inch tires a 5 on the motor and a 5 on the gearbox can get you 20 if you sprockets arent that big. also your not gonna get that torque if your looking to go over 25. also one tip of advise is the gearbox has 6 mounting holes, use them the more suport you have on them the better ive broke the input shafts on them and have busted them in half then its a bitch to find them cause they arent that common

i got 22s on the back an its 4 mountin holes have you checked out my video on youtube

Is the sprocket welded on the tranny? you could always change ratio on the atv axle. it should have a slack adjuster too. Dont want to put too much lateral pull on that gearcase. you will rip the shaft right out of it. the swing arm will tighten up the chain when the spring compresses.
I am not real crazy about a 2" on the back. not enough surface area to grab good and the tight radius will break down the belt real quick

rat88 wrote:

Is the sprocket welded on the tranny? you could always change ratio on the atv axle. it should have a slack adjuster too. Dont want to put too much lateral pull on that gearcase. you will rip the shaft right out of it. the swing arm will tighten up the chain when the spring compresses.
I am not real crazy about a 2" on the back. not enough surface area to grab good and the tight radius will break down the belt real quick

yea it is welded up good an it aint got no adjuster but i like a 2 inch just need a really tight belt an some rhino line as for the chain it is just right should all go together good just like a belt on it now an a masterlink