Lawn tractor made into 18hp 5 peed GOKART

What if?????

Well guys I have decided to join a gokart build off on diygokarts.com. Basically I want to take the engine from the front to the rear building a custom clutch and brake. Doing a pully swap on the motor and tranny to hit around 20 mph. Then cut the whole thing in half and weld up a rider cocpit to lower the center of gravity then cut the front solid axle in half and make those into A arms for the front with direct stear. When i am done other then maybe the rear fenders. It will look nothing like a Lawn tractor.

Think I am crazy and skilled enouph to pull it off Well stay tuned to find out cause im taking it to a whole new level!!

Heres a video of the mower I found to cut up



A video explaining everything visually will be out this weakend Just before the cutting torches and grinders get to have fun.

Sounds good, will follow your build for sure.

Im building a 'go kart' out of my 80's MTD wizard - inital setup is 6" rims, custom spindles and straight rear axle, 4" ride hieght - using a horizontal shaft 6.5HP greyhound motor, go kart clutch and chain to the back - my future upgrade is getting my 20HP onan horizontal shaft going or find another horizontal shaft motor - be a lowered screaming tractor.

I say with the welder in a grinder anything's possible! From what you're describing it sounds like you're going to build a custom lawn mower version of a Honda Odyssey. Should be pretty neat!

Honda Odyssey??

Not sure if thats a good or a bad thing. LOL

I have not yet decided on the peddles yet and weather there should be 3 like on an auto or just go with the normal 2

Maine Mud Mower wrote:

Honda Odyssey??

Not sure if thats a good or a bad thing. LOL

I have not yet decided on the peddles yet and weather there should be 3 like on an auto or just go with the normal 2

Backin 88 Honda made a go-kart/ dune buggy.

Interesting To bad they only had a torque converter and not a 5 speed. Maybe thats why they seem to have died off.

I just picked up the steal and bolts to make the front a arms and Will be ordering The ciolover shocks and mounts this weekend.

When do you plan on starting the build.
Sounds interesting.

Start time will be 7:30 pm eastern time tonight

Sounds like cool plans for that tractor cant wait to see it built

Down to frame time lapse

Front coil overs came in

Honda discontinued the Odyssey because it had a live axle and people were afraid because it didnt turn very tight or very well at all

They were still a heck of a lot of fun.

The later ones had a 350 motor and reverse, and I see em occasionally converted to bike engines with shifters,

Sorry for the lack of work on this project guys. My son and i got a 50.00 yardmachine we got up and running and drove it around just to have the stupid thing blow a headgasket and have to put it right back in the garage.

Hopefully will get to work on welding reinforcements and cutting out and moving the engine base plate soon.

The tire is where the engine will go and the front axle will move forward

So youre essentially making a RER using a FER frame? I like it!

Doug Fackler wrote:

So youre essentially making a RER using a FER frame? I like it!

Well that and lowering the center of gravity and adding a role cage to shut the wife up.

The seat is about 5 inches higher then it will be when done.

Engine Plate moved. clutch started need to swap pulley to flat idler. And reinforced chassis before cutting front of tractor

nice

very intersting
youll have your work cut out for ya
cant wait to see more.
its gonna be a mind bender of a project good luck

thats a cool comcept. the one thing i dont like about rear engine mowers is tht fact tht you sit on top of everything which means a higher center of gravity. with your design yoh have almost eliminated tht problem.