Talk About Anything Thread V1

Hmmm.... gotcher 12ga handy? Or is that the wrong kind of shenanigans

they were popping fireworks

I got a new rat yesterday, was mom's friend's left over snake food

hmmm locking a 2300 may prove to be interesting!

LOL

Make sure you document it so its easy street when I do it lol.

I think I am doing the 820 doc loc since I have pretty much the same Diff.

The 2300 doesnt have planetaries?

I think the only one with planetaries is the Limited Slip Diff.  Mine is almost identical to an 820 diff complete with the 7/8 stepdown at the diff.

What tractors came with the 820? I've been tearing local scrap yards apart for one

I could be wrong, but look for the geared tractors with 12 inch rims on a keyed shaft. Maybe some 4 bolt hubs.

TN_Murray wrote:

What tractors came with the 820? I've been tearing local scrap yards apart for one

Look for any garden tractors (12 inch rear rims, 8 inch fronts) with an inline shifter like you have in your MST. Any GT with an H pattern shifter IS NOT an 820. Any GT with an inline WILL HAVE an 820

Unless it's an MTD*

Feeling sicky and I do not like it.

Is it possible to double (or any ratio) tranny pulley rpms by using a stepped pulley half way between the engine and tranny (as shown in picture)? What problems would be involved with it since it seems too good to be true.

Is it possible. Yes, Mr.Modified is doing something similar on his simplicity. One pitfall I could think of, will the transaxle handle the added RPM's? With the 2" pulleys, may have to deal with belt slip. Also, you figure in where your clutching would be?

Another thing to think about is how much more load would be put on the engine if you increase the ratio that much. It would take a pretty strong power plant.

Not necessarily using those sized pulleys but I'm thinking about doing it just to add speed without getting into really big pulleys (7"+). Wheelhorse C-18 gets just barely gets to 15mph with a 5.5" to 3". Clutching would be done on the tranny side.

TedTheDestroyer wrote:

Is it possible to double (or any ratio) tranny pulley rpms by using a stepped pulley half way between the engine and tranny (as shown in picture)? What problems would be involved with it since it seems too good to be true.

That's how a vari drive setup works in high gear but yours would be fixed pulleys and called a jackshaft setup. It would be best to clutch the engine belt, because of the stresses of when the clutch grabs is greater then a belt at a constant tension at a lower then 1 to 1 ratio or overdrive condition. The jackshaft would handle the stresses better and is easier to replace parts on the jackshaft then get parts for a transaxle when something breaks.

I think 1 to 4 ratio in the pic, you would be doing I think 80 mph, LOL. Jackshaft would be easier to tune in but at a sacrifice of it being taller then a vari drive pulley, but I can see it working.

Here ya go mightyraze. This is what we did today:

100% true meme i made

Ooooooh I forgot about this. I was coming down off the middle trail into the lower pasture yesterday, saw some deer. I pushed in the clutch and just kinda revved the oppy at em, and they just looked at me funny. Then I threw er in 4th gear and stomped on the gas, then they cared lol. Chased all of em like 1/8 mile down the length off the pasture till they jumped the fence at the other side. Fun, lol.

All funny stuff right there.

And then you blew your reverse chain. The end.

nah. although i'm suprised i didnt in a few on the spots i was in earlier today.

Finally got a power plant to go in what will hopefully be my 2018 Build-Off tractor.





1986 42 c.i. 18hp opposed Briggs! Should be just perfect, hehehe.

Ooo, 86. Same year as the 40ci I seized up, unseized, then started knocking. Lol, looks good.