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Subject: Murray Street Mower May 9th 2013, 9:04 am
Hey guys, I thought I'd show you a little about my Murray "Hot Rod" street mower. It started as an early 90's Murray pro 18hp twin hydro. I don't have any pics of it stock. Just a little video. From there I redid the wiring, lifted it, and painted it black. Then I chopped the bump under the driver seat (Murray Pro sits extra high) and lowered down the fenders. And I added pin striping and side bars. Then I really started chopping. I lowered the front to about an inch of clearance (now I can't ride it because I live on a dirt driveway on a dirt road!) and I added tail lights and brake lights. Then I swapped out the hydro trans for a 6 speed, put in a 15.5ohv engine, and now it sits waiting for brakes. I know that's not a very good explanation, but I'd be happy to give more details and post more pics (recent ones too) if anyone wants! Here's a vid I made asking for help with the shifter just after I put the new trans in.
(you can really see the white lettering I did on the wheels)
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 11th 2013, 10:21 pm
Love the paint job on the twin. PS, I moved your topic to the Rat rod/Hybrid section so to keep things organized.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 12th 2013, 8:11 am
Thanks!
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 20th 2013, 8:32 pm
very clean build but what type of 6 speed are you running a spicer or a peerless
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 8:26 am
Thnak you. I believe the transaxle is a peerless. Not certian though. It came out of a late 80's Craftsman.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 6:55 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Thnak you. I believe the transaxle is a peerless. Not certian though. It came out of a late 80's Craftsman.
you havnt looked up the numbers yet???
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:04 pm
Nah, why would I need to?
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:19 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Nah, why would I need to?
its always good to know what kind of transmisson you have just incase you break somthing
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:21 pm
True. I just figgure I'll get it if I need it.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:32 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
True. I just figgure I'll get it if I need it.
lol plus if someone ask about your mower and ask you what kind of tranny your running that would be bad lol
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:42 pm
Hah, ya right. They're all pretty similar. Peerless 6 speed transaxle.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:45 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Hah, ya right. They're all pretty similar. Peerless 6 speed transaxle.
m hoping when i go to look at these mowers in this junkyard near me that ill find a peerless 820
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:55 pm
Cool. What's that like?
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 7:56 pm
Oh I googled it. Why only that transmission?
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 8:00 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Oh I googled it. Why only that transmission?
it has 1" axles you can buy high speed gear sets for it and you can buy a locked diff for it ive seen only a few of these transaxles in person and they are really beefy lol
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 8:01 pm
Gee ya, it looks nice! Hope you find one.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 8:03 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Gee ya, it looks nice! Hope you find one.
to if i find one ill get bigger rear tires on sarge like 25's and lift it a bit higher
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 8:35 pm
Sounds wicked, make a build thread if you haven't already.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 21st 2013, 9:00 pm
BlackMountian88 wrote:
Sounds wicked, make a build thread if you haven't already.
lol ive had one for a few days now
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 22nd 2013, 7:54 am
I will go check it out.
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Subject: Re: Murray Street Mower May 22nd 2013, 2:10 pm
Subject: Murray Street Mower 
May 9th 2013, 9:04 am
