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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: hot rod mower in the making October 27th 2013, 10:57 pm | |
| Working with what I believe is an early to mid nineties craftsman 18hp opposed twin. Haven't figured out how to post pics yet but as soon as I do I will. | |
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TheRainbowBoxer Moderator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-23 Points : 5712 Posts : 1091 Location : Galion, OH
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 27th 2013, 11:02 pm | |
| Welcome to the forum! I removed the (I'm assuming accidental) triple posting. can't wait to see some pics! Post a build thread in the appropriate section once you are ready. | |
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willis923 Veteran Member
Age : 28 Join date : 2013-04-10 Points : 5772 Posts : 1408 Location : Galway NY
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 27th 2013, 11:55 pm | |
| This is how it came to me.
Last edited by zninja on October 28th 2013, 2:28 pm; edited 1 time in total | |
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muddstir Member
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 12:11 am | |
| Thanks! I'm not tool poor, I've made sure of that. Been doing custom air ride suspension fabrication since the late nineties as well so moving into building a mower is easy. | |
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muddstir Member
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| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 12:28 am | |
| - zninja wrote:
- Thanks! I'm not tool poor, I've made sure of that.
Been doing custom air ride suspension fabrication since the late nineties as well so moving into building a mower is easy.
Ill have to keep you in mind, I got a 72 chevy C-10 I was thinking about dropping to the ground but never messed around with air bags and such. I know I can do the work just don't know all the in's and out's of that stuff. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
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k2500life Veteran Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2013-06-19 Points : 5382 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
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k2500life Veteran Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2013-06-19 Points : 5382 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
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k2500life Veteran Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2013-06-19 Points : 5382 Posts : 1135 Location : Southern Florida
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 4:09 pm | |
| I've got a question about how you lowered it, how did you configure the belt, did you use some sort of jack shaft? | |
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willis923 Veteran Member
Age : 28 Join date : 2013-04-10 Points : 5772 Posts : 1408 Location : Galway NY
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 4:40 pm | |
| hey, just so yall know, you can post several pics in one reply. just for the sake of not having 80 replies.. lol. | |
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Ariens YT11 Established Member
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 6:48 pm | |
| - k2500life wrote:
- I've got a question about how you lowered it, how did you configure the belt, did you use some sort of jack shaft?
Hadn't gotten there yet but yes I will have to make a jackshaft. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 28th 2013, 6:51 pm | |
| - Ariens YT11 wrote:
- I notice a Kawasaki and Honda sport bikes 250's or 600's?
600's. The green one is mine. The blue is one I am fixing up to sell. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 1:30 pm | |
| So I was really wanting to do a centrifugal clutch on this but I can't seem to find one rated for over 13hp.
Any suggestions? I really don't want to use a clutch that works by loosening the belt, but I may wind up having to. | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-05 Points : 5712 Posts : 959 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 1:51 pm | |
| I know comet makes clutches, and clutch converters, that would work. Doc should know more, there are many choices for them. Bad part is they are expensive.
Why you trying to stay away from the belt clutch? I can go 1 to 2 years on a belt. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 1:57 pm | |
| I really just wanted to set the belt tension and keep it as a constant. But I also don't want to spend a few hundred on a clutch. I'm trying to build this as budget minded as possible. Right now I have 0 dollars invested. I know I am going to have to spend a few hundred by the time I'm done but several hundred for one part is simply not part of the scope of this project. So more than likely the belt clutch I already have is going to stay. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 5:05 pm | |
| I wrote a spreadsheet that calculates different speeds with different pulley sizes based on engine RPM and individual gear ratios of the transaxle. Anyone want to test it for me? I think its right, but I could be wrong. | |
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zninja Member
Age : 48 Join date : 2013-10-27 Points : 4086 Posts : 31 Location : Austin, Ar.
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willis923 Veteran Member
Age : 28 Join date : 2013-04-10 Points : 5772 Posts : 1408 Location : Galway NY
| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 6:09 pm | |
| i might sticky that spreadsheet if its accuate. people are always asking how to tell their speeds for a pully swap | |
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| Subject: Re: hot rod mower in the making October 30th 2013, 6:57 pm | |
| I have an Excel-based sheet I do all my calcs with. Reverse calcs and actual speed and RPM measurements reveal it to be dead-on accurate. Give me a chance to bounce some numbers off yours, and we'll go from there. Thank you.
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