87 Mtd mud/ offroad mower project

small update. i got the other mount welded on today and started to cut the metal for my shock mounts



the amount of flex

ground clearance

Next mod

i just put a pull start on mine also, the suspension setup looks great!

thanks and the pull start is going to be soon i have to weld it on because its slightly smaller than the bolt holes

Today i got half of the tractor sitting on its own weight

i am going to get the other half done tomorrow or Wednesday
with the shocks on the lowest setting i got 3/4 of an in of travel from jumping on the floorboard

Looks good. I might look in to doing a 4 link with some Chinese atv shocks or something... Have you noticed an improvement in ride quality?

Lookin good. Are you going to support the shock tower in any way. 

And tokyodrift99 the ride is great. Best mod ever dun.

i am going to brace the shock mount not sure yet how but i got the other mounts cut out but i couldn't weld them on because my dad wasn't home so i will probably weld them on tm

ok so i got alot done today i now have the tractor sitting on its own weight

the panhard bar

the other shock mount welded on

thats nice cool rear tires, did you paint the motor, i love that body style it really seems to stand out

about time your done i gave you those shocks weeks ago   
You're gonna have to bring that thing over before the Kohler blows up

yah i painted the motor when i first got the tractor and that was the only color i had

jamcco wrote:

about time your done i gave you those shocks weeks ago   
You're gonna have to bring that thing over before the Kohler blows up

you didnt give me the shocks i bought them for 30$ and yah i have to bring mine over before yours blows

that dont have a kohler dose it. thought it had a B&S

mine has a 12hp b&s but jamcco has a kohler thats burning oil and about to blow up

oh whoops, my tractor has the 17 hp kohler, sorry to confuse yah....and i did give them to yah....for a simple fee of $30   

oooohhhhh i was confused for a minute

i am going to get the body mounted and steering done this weekend and then we will have to plan to bring mine over (jamcco)

Looks good like the way it sets. I think the panhard bar has to much angle. When you hit full compresion its going to kick the axel out to the right i would say close to an inch. Thats not much but if you run it at high speeds like i do if you hit hard bump it may throw the tracter to the left enough to make the tires turn slightly and may cause you to pile it all up on top of you. If possible the panhard needs to be as level as posible. To minimise axel movement side to side. Just a lil food for thought.

Looks like it'll work good man

i am working on mounting the body today i have figured out where its going and how im going to mount it

dam that looks really good!

get errr done....im gonna keep pushing yah to finish   
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jamcco wrote:

get errr done....im gonna keep pushing yah to finish   
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it will be running and ready soon

so i was wondering if anything new has happend to it

ok guys sorry for the stop of updates had a change of computers
I have the suspension and body done and I am just working on some small things

I decided to build a new nose for it but I wanted a different style

I ended up going with more of a hot rod style and decided to go with white accents


the next thing that im going to do is make some white zoomies 2 on each side to stick with the theme I have now

I got some paint done today and an exhaust mock up for some reason I cant post pictures so I will be uploading them later. I did a white scallop paint on the hood and fenders and cleaned up some of the parts to keep the tractor from looking rushed