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StuntHands New Member

Join date : 2016-09-06 Posts : 1
 | Subject: Stunt Hands and the Zero Turn Tug September 15th 2016, 3:47 pm | |
| Hey all, I wanted to introduce myself and hello! I have been a lurker and YouTube watcher for a while now, but after the rapid acquisition of several tractors.... BTW, how does one go from never owning a riding lawn mower to have 3 inside a month.... The first was an older balck Murry with a 12.5HP B&S motor, bad deck, solid motor. It could not mow the lawn because the deck was so bad. The second mower arrived, a late(r) model Troy-bilt 42" deck with hydrostatic drive and a sweet B&S 18.5HP motor. Unfortunately the motor didn't run, so I swapped the 12.5 into it, rewired and its working now. I need to modify the side cover for my new muffler, but that is about it. All the switches and safe stuff works as long as I leave the kill pigtail plugged in.  I plan to turn the Murry into a Mud Mule with big tires, winch, and possibly a small hoist/recovery mechanism for the back. More or less a camping toy and something to get dirty with. The 3rd and most prized tractor I have is a mid-80's Snapper Z-Rider Pro Cruiser zero turn mower with 61" deck. I plan to turn it into a parade float tug and It has a 25hp Kohler Command motor with trashed cylinders. It was run for a season without an air filter and roasted the walls and pistons. I hope to either sleeve the motor, find oversized pistons or a replacement block. The deck has been dropped and I plan to extend the front end out about 2 feet. This would allow the driver to move forward and down, and I can create a bench rumble seat in the original drivers position. I want to put a Model A style T-bucket top on it for some rain/sun protection and I might even add A/C later.. Come on, 25HP is so much power... Under the mower, I plan to mount a 10k Generator head in place of the PTO. This way I have plenty of power for any float I pull, or if I need to power my house. I plan to draw from Ed Roth for inspiration on design and lines. I would love to know what you think. Once I get some additional pictures, I will post them up. Nice to meet everyone, I look forward to building some tractor toys.  Clear skies, John | |
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 | Subject: Re: Stunt Hands and the Zero Turn Tug September 15th 2016, 3:58 pm | |
| A zero turn mower?? Very interesting idea, should be cool. We're gonna need some pictures of this beast, hahaha. Welcome to the forum! _______________________________________________ "This'll either wake you up or put you to sleep forever!"- Red Green "Whatever you do you should do right, even if it's something wrong." - Hank Hill - MTD Off-Road Build - Ford LT 110 Off-Road Build - Craftsman GT 6000 Off-Road Build - Sears LT11 Rat Rod Build *2019 Build-Off Winner!* - Allis B-110 x2, 710 & 716 - Wheel Horse 655, 953 & 500 Special - Case 444 - Bolens Versamatic & 1668 - Cub 106 & 124 - Ford LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss | |
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 | Subject: Re: Stunt Hands and the Zero Turn Tug September 17th 2016, 11:04 am | |
| Welcome! I love it, parade tug come generator. Can't wait to see progress on that one, and the Murray too. | |
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