Mighty's Li'l Red Murray

I decided to go with option:

@SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

I'd just bought some 8" Rims with 1" center for Gokarts...
They should do fine on the Live Axle that will go in the 820!

It was a no brainer. I hope to have the 820 in the tractor this weekend. I'll need to make a front side brace for the trans, but that should be easy enough. The rest will just bolt up.

Washers are purchased and on hand.

820 just needs some rtv so I can seal it back up!


So..... In the mean time

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Aw yeah!! Got the mean look once again!

Nice!

It's back together waiting on my new rims! Oh and the RTV 24hr cure. LOL

Don't ya just love that 24hr cure lol.

Great Job!!

That stuff is suppose to cure for 24 hours? Huh. I should finish up reading the tube, LOL.

24 hours my A$$ when i rebuild differentials at the shop i work at it's more like 24 seconds from installing the cover to fluid going in   and i've not had a leaker yet ! of course i've only been doing it for 30 years what do i know

It was a little bit colder yesterday so I was giving it time to cure.  It's ready to go in. I just haven't worked on that yet.

What is that I hear?  My doorbell?  I shall go see.

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(few minutes later)
Oh.... I see some Li'l Red work this week.



Get my tires on there and Mount it up! I'll just have to make a couple front mounts. I think I have some mower brackets that are about near perfect if I can find them.

SEXY!!!! The rims look nice & wide!

HOT DANG... like Christmas, mailman just showed up with my replacement front wheel spacers for Red too! I had some on the front but robbed them for Kal. I loved the stance better and was much more stable for this heavy dude. As it stands right now, it is a little tippy. With the spacers not so much.

Excellent!

I see the pup even gave them a good inspection to make sure they were up to par!

Obviously! LOL.

Oooooo...shiny chrome .

it's Coming together real nice!

Are those 8" rims with a 1" bore to use with your old tires?

@AllisKidD21 wrote:

I see the pup even gave them a good inspection to make sure they were up to par!

Actually that is my wife's kitten Luna.

@Murraymountain wrote:

Obviously! LOL.

Oooooo...shiny chrome .

it's Coming together real nice!

She loves the shiny stuff! Well stuff in general.

@Crazy_Carl wrote:

Are those 8" rims with a 1" bore to use with your old tires?

Yeah, I did get 8" rims with 1" bore. Any bigger tires than my 22's would just look weird on Red. Also, it was MUCH cheaper. LOL Now to just get around and put it all together.

Redzzo2's Dynamark is lightweight, 18hp, locked 820, and running trail tires which is very similar to the setup on your red.  I think you could keep up with the Ohio boys and handle the trails pretty well. A lot of it is driving skill too.

True... I think his Dynamark is a little better built than a widebody. It would be a good challenge.

It has begun....



Started late. That is as far as I got, I did get the pulley swapped over. I did notice the shift arm is a couple inches longer... I do not think that will be an issue with the design of the shift linkages.

I hope to be driving again by the weekend.

Man I need to spend more time on this forum...
Welcome to the 820/straight axle club!
Sweet build, and plenty of time to get it Haspin ready!

@TheRainbowBoxer wrote:

Man I need to spend more time on this forum...
Welcome to the 820/straight axle club!
Sweet build, and plenty of time to get it Haspin ready!  

It's always nice to see one of the guys that have been around a while stop in and give a hint, advise or just comment!  Even if some of us don't follow it, it is still nice!
I'm hoping to bring 2 tractors if I can.

The other being my avatar tractor. I have a few kinks to work out of it too.

Durh....

I connected up the linkage and was looking for 5th gear...


Looking back... I just have 4.  LOL
I had counted the gears on the foreground shaft.  I only have 4 in the middle shaft.

I just need now mount the tires on the new rims and create the front transaxle mounts.

Mower brackets I had will work great for my front transaxle braces.  Just need the right length bolts.  Remount the tires and upgrade complete it looks like.

One of the things I noticed right away was how much LARGER the 820 brake is compared to an MST. Like Comparing a Dime to a 50 cent piece.

@MightyRaze wrote:

One of the things I noticed right away was how much LARGER the 820 brake is compared to an MST.  Like Comparing a Dime to a 50 cent piece.

Oh yes. Those 820 brakes are HUGE! Can't wait to see 'er back on the trails!