craftsman ralley/mud mower "bad moon rising"

27x12x12 lol they look so much bigger on this build then they did on the lifter mower, had to put a lift on it to clear them

Nice. I have a set of 27s Im saving for some kind of build.

They give decent clearance, and do good in mud

one step closer to getting her running, got a carb, now just waiting on a coil

hit a snag, the tires i plan on running up front are 24x8x12, if i put those on it i think it will be sitting level, so that leaves no room for suspension, or lift up front

pfft... who needs suspension anyways...

make it a wider stance, let the tire run outside a bit more

If you can, what Lawren said.

only probelem with that is i dont want the front alot wider than the back

richie thomas wrote:

only probelem with that is i dont want the front alot wider than the back

If you go with a Doc locker then you can get a wide axle to match the front end, just make sure to support the axle at the inside of the wheel. The front end on my Mutt craftsman is wider than the rear, but I don't mind it because I'm gonna Doc lock the 820 eventually. Gonna have it wider to incorporate axle supports and a disc brake, I hope. Adds to stability too having it wider.

right now with no welder it aint getting locked at all, and ive got an idea for a locker i want to try, i just have to get it made, and yea ive thought of doing a 4ft live axle with bracing and disc brakes,

Just think... if the front fits between those trees, so will the back!

what happened to your welder Richie?

the circuit board fried, lol

Lincoln buzz boxes are cheap on the used market.

lincolns are sh*t unless its a generator welder or a old "tombstone" welder, lol
personal preference

My dad's Lincoln MIG is pretty great, I haven't had problems with it at all. The tombstones are the best though. With a set of big diodes you can do TIG with them too

we burnt up 3 at my old job in the time it took for one miller to need repairs

Oh that sucks.

What kind were they? I will try to avoid them

I have an old Lincoln ac buzz box, and an old ac/dc crankface unit. The crankface is nice I can hook up a scratch start Tig torch.
I think I can hook up a wire feed unit to it aswell. Thatd be slick!

Then I got a brandy newy lincoln mig-o-matic earlier this year... I havnt really made it work yet, but I guess it works.

these were lincoln 225 mig welders

this is the ride highth im thinking of, and yes it will have suspension, and i think im the first to use my idea on a mower

Should look cool! Did you already say what kinda suspension setup you are planning on making?

i originally planned a wishbone set up, but ive got another idea i want to try now, if it works like im thinking it will it will be great

Ooh, any hints you wanna give?? Or is it top secret info? Haha

leaf springs are involved, but other than that its top secret

Oh, sounds interesting. I look forward to seeing it!