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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 8:13 pm | |
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AllisKidD21 Moderator


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Age : 24 Join date : 2016-07-10 Points : 8155 Posts : 5181 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 8:30 pm | |
| Looks like a pretty good chassis to start with! Are those ATV tires in the first picture gonna end up on this rig? They look to have similar tread to the ones on my Ford.  "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 120, LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss *I have 21 tractors and over 40 chainsaws, I need help* | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 8:48 pm | |
| The atv tires in the picture are going onto the front I have plans for putting some 27s on the back. But will have to make hubs to mount the 12' rims | |
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CraftsmanQuad19 Veteran Member


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Age : 23 Join date : 2016-04-12 Points : 5535 Posts : 2617 Location : Indiana
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 8:50 pm | |
| Poulan with a 6 speed....That could be any transaxle, but the MST-206 is the one to hope for.
That 28 Cubic inch Briggs should be a pretty solid little engine, just make sure the valves are within spec. Its worth the 10 minutes once and a while to check the valve lash and adjust accordingly.
FearlessFront put a 28mm mikuni clone carb on his with a governor delete, made it into a monster.
Frame is the same as a craftsman, weed eater, Meijer (yes, I have seen one), Husqvarna, rally, and even the square body craftsman. If you don't have the hood for it, anything off of an AYP built mower will work.
Have fun with it! | |
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Age : 24 Join date : 2016-07-10 Points : 8155 Posts : 5181 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 8:55 pm | |
| I think that's a flathead Briggs CQ, so if the valve lash is out of spec it can't really be adjusted. 27s" would look pretty mean on there, but I'm not sure if the trans would able to take it.  "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 120, LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss *I have 21 tractors and over 40 chainsaws, I need help* | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:10 pm | |
| It's the 206, guess I had forgotten to add that. With the tires I plan on putting on the back I'll have to do some fabrication on the shifting linkage due to the current linkage being in the way of the new ones. The motor doesn't look in horrible shape I was messing with it for about an hour before I had to go into work tho afternoon and it spins over great and fires up but smokes bad. I'll clean the carb out and check out the rings to make sure they're good. | |
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Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:12 pm | |
| If I run the 27s I will add supports for both sides of the axles maybe 3/4 pillow block bearings bolted on some angle iron and welded to the frame | |
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Age : 24 Join date : 2016-07-10 Points : 8155 Posts : 5181 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:16 pm | |
| Yeah axle supports would be a pretty good idea. Is the smoke burning oil or is it maybe fuel smoke from running too rich? I'd maybe check that out before tearing into it too much.  "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 120, LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss *I have 21 tractors and over 40 chainsaws, I need help* | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:29 pm | |
| I'm not too sure. I'll clean the carb out and try to run it and see if it clears up. It's running really rough on half choke at the moment | |
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CraftsmanQuad19 Veteran Member


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Age : 23 Join date : 2016-04-12 Points : 5535 Posts : 2617 Location : Indiana
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:31 pm | |
| Whoops lol you're right, that's a flathead. I just assumed OHV. Those valves should be fine. Something else to check that could be the cause of your smoking is your PCV valve back behind the carb. | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 7th 2017, 9:38 pm | |
| Guessing the PCV valve may be spitting oil down into the intake? | |
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CraftsmanQuad19 Veteran Member


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 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 8th 2017, 8:53 am | |
| - TN_Murray wrote:
- Guessing the PCV valve may be spitting oil down into the intake?
That my guess yeah, if it does end up being the PCV | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 9th 2017, 7:49 pm | |
| UPDATE: So I've gotten the engine to run smoothly I did find that a very small amount was in the exhaust due to some oil being past the piston. The PCV was spitting a little bit of oil but has since cleared up. I will be cutting and welding a new exhaust up because the stock one is rusted out. I cleaned is carb out and it idles at low rpm well but still back fires if idled down too fast I'll have to look into that. Anyways I took it for a ride today (with the addition of some Honda 22' ATC wheels) and bent the rod that runs the braking mechanism not really sure how but I've got spare parts. Will lock the rear end and work out the shifting linkages this weekend and have pictures posted. | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 9th 2017, 8:02 pm | |
| Old one on top and the new one is one bottom lol  | |
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prancstaman Core Member


Join date : 2015-02-02 Points : 4675 Posts : 1412 Location : Cleveland,Ohio
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 12th 2017, 1:48 am | |
| For the backfire when throttling down is one of 2 things to look for. 1 is an exhaust leak near engine. 2 would be the main jet running rich and excessive gas is igniting in exhaust. | |
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Age : 48 Join date : 2016-09-06 Points : 13888 Posts : 9809 Location : Oklahoma
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 12th 2017, 11:36 am | |
| Man, i would have killed for some throttle down backfire for my sasquatch build video. | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 14th 2017, 5:58 pm | |
| Sorry guys have been out of town for a few days but I did manage to get my tires mounted on the back just not the front yet I'll have to make hubs. | |
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Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 14th 2017, 6:01 pm | |
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Age : 24 Join date : 2016-07-10 Points : 8155 Posts : 5181 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 14th 2017, 6:49 pm | |
| I'm liking the look of those rear tires on that thing! Pretty mean looking. They sorta look like Super Swamper Vampires?  "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 120, LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss *I have 21 tractors and over 40 chainsaws, I need help* | |
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 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 14th 2017, 7:03 pm | |
| Looks good! I like those tires, only seen em once before | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower November 15th 2017, 9:22 am | |
| Thanks guys, and these are very similar to the vampires just the older version I guess you could say they don't make these anymore sadly | |
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TN_Murray New Member


Age : 26 Join date : 2017-11-03 Points : 2188 Posts : 27 Location : Lexington TN
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower December 14th 2017, 4:01 am | |
|  Sorry guys haven't been able to update about the mower in a month now. Have had the flu on top of work picking up to 72 hours a week. Anyways I've welded a new exhaust up on the mower that comes out just under the foot rest and have added the new front tires. I also have ordered 4 led pods for $22 off of Amazon they will be added next. I have more plans for a battery relocation.. Leaning more towards the way FearlessFront did his not sure yet. But now since worked has slowed down a bit ill be able to get back to working in the shop on the weekends instead of sleeping. Anyone else have any other ideas for this build? | |
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 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower December 14th 2017, 5:58 am | |
| If I were buying four LED pods, I would mount two up front for headlights and two on the back for rear work/reverse lights. I'd lose what's left of the deck lift because nobody needs that. I like the mud truck style front and rear tow chains. I'd make the rear one shorter and bolt it lower on the frame. | |
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Age : 23 Join date : 2016-04-12 Points : 5535 Posts : 2617 Location : Indiana
 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower December 14th 2017, 8:54 am | |
| Definitely add an exhaust brace. Just weld a piece of angle iron to the exhaust and put a hole and just use a head bolt going through it to support the weight. Don’t wanna snap off one of those exhaust bolts | |
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 | Subject: Re: $20 Poulan Pro Project Mower December 14th 2017, 8:56 am | |
| I agree with CQ. Looks to be quite a bit of weight hanging off the exhaust bolts. Looking good though!  "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 120, LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss *I have 21 tractors and over 40 chainsaws, I need help* | |
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