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MightyRaze Administrator

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Join date : 2016-09-06 Posts : 8500
 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 21st 2018, 8:55 pm | |
| - Crazy_Carl wrote:
- This tractor made for a great new avatar!
ditto, The craftsman is looking very nice. Love the stance. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 21st 2018, 10:11 pm | |
| How about a new forum header?....... hehe
Anybody got ideas for making a tranny vent for the 820? | |
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Age : 33 Join date : 2017-10-30 Posts : 2426 Location : Rochester, New York
 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 7:16 am | |
| I'm pretty sure you pipe tap the fill plug hole for 1/4-18 NPT | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 9:45 am | |
| There is no true fill hole, only the neutral safety switch hole. It's already 1/8" NPT so you can screw whatever fitting into it you want, if you trim a bit off the bottom of them to clear the shift fan. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 10:27 am | |
| I just got schooled, eh oh well. live and learn | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 11:21 am | |
| - RichieRichOverdrive wrote:
- There is no true fill hole, only the neutral safety switch hole. It's already 1/8" NPT so you can screw whatever fitting into it you want, if you trim a bit off the bottom of them to clear the shift fan.
Even easier... - Crazy_Carl wrote:
- I just got schooled, eh oh well. live and learn
Probably thinking MST? _______________________________________________ Tractors: Li'l Red - 89 Murray Widebody TheGreenMachine - 89 Craftsman GT18 Bowser - 01 Murray Widebody LT Phoenix - 75 Sears ST/16 Dirty Rat - 77 Sears Suburban Kal-El - 82 Murray GT Have a question? Ask me! Type in "@MightyRaze" in your post! | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 11:28 am | |
| Well since I am in town I will see if I can get a screw in fitting. | |
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Age : 47 Join date : 2016-09-06 Posts : 8500 Location : Oklahoma
 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 6:54 pm | |
| Looks good. I like the spring idea. _______________________________________________ Tractors: Li'l Red - 89 Murray Widebody TheGreenMachine - 89 Craftsman GT18 Bowser - 01 Murray Widebody LT Phoenix - 75 Sears ST/16 Dirty Rat - 77 Sears Suburban Kal-El - 82 Murray GT Have a question? Ask me! Type in "@MightyRaze" in your post! | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 6:55 pm | |
| Nice job, should work great! I think it needs some taller, thinner front tires. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 7:39 pm | |
| Thanks! Yeah these fronts have got to go, but I need to completely rebuild the front end to accommodate suspension. Really liking the mono link setup as it looks sturdier and less linkages and joints to mess with, plus more steering | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 7:40 pm | |
| Maybe just cut the Murray apart and use those parts. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 7:47 pm | |
| Was thinking of doing that but I want a beefier setup than that. Will probs my use it's front on the muckraker. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 7:48 pm | |
| A 1-link setup would be awesome on this rig! Be nice if you could find some nice some coils to use so you could have some good travel. _______________________________________________ "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: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 8:01 pm | |
| Yup. Will have to use smaller tires so I don't jack up the front end and whack off my hood whenever I flex it . | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 9:28 pm | |
| I like the filter under the dash. Is the vent line taped to your shifter? It's looks awfully close to the belt too but sometimes these pictures distort distance quite a bit. | |
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Age : 22 Join date : 2016-12-30 Posts : 1943 Location : Kansas
 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 22nd 2018, 10:41 pm | |
| The tube is loosely zip tied to the shifter, bit it has the protective cage that prevents rubbing through the rubber hose, and the belt is about an inch from the tube that is also covered in protective covering.
Drove it to mow at the neighbors tonight and looked down to see my left rear tire wobbling back and forth like a bobble head . Somehow my lugs were not tightened down and had been loosening up over the drives it has had. Borrowed a ratchet and tightened then back up and good as new. Headlights are quite a nice feature when driving back at night. Front tires are out of balance and have flat spots so it goes up and down when driving fast. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 26th 2018, 8:09 pm | |
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Age : 23 Join date : 2016-07-10 Posts : 5139 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 26th 2018, 8:14 pm | |
| Yeah it definitely looks nicer with those fronts on there. Are they a bit taller than the rear tires? _______________________________________________ "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: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 26th 2018, 8:15 pm | |
| 23's on front, 22's on rear. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 26th 2018, 8:18 pm | |
| Ah, I see. Thought it looked like it in the second picture, haha. Still pretty cool looking 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 LGT 125 & 145 - White 1650 Yard Boss | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. May 26th 2018, 10:08 pm | |
| The plan is to have larger tires on the back eventually . Maybe still itp mudlites but 25" instead of 22" | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. June 4th 2018, 9:05 pm | |
| So I plan on getting some more aggressive tires to put on the new 12 inch rims I have for this mower. 25×8×12 is the size I think I am going to go with. Probably going to use itpud lite xls as they are cheap and have good lugs with that nice trademark tread pattern. | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. June 8th 2018, 12:00 am | |
| Hehe. Man these are going to look killer on this thing. Also went mudding earlier and got pretty stuck once my tires dug down and bottomed out the tranny on the mud. Went in water up to the bottom slat on the grill, had a blast tho, and these new tires will really improve the performance of it I hope. Should get them in the mail next week and get them mounted up for a test drive.  | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. June 8th 2018, 9:07 am | |
| Very nice! _______________________________________________ Tractors: Li'l Red - 89 Murray Widebody TheGreenMachine - 89 Craftsman GT18 Bowser - 01 Murray Widebody LT Phoenix - 75 Sears ST/16 Dirty Rat - 77 Sears Suburban Kal-El - 82 Murray GT Have a question? Ask me! Type in "@MightyRaze" in your post! | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1993 Craftsman LT4000 heavy mud build. June 8th 2018, 9:17 am | |
| Yup, can't wait to get them ! The mud lites on it right now are going on the gt3000 for better traction and a slightly pulley swap so I have another machine for a friend to drive or another one to pull out the other mower when it gets stuck (hopefully the executioners will prevent getting stuck again so easily. ) | |
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