Craftsman LT1000 "NellyBelle"

Crazy neighbors. Looks like a lot of fun!

Ah, gotta be careful with the clutch and brake when they start goin backwards. That's how I ended up rolling mine(not Mutt, I prolly woulda died then lolol)

lol, my goal is NOT to roll it, just might in the canyon though!! Yep, they are lots of fun!

I never really went for the "never roll it" goal, just kinda have a "keep em to a minimum" one.

lol!!! Main issue is the fiberglass hood, don't want to break that. Don't mind about the Roper when I finish that, it has a metal hood, lol.

True. Fiberglass hoods really are a pain. Love my solid metal ones, can(& have) stood on them with no worrys of them breaking.

Yeah, don't make stuff like they used too!

For sure. These Snapper hoods I have are super thick, like 1/16". Heavier than MTD frame material.

Mabye that's my issue, I never set a goal to not flip,em. Five or so flips later.........

lol

I am leaving all of those hills alone with my murray so i dont wreck the front i just put lots of hours in .

Yeah, probably not a good idea to go bust a shock out!!! Would be neat if someone could make a rear suspension build.

i might if i get the sears.

Yeah, vertical shafts wouldn't be too hard, you'd just need a sprung idler pulley to get rid of the belt slack over the bumps.

@RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Make sure to get some footage of that canyon! Sounds like a sweet place to romp!

https://plus.google.com/photos/106728247706764579927/album/6506578056248519089/6506578057704982530?authkey=CPXUl4zduIiX_gE

Camera flattened it out, most of the pics are dropoffs!

cool canyon !

Yep, can't wait to go get stuck!!! LOL

Bet it'll be a blast!

Just noticed you changed the name on this love it!

Yeah, I watch old TV shows, and LOVE it!!!

Graveyard filler of the west! Hahahahaha, seems fitting

Well, the joke is that NellyBelle is a WWI and WWII veteran that has been on 6 continents. He will take Pat miles and miles away and then die, leaving him stranded. She always needs a "drink of water" because she has a leaky radiator. She runs out of gas, battery dies, etc.

Well, mine got the name because until I started modifying it, it went 5mph and was really only good at taking me way, way, way off in the woods, and dying. Then I'd have to push it home....

Very true with my machines , i feel very accomplished when i get home in one piece and not breaking my back behind a mower

Lol, yep! Hopefully, that won't happen again, though!

Is it still driving and running good ?

Haven't driven it in a couple of days, still need to finish the wiring but it's 7 degrees out.
The belt is staying on great without any belt keepers. The bolts won't stay in my flywheel housing, so it's always falling into the cooling fins. Throttle cable came undone, but I'm happy with it overall. Should be good after I finish work, but its probably gonna be when it warms up.

Okay, warmed up a bit today, got the throttle hooked up and finished the wiring. Everything works great!!! Super happy, gonna take it somewhere today, gonna try to film it. Carb does leak, IDK why, need to tear into it to find out, but...that's not gonna stop me! Need to speed test it, top speed is like 25-27ish. Crazy fast for something that high up, feels like I'm going to roll it, so I usually go about 12-15, and I'm happy with that!