MTD off-road build (Mobile Terrain Dominator) "2"

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I gotta at least wait 'til I get the paint on it! Hahaha.

Looks good! I find it funny how everyone on here(including me lol) changes their exhausts like once a year, I guess we get tired of them after a while. Nothing wrong with that, I say!

I agree with AK though. Even if loud, the deeper tones don't seem to hurt the ears much. It's what I love about Li'l Red. Very throaty tone.

I know what he means. One of these days I'll get Mutt's exhaust extension back on to get some of the good throaty tone back.

Going off topic....

Man, it has been a while since we seen MUTT grace the pages..

Back on topic.  Sorry AK!

Haha, it's all good Mighty.

Thanks Rich, yeah it's nice to re-fresh something simple like exhaust every now and then, haha.

I actuall cleaned it all up and threw some paint at it today:





Rather disappointed with how it turned out... Unfortunately after the wire wheel went over the down pipe I found out how rotten the steel actually was, as you can see by the awful pitting and holes.

Too bad, but I can chop it off up closer to the collector and weld a nicer piece on sometime, for now it'll do. It still sounds great! Hahaha.

Been messing around alot with the old garden tractors lately tilling up the ground and what not, so I haven't been doin as much wheeling with the ol' MTD. Well today I figured I'd get 'er fired up and out for some off-road action!

Went messing around in the woods trail first and had an issue that I don't think I've ever had before:



Had a big stick come up and knock my clutch spring off! I was just kinda crawling along when I heard a funny noise from underneath and we quit moving. Kind of an odd thing, haha.

Anyway I was able to put it back on and keep on motorin', maybe it's time for a belt protection plate?

Then I went into the pasture behind the house and did some crawling on the dirt piles and a bit of cruising around:







Had to wiggle it out of this spot by hand 'cuz it kept trying to roll over on me:





Found two little 12" or so stumps that happened to be spaced apart the same as my front wheels, so naturally I tried to climb the fronts on top of them.



She didn't quite feel like it though, haha.

Then finally I visited my favorite crawling spot for the first time in forever and did some scewing around there:





So no new modifcations as of late. Might try and figure out some sort of removable plate to protect the belt though, after that little incident today, haha.

Having lots of fun!

Looking good Allis! I could use some sunny weather here.

Nice shots there AK.... I need to get some of my tractors out and transport to my in-laws so I can do some riding over there.

Thanks fellas. Yeah definitely had a beauty of a day today, perfect for some good ol' tractor romping!

Couple more off-road shots today:





This ol' girl needs a new battery big time. I swapped an automotive one into it when I put the first oppy in, but it was a used battery and it's gotten so weak now it won't even take a charge.

Not really a huge deal though, I have a pull start cup on this one and it starts real nice with that. I'll have to get a new battery in 'er though so I can crank it with the key once again, haha.

Looking sharp. I've been wanting an automotive battery for mutt since i got her lol.

Yeah it was real nice at first, 540CCA wound that oppy over to beat the band I tell ya!

Well I brought the ol' MTD up to the barn for a little work this evening:



She's seen a lot of hours off-road with very little maintence, so I figured it was time, haha.

I started by taking the rear wheels and skidplate off so I could check the transaxle mounts, axle bearings, gear oil, and clean all the mud out of spots.

Made a bit of a mess, apparently it's been a while since I've done this. Hahaha.



The skidplate had been doing it's job quite well too!



So anyhow, I tightened up a few thing and topped up the oil in the transaxle. One bearing is showing some play but it's nothing too serious. I found a spot that needs some welding but I ran out of daylight, so that will be tomorrow morning's job.



I have some other plans I'd like to work out, but we'll see how far I go with it. Haha.

Yeah I'd say you've done a good job at getting 'er dirty!

Ya know, I should probably put a skid plate on mine. I'm always worrying about sticks getting wedged in the fan and busting it... That'd fix most my problems wouldn't it...

What kind of transaxle does she have?

Haha, yeah I suppose I did.

It used to have the usual vari-drive and FNR setup, but now it has a Peerless 600 3-speed transaxle. My favorite, haha.

Well I got back to work on 'er today, main thing I did was mess with my one transaxle mount a bit because the U-bolt wasn't quite centered which prevented it from clamping squarely on the axle sleeve. I'm thinking that's why I've had issues with it coming loose.



Much better! Also found a couple spots that needed welding, so that all got taken care of.



All back together and all seems well.

Now for some off-road shots!















Should be good to go now!



I was having issues with the transaxle jerking when I let off the clutch kinda quick, but it's all solid now. If it ever happens again I think I'll try and make a set of traction bars for it, but I don't think it will come to that, haha.

Nice

I like that 5th pic!

Ya know, you oughta wash it!

@Murraymountain wrote:

Ya know, you oughta wash it!

Nah, it would loose that rugged off-road look!

Haha, at least every once in a while. I mean, he probably doesn't remember when the last time he washed it was.

The last time he washed it was probably when he got it lol!

I think I washed it not too long ago, but I never get too excited about it being super clean cuz I just get the dang thing dirty again, haha.

Same thing goes for all my tractors really, hahaha.

Well even though I just got my second running Allis garden tractor, I still remember to get the off-roaders out and about!

Hit some nice scenic trails:







Had lots of fun! Some real challenging spots, but it was a great time and everything held up fine!

Well.. that is until I went to go back up the hill to leave:







Yepper. Make a dumb mistake at the top of hill and ended up at the bottom awfully quick, haha.

We used the ol' 15 to get back home:





Got it back up to the yard to have a quick look-see





The damage toll isn't actually too extensive, the biggest thing was the tie rod braking really. I need another retainer for the left spindle too now, as you can see, haha. Other than that the grille is pretty well screwed, and the engine doesn't wanna fire. All stuff I can look into really.

So yeah, kinda sucks. But I can tinker away at it and get 'er back to operating condition eventually.



Guess I should've left 'er in the shed!

Oof, always sucks rolling at the top of a hill, because anything that stops it is gonna stop it instantly (tree) lol

Oh no!  You'll get it going again soon.  Are you going to have to do a GT6k style grill for it?  Can't really tell if the grill is completely demolished or not.