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MatthewD Prybar

Join date : 2014-11-16 Posts : 1993
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:11 am | |
| I like the look of the Roper hood on it. I think it looks better than the stock WeedEater hood. | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:36 am | |
| - @MatthewD wrote:
- I like the look of the Roper hood on it. I think it looks better than the stock WeedEater hood.
Yeah so do I, thanks for the input! | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:15 pm | |
| Ordered the new front tires tonight! Says 1-2 day shipping. | |
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AllisKidD21 Moderator


Age : 22 Join date : 2016-07-10 Posts : 5112 Forum Rep : 274 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:38 pm | |
| Shweet. Should be a nice upgrade for sure. _______________________________________________ "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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muckmudd Vice Grip


Age : 18 Join date : 2017-07-11 Posts : 825 Forum Rep : 26 Location : In the shop
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:44 pm | |
| What tires did you go with? | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:00 pm | |
| - @AllisKidD21 wrote:
- Shweet. Should be a nice upgrade for sure.
Yes! I'm very excited! - @muckmudd wrote:
- What tires did you go with?
Basically 17" ags on 8" rims with bearings. | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:12 am | |
|  Wow. That's fast. And free shipping! LOL | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:56 pm | |
|  Ugg, it changed. | |
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RichieRichOverdrive DimeWeld


Age : 18 Join date : 2016-10-29 Posts : 2945 Forum Rep : 125 Location : Lewisburg, KY
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:50 pm | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:00 pm | |
| - @RichieRichOverdrive wrote:
- That's fedex for ya
Yep. Well, I'm not going to complain, it's free 2 day shipping. | |
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RichieRichOverdrive DimeWeld


Age : 18 Join date : 2016-10-29 Posts : 2945 Forum Rep : 125 Location : Lewisburg, KY
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:10 am | |
| I can't even remember the last time i saw a fedex truck... they're not so common anymore.
Anyways, not to get off topic lol. Since they're going to be front tires, are you gonna run them backwards so you actually get traction? | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:41 am | |
| Well, I see them more often on my security cams at my gate.
Yeah, probably not. The turfs do a decent job of getting traction so I'm sure the ags won't be any worse. Either, way the rims I'm mounting them on a semi-reversible (the only thing that isn't is the valve stem) so I can run them both ways to see which one is best. We'll see. | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:34 pm | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:43 pm | |
|   FINALLY!!!!  So, once I saw them, I knew I had to get them mounted tonight. I had one tube set aside for the tires, so I mounted one, which was a piece of cake, surprisingly. Then I went scrambling around for another tube and found 3 more, 2 of which were the wrong size and the last one had a giant hole in it. Then I found another tire the same size and tore it off the rim to get at the tire, and then mounted the second one which was easier than I thought, but a little harder than the first.     Steer beautifully, I love them.  I do have some toe I need to fix, before someone says something.   | |
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muckmudd Vice Grip


Age : 18 Join date : 2017-07-11 Posts : 825 Forum Rep : 26 Location : In the shop
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:00 pm | |
| You must have been anxious to get them hahha. They look good. Do you have a link to the rims and the tires?
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Crazy_Carl BoogerWeld


Age : 32 Join date : 2017-10-30 Posts : 2328 Forum Rep : 145 Location : Rochester, New York
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:08 pm | |
| They match up with the ITP mud lites pretty well.
Time for a new tie rod! | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:20 pm | |
| - @muckmudd wrote:
- You must have been anxious to get them hahha. They look good. Do you have a link to the rims and the tires?
Thanks, yeah I was. To the tires, yes, to the rims, no. https://www.tires-easy.com/4.00-8/deestone-tires/d402-i-3/tirecode/DS5212Be sure to change the quantity to 1, for some reason the website expects you want four lol. $19.22 a piece. The rims are rims from an old dump cart. I bought them at Tractor Supply, and they came with these really crappy tires that were like paper thin, and barely holding together, and had some sort of elastic or something in the sidewalls instead of wire. They lasted like a week, and I didn't even use them in that time. The tubes were good, so I used the rims and tubes for this. The rims have decent bearings in them and everything. Each of those rim+"tire"+tube was $15. - @Crazy_Carl wrote:
- They match up with the ITP mud lites pretty well.
Time for a new tie rod! Yeah, I agree! They steer beautifully too. Yep, fortunately, I have a spare. | |
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muckmudd Vice Grip


Age : 18 Join date : 2017-07-11 Posts : 825 Forum Rep : 26 Location : In the shop
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:46 pm | |
| Nice, thanks for the link. I will look around that website, it looks fairly cheap. | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:51 pm | |
| - @muckmudd wrote:
- Nice, thanks for the link. I will look around that website, it looks fairly cheap.
Your welcome, yeah they are. | |
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RichieRichOverdrive DimeWeld


Age : 18 Join date : 2016-10-29 Posts : 2945 Forum Rep : 125 Location : Lewisburg, KY
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:13 am | |
| They look good! A bit small for my taste but I think they'll do well.
Oh, get some proper sealed bearings for those front rims. I had a set of those once and the bearings basically threw themselves apart after a few days of use. | |
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MightyRaze Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2016-09-06 Posts : 7137 Forum Rep : 539 Location : Central Oklahoma
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:45 am | |
| Looking good W. Are those narrow rims pretty sturdy? _______________________________________________ Li'l RED my original modified tractor!Forum Admin -- Chat Admin-- Facebook Page Admin ATLTF Facebook Page -- How To Upload PicturesHave a question? Ask me! Type in " @MightyRaze" in your post! Your ATLTF Staff: Administrators: @Doug, @MightyRaze, @"Doc Sprocket", @Stretch44875Moderators: @TheRainbowBoxer, @AllisKidD21 | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:59 am | |
| - @RichieRichOverdrive wrote:
- They look good! A bit small for my taste but I think they'll do well.
Oh, get some proper sealed bearings for those front rims. I had a set of those once and the bearings basically threw themselves apart after a few days of use. Oh? I thought they were gae.... Okay, thanks. I will. - @MightyRaze wrote:
- Looking good W. Are those narrow rims pretty sturdy?
Thanks, yep, they are. I hauled 600 pounds of rocks in a trailer supported by these rims once. | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:38 pm | |
| Got the toe mostly fixed.  Built this redneck flag pole out of an upside down deer feeder leg.    Plan to fly a triple threat flag off the back. | |
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AllisKidD21 Moderator


Age : 22 Join date : 2016-07-10 Posts : 5112 Forum Rep : 274 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:03 pm | |
| How come the toe was out, is the tie rod bent or out of adjustment, etc? _______________________________________________ "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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MightyRaze Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2016-09-06 Posts : 7137 Forum Rep : 539 Location : Central Oklahoma
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:49 pm | |
| Probably a single rod that bent. Sporting a different hood there? _______________________________________________ Li'l RED my original modified tractor!Forum Admin -- Chat Admin-- Facebook Page Admin ATLTF Facebook Page -- How To Upload PicturesHave a question? Ask me! Type in " @MightyRaze" in your post! Your ATLTF Staff: Administrators: @Doug, @MightyRaze, @"Doc Sprocket", @Stretch44875Moderators: @TheRainbowBoxer, @AllisKidD21 | |
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Double W Cross Ranch DimeWeld


Age : 17 Join date : 2017-06-09 Posts : 2613 Forum Rep : 89 Location : Literally Nowhere, Texas
 | Subject: Re: 1999 WeedEater Mowing Mower Build "Sodzilla" Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:08 pm | |
| - @AllisKidD21 wrote:
- How come the toe was out, is the tie rod bent or out of adjustment, etc?
yalp, it bowed itself out into a V. - @MightyRaze wrote:
- Probably a single rod that bent. Sporting a different hood there?
Yep, the original hood. It looks a little better with these tires, oddly enough. | |
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