[/quote] Are the wheels of this from a rototiller? How do they perform?[/quote] @PizzaKitty26 they are real old gt wheels, they did great a little rough on the road i didnt get in the mud much sadly once i upgraded though it was a whole different tractor, i do not recommend those tires unless your in the mud constantly. and my tractor has later lt1000 steering its all metal and real nice my little brother tractor is old style and i wont build those tractors anymore its a big pain to swap so i start with later the chassis and the old tunnel fits over the newer chassis.
also nice color @MightyRaze i might think about painting mine but i kinda like the rat look. and as for the flex i have rolled it more then once lol but so far its been surprisingly stable. Also limiting straps are real nice for when Im beating on it on the streets or in a flatter area, i just wish i had better brakes. Im really thinking about 4 wheel drum/disc brakes from an atv because its really hard to ride with none.
One thing i REALLY need from this tractor is a rear hitch receiver, because of utility. its not mainly used as a toy actually i used the hell out of it for heavy duty work around my property and town. When im using my crane its not stable, so i need to make better limiting straps and a rear hitch for weights. i also badly need to redesign my crane because it has no support from the sides and its very ugly.
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I broke everything the race mower went fof it's maiden voyage ending in the carb bowl gasket puking gas and it has been sitting since, and my lt1000 I managed to destroy yet another 6 speed transaxle I'm pretty sure, haven't dug into it yet but it doesn't sit in the frame right anymore and the belt won't stay on and it clunks I also got a sears custom 10 that I'm Honda swapping so if anyone knows how to make the clutch reliable with a 390 lmk
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Went to badlands in Attica IN, with the ol craftsman rolled it once too but had an absolute blast took it to the dunes, they had to ask if I was even allowed to go out on the trails with it, lol. I got more attention then anything EVER has at that park if you want to be the center of attention take a mower to badlands lol. Only real fail is the spindles are super bent everything else is mint.
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The old free ATV tires did Amazing actually but then again badlands is more like play sand then like you would get at a real dune park didn't even get stuck once! This is this tractor's 2nd trip to an offroad park its pretty ironed out! It has been to haspin where I destroyed the front end now it's been to badlands where I also destroyed the front end lol
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Here's the newest turd I'm hauling home from my local mower parts yard I would have posted this in the old cubby saga but it doesn't fit in there being it's not at all related to a cub. If anyone has any info on the old wizard mowers I'd definitely like to learn more this machine is really well built and super cool! It's in very rough shape unfortunately but my little brother will love this ol rig more then his current craftsman
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Curious to see the model/serno sticker there. Heck just more pix! I see hints of MTD, Murray, and AYP in that tractor. I'd like to eliminate one or two of those out.
Update: This is what it should look like. Maybe Gilson made?
PROJECTS: Marshal ........................93 Craftsman GT6000 Red Bandit ...................72 Wheel Horse Raider 12 Dirty Rat........................77 Sears Suburban Bowser...........................01 Murray Widebody LT The Green Machine ....1990 Craftsman II GT18 Other projects
It IS gilson made it's AWESOME! I do think it's the peerless 5 speed which would be nice here's more pics
It came without an engine and we are installing a Briggs 12.5 flattie and plan on a few performance mods and possibly a four wheeler carb since you can't blow these engines up I held one to redline for two hours and it finally grenades after boiling the oil out of it
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Here's those underside pictures the boxed section is empty the gas tank and battery go under the hood it's pretty neat actually this tractor is just meant to be a mud rig, I forgot to mention this is the little helpers tractor he is very happy to get rid of his hydro craftsman for this cool lil wizard
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Put a slide carb on the 11hp flattie it revvs very high it's kinda terrifying, has a ton of torque as well, if you butcher a stock flattie carb to make a manifold a 28mm dirtbike carb fits perfectly the boot slid into place anc tightened down just right and i tuned till it ran, and this thing hauls balls
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