[DNF] [22 BO] Budget_gokarts Craftsman restomod ATLT

I need another 2nd gen steering chassis if your just scrapping em. Also ive been getting scrap apliences for the side pannels imma start building custom sheet metal hoods and grilles

Let me know how making custom hoods works out for you, I have a tractor I might need to try that on

Well finnaly the tire shop got the tires done so far with tires and tubes the total cost of the build is 57$ ish rounding maybe, tire mounting etc costed 54$ total and ive got 3$ into new washers. Also a video i made and am gonna edit and post soon, i broke the hood and fixed it today some ill patch it up some but i might just replace it dont know yet. And man those new rims and tires are amazing looking needs tire shine and the front wheels changed but man shes gonna be one mean machine when shes done

looks like some good progress coming along! what kind of front tires are ya thinking of going with?

I have a set of aluminum racing wheels and lnobbies for the front brand new

Workin the tractor today and it works hard which is what i wanted i can haul a heavy load of junk across town easily. Ranger wont do that because the pullys are too small and motors too weak plus i wanna do some suspension on ranger so, its gonna get rebuilt after haspin this year. This tractor however is a monster shes fast and has plenty of torque each gear is useful. I might work on mounting the new tires to the rims today and then do the seat too idk might just go play a little.

Oh, you have one of those really crappy lawn tractor trailers too? How's yours holding up for you? I have 2 one of them has a bent axle and the other one's axle sags alot when I put weight in it...

I havent had any issues with it the previous owners abused it and boogered it back together otherwise all ive done was air the tires up ive used the crap out of it id like to build it into a proper all terrain offroad trailer but i have too many projects and it usually just sits fulla junk parts

@Budget_gokart well when i say scrap i mean future parts nothing good gets tossed.

Budget_gokart wrote:

I havent had any issues with it the previous owners abused it and boogered it back together otherwise all ive done was air the tires up ive used the crap out of it id like to build it into a proper all terrain offroad trailer but i have too many projects and it usually just sits fulla junk parts

I actually have been wanting to build a proper dump trailer for a while, I mainly use mine for hauling dirt and manure, the way the axle is in the middle of the trailer makes it terrible for dumping, when I build the UTV I am going to have the dump point a the back like a civilized person... (Just haven't figured out a cheap solution for making it dump yet  )

Yea eventually ill properly build me a custom trailer for froadin

Okay im having a dellimma i like both ive asked my freinds everyone said cowl
Im asking
Scoop

Or cowl

I vote for cowl, it will still allow it to vent heat but won't funnel junk strait into the engine bay!

cowl would make more since as @Brianator suggested !

Well its a hood rack and i dont plan on actually making it a cowl but it would be awesome ive got the materials to do it.... For now im just gonna make it a storage rack for a tool box. I was asking for style more or less and this tractor is gonna be sick when its all done up.

Well something im might be attempting is IRS considering i have most of the parts, using a transaxle....

this manco dingo go kart on youtube ran the same type using a one inch live axle and i thought and i think ive found a way to add independent suspension to the rear of a tractor and it stil be budget freindly and not super wide i just have to find some u joints that fit a 3/4 axle i have an extra 3/4 axle i just need u joints and bearings if i can do this ive found a 3 link setup i like and have the parts to build for the front so i may end up witha full suspension mud mower which would be EPIC!

The suspension on that go kart looks pretty similar to what I plan to do to the MM in stage 3. Seems like it should work. Definitely should hold up well if built right. Good luck if you go that route!

@Budget_gokart iv'e tossed this idea around myself but doing it without being to wide was somthing i couldn't figure out, and make it work well and be sturdy. i'd be interested in seeing this for sure.

One front tire mounted gotta dig the other out tommrow lol and also gotta see if i have hubs idk if i even do

Oh my im falling more in love with this tractor now its just getting crazy lmao and now it flexes alot my jack was maxed out in the pics





Ive gotta mesure the travel and find some light duty shocks to smoothen the front end out on bumps and replace every bushing

Wow now that's some serious articulation! Nice work!

@Budget_gokart I think your tractors got more articulation in the front than my old simplicity


progress is lookin good keep up the good work!

Thanks i am trying to over build this tractor so i cant break it lol. I took it to a buddies house and crawled it a small bit and flexed it they had a cow it was the coolest tractor they ever did see

Budget_gokart wrote:

Thanks i am trying to over build this tractor so i cant break it lol.

Impossible. 
Maybe take longer to break.  Always a weak link somewhere we don't know about till it snaps! 

I dont rage on my stuff often and when i do its not even as hard as most people i dont weigh very much so theres less weight on the axle when it slams down eventually i will have it ironed out and perfect. Also does anyone know why it wouldnt pull fuel from the tank if you run it out and refill it? When it runs out of gas it cranks till the battery dies and wont pull fuel but if you run it bottle fed for like a minute it will pull fuel?

Has a fuel pump ya? Tank in the back perhaps? If so that's fairly common to happen until it primes itself, you can get a 1 way fuel valve you put inline to stop the fuel from running back to the tank, I recommend installing it close to the tank. When I run a motor out of fuel, before I even attempt to start it I wait a minute for the line and fuel bowl to fill up then turn (or pull) it over a few times with the choke on,  ignition off (or spark plug wire off)  to help the system prime back up. Works for me anyways!