gear monkey
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So I've seen yalls lifted mowers and I've been wondering how are you moving that big of tires and is it still a pulley belt setup or chain or real transmission in it?????????
Lifted Mower Question
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Im not one of those guys... but I can tell u all 3(u mentioned) will 'work'... its all bout preference/funds.... and the main thing... gearing ratio.
gear monkey
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Ok so what would be the maxim of lift while still running the pulley system??
exenos
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How long of a belt do you want to run...
With a belt system and grease in the transaxle you can lift it as high as you want as long as you can make a linkage to shift and fab up a couple of pulley's to redirect the belt down to the transaxle.
With a belt system and grease in the transaxle you can lift it as high as you want as long as you can make a linkage to shift and fab up a couple of pulley's to redirect the belt down to the transaxle.
redlinemotorsportts
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People use a cuppler on the vertical input shaft and just extend it with a 5/8 rod with key ways at the end and pulley on top with a pillow block. Lift as long as your rod can go. The pulleys grip the belt good and you an spin some big nasty tires if the rear end is up for it. Belts can get some good traction if you use big pulley (5,6,7" pulleys) and usually offroad is a 1:1 pulley ratio, same pulley on the engine as axle. Gets you 15-18 on 22's and 5-6 speed.
gear monkey
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Thank you ill have to figure out how to best run the belt to the axle… So one other question my grandpa has my welder and he's 5 hours away so I was thinking I could just bolt everything then go back through in a month or two and weld it would the mower and bolts be able to handle that?? And how do you get the maximum speed out of the pulleys???
Hey redline I've seen you on off road tractor forum nice to see a face I know!
Hey redline I've seen you on off road tractor forum nice to see a face I know!
Bolting things together is NEVER the way to go in a DIY project, but if you are going to go really slow and have it welded soon, I suppose it could hold up for a short time. No guarantees though.
redlinemotorsportts
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No problem gear monkey. Yea I really suggest welding things, but you could get away with bolting a bearing support, using set screws, and cutting your own keyways in the 5/8 extended shaft. Just would take a lot longer for the same rigidity.
Poboy kartman
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I understand where you are coming from but that is not actually correct. Done properly, you can bolt together with the same integrity as welding. ...
Even the highest hp racing engines aren't welded together. ... Which is worse? - A rattling bolt or a shoddy weld? (At least a rattling bolt gives you a little warning.....) But bolting together properly takes some forethought, redesign, proper fasteners, and vigilance to assure safety.
So- with that all said.... a good weld will hold much more reliably with less.weight and outlast the steel around it......
Doc Sprocket
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Y'all know the saying that there's a time and place for everything? True here, too. Do not weld that which should be bolted, and do not bolt that which should be welded.
This is true, but you have to know what you are doing, and do it right. Most people on this forum are DIY'ers, and probably do not have the knowhow to bolt a frame together properly. I would NEVER advise someone on this forum to bolt anything that shouldn't be, just because you never know how capable they are.
Well said...
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