Project: UTLT(Utility Lawn Tractor)- thing...

[B.M.800]

Not very deep. I did some runs through about a foot of water last week. The belt gets wet and starts to slip. Stay too deep for too long, and you're looking at soaked electricals, (magneto, charge coil etc) and possibly drawing water into the engine and tranny. When a hot gearbox (or engine) hits cold water, the contraction associated with rapid cooling will pull water in past the seals.

Thats a good point. To combat the slipping, would having a tighter belt help much? I was also thinking about using 2 belts to help deal with slippage.

Kinda forgot about the heating and cooling and how that could be problematic... Maybe I will keep the tec on the craftsman and run it till she blows...

 

[fowler]

A tighter bet would just results in belt wear

Maybe a clutch and chain

Or go all out and use gear and shaft drive

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Not only would tighter belts result in accelerated belt wear, it overstresses shaft bearings- the PTO, transmission, and all the tensioner and idler bearings, too.

Doubling up belts may help somewhat, but at the end of the day, it's still wet rubber on wet steel.

I would love to say that I own the 10 acres I can play on- but I don't...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Double post?!

Computer glitch.

I was going to suggest a chain and sprocket set up, but it depends if it will be worth it, meaning will it be used in water enough to deem it necessary? A nice clutch up front might make it do wheelies easier too, I know my old murray would pull the front wheels about 4 inches and carry it for 10-12ft with the factory set up and with the deck still attached.

Nah- I'm not going to be submarining enough to be worth the effort. But there's an oddball idea I am considering-

Comet 40, Peerless700, live axle. It' be interesting to have the ratio range in each gear, and I could ditch the tensioner clutch...

 

[DaiSan76]

Computer glitch.



Nah- I'm not going to be submarining enough to be worth the effort. But there's an oddball idea I am considering-

Comet 40, Peerless700, live axle. It' be interesting to have the ratio range in each gear, and I could ditch the tensioner clutch...

I really need to look into the Peerless 700 thing. They have Horizontal input and output right?

 

[B.M.800]

That brings the question, how tight is too tight...

How much will it matter when we abuse these things as we do lol
I know I abuse mine lol.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That brings the question, how tight is too tight...

Too tight is.

Daisan- Vertical shaft input, horizontal out. Input is standard keyed shaft, output is splined. Several toothe count splined sprockets are available as original equipment, or you can do what I did- take a factory brake rotor (same spline) and weld your favorite sprocket to it.

Output shaft goes right thru the unit, so it will output on either side, or both. The 'case is designed so factory brake caliper can be switched side to side, too.

 

[machinist@large]

Hey, I found another one!!!

Just found a site called www.TractorByNet.com ; while cruzing it I found, you guessed it, another homemade 4WD tractor from Ukraine, including video!!!

http://youtube.be/YBc4G1kd8EM

This guy is sharp; anyone who can turn a cordless drill into the lift mechanism for a 3 point hitch is someone I wouldn't mind having for a neighbor....

 

[DaiSan76]

Too tight is.

Daisan- Vertical shaft input, horizontal out. Input is standard keyed shaft, output is splined. Several toothe count splined sprockets are available as original equipment, or you can do what I did- take a factory brake rotor (same spline) and weld your favorite sprocket to it.

Output shaft goes right thru the unit, so it will output on either side, or both. The 'case is designed so factory brake caliper can be switched side to side, too.

Could you mount the transmission vertical, making the input horizontal, and the engine transverse so that you can use a horizontal engine? Or is there a vent hole that your lube would run out of?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Kept in factory stock configuration, you could. Bentonite grease is the OEM lube, so there's no fear of losing your lube. On the other hand, "race-prepping" on involves (among other things) losing the grease in favour of 80W90 gear oil- you'd therefore have to be a bit more conscientious about the orientation.

Pat- COOL!

 

[B.M.800]

Too tight is.

..never would have guessed!

But seriously, what is? Ill have to check it out tomorrow sometime, but I was thinking there was a bit of slack in the belt. Could be from wear I know, but still.

Anywho, heres my candidate for for some beastie offroad lawnmower shenanigans. Its got the 10hp Tec.

Went to put the carb back on today only to find it has a big problem, something with the float gas just squirts out of it.
I think I have another carb that might work... then I need to figure out how the throttle linkages hook up. Its been years and years since I took the stupid carb off.

{EDIT} Heres on that was used to be a candidate... Something got bent and now it does that.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I did some wiring the other night. I wired in the bumper-mounted auxiliary lights and the taillights. In addition, I lost my mind a bit- and wired in the BRAKE lights... LOL- because I could. I used a brake light switch from a motorcycle, and tied it in to the brake linkage just ahead of the caliper.

Eye candy, anyone?

 

[landuse]

"Sigh"....I really wish ride on mowers were not so expensive here. You will really struggle to get a beat up second hand one for $1000. I am not into paying so much....

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That's insane. We overpay for karts here, but you can regularly get a repairable riding mower for under $200. I paid $45 for this originally, with a broken starter and no battery.

 

[landuse]

That's insane. We overpay for karts here, but you can regularly get a repairable riding mower for under $200. I paid $45 for this originally, with a broken starter and no battery.

I am drooling here. Don't ask me why it is like that. It could be that all these mowers are imported from you guys. I don't think anything is made here

 

[B.M.800]

"Sigh"....I really wish ride on mowers were not so expensive here. You will really struggle to get a beat up second hand one for $1000. I am not into paying so much....

Sorry to hear that.
Something Im sure alot of us in north America dont think about how hard it is to get some of this stuff in other countries.

 

[OzFab]

"Sigh"....I really wish ride on mowers were not so expensive here. You will really struggle to get a beat up second hand one for $1000. I am not into paying so much....

Similar story over here, maybe a bit cheaper but still expensive

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Whipped out the rattlecans today...

 

[souperman000]

Hmmm, I'm feeling a DIYGK sticker on the left of that rear bumper....

I like the mule stencil as well.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Hmmm, I'm feeling a DIYGK sticker on the left of that rear bumper....

You read my mind...

I like the mule stencil as well.

Thank you!