craftsman drag race mower

I am making a race mower not sure of how fast I want it because I don't want to go through transaxles.

I already have moved the front axle forward a couple of inches.

this is what I want it to look like. https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/41/48/01/img_0711.jpg
I am going to paint mine with a sub lime green with matte black accents. I need to lower the back of the hood so it sits flat and lower the mower a couple of inches. I am using a electronic clutch so I don't have to worry about belts falling of as much.
what axle should I look in to getting and how fast can I make it without wearing out transaxles.

how fast should i make it because i don't want to wear out trans axles because i only have the one that is on it. i know i am going to have a 4 inch front pulley because of the electronic clutch. wondering what size back pulley to run that wont wear out trans axles but get a good top speed.

Here's a few more pics of it since its in my yard and speedfreek241 was to lazy to get more pics

For a fun speed, but not too fast for stock brakes/transaxle/steering, I would try a 1 to 1 ratio, which would me a 4 in rear if front is 4 in. Usually gets you 15-20mph.

Electric clutch sounds scary to me, they are very abrupt.

yah the electronic clutch is going to be a hard hit on the mower. i am going to be building a brake system for it so that it can stop.

if i put a 1 inch to 1 1/2 pulley on the back how fast do you think i will go.

i really dont like the idea of an electronic clutch, unless its like a foot operated button.. it just dosent seem safe to have to push a button to make it stop

With a one inch pulley on the rear I don't think you'd have enough surface area for the belt to grab which will cause belt slip

The electric clutch was an idea of my friends. I don't think I'm going to run it because I don't think it will take the abuse. It would have been minted to my original clutch pedal for the switch. I'm now just going to have to biuld a jacks haft so that it will be faster without slipping.

I have a 3 on the engine what size should I make the jack shaft from the engine then to the transaxle and what size should I make the transaxle pulley. I need the 2 sizes for the jack shaft and then the size for the transaxle.

I finally figured out I'm going to run the electric clutch but keep the original clutch as tensioner. The electri clutch gas a four inch on it and the back will have a three. How fast will it go with this setup?

i kinda like that. it seems safe, AND reliable. kinda like a perminate neutral until you engage the electric clutch. its hard to tell how fast it would go, there is plenty of tables out on the internet that can help you

Just a little heads up, you spelled craftsman wrong.... lol

Ok so now that I finally figured it out that I'm using the electric clutch as a gas pedal and keeping the stock clutch as tensioner and spare clutch. I'm putting it on tonight and we'll see how it goes.

this is the electric clutch I am running
I'm almost done installing I have to get a spacer and bolt the wire it up. I couldn't keep the ordinal clutch on because a it was hitting.

cool, hope it all goes well

Now that I got the clutch on i have to biuld an jackshaft and put tensioner pulleys on so that I can get it around the shifter. I have to lower the mower and move the fenders back four inches so that my tires will fit under my fenders and won't rub and then paint. so I have a lot of stuff to do I'll keep you guys updated.

well you think you want bigger the better for belt grip. i ran a 7" on the front to a 4" rear and hit about 30mph with a 5 speed spicer on 18" tires. it was very top heavy and uncontrollable tho because of stock steering and a locked tranny on pavement.

The front is a five on the electric clutch and can't be changed. I'm running a 3 in the back.

  here's the picture of the fenders. I welded in supports for the seat so it won't break. I need to remount the fenders in their new spot for when I lower the mower. I'm going to paint them a Lamborghini green or sublime green.

looks good! can't wait to see some videos! 

what do u think about this color blue with matte black accents?

that shroud looks like it needs some serious attention

The result of paint stripper

Speedfreek241 wrote:

what do u think about this color blue with matte black accents?

 its interesting, to say the least.. i'd go a bit darker so it dont show dirt as much. i do like the general scheme though