MONSTER SHOW CRAFTSMAN

Alright this is my new big build! It's a 93 craftsman lawn tractor, not much factory on it when I'm gonna be done with it. Plans are putting a 6 SPd hi/lo horizontal shaft tranny in it, a 10hp cast iron kohler that needs rebuilt and it is going to get some kind of suspension in the front, lifted like 12in not sure on that yet, gonna sit on 31s most likely, raising the hood 4 inche,and gonna have a bunch of show stuff on it, painted black most likely and want it to go atleast 15mpg, it's gonna go to shows! That's all for right now but here's some pics.

Awesome, those axles are really strong, so are those ol kohlers

With the engine being horizontal shaft and the transaxle to what are you planing on doing for a clutch? You could fabricate a normal mower clutch on it but it would be cool to see a centrifugal clutch or something like that.

Not sure yet I have to mock it up

Come up with a name for it

This is mocked up on 6.5in lift (probly gonna end up atleast 8 or 10) and 31s, 55.5in wheel base from center to center.
The hood will also be raised 4inches.

thats gunna be sick. crawler or mud? and i hope you find a way to make a super beefed up front end. maybe steering knuckles and spindles from a 2wd truck front axle?

Gonna be for both plus shows, pullin' to, and ya gotta still figure that front axle and steering out

LOL I just noticed the front end is 20" off the ground.

Actually 26" off the ground and 54" wide from sidewall to sidewall FOR NOW!

Nice

junkyard time. lol. id find some front steering knuckles and gearbox for steering this thing. its gunna need truck parts to turn those big tires

Yep still sortof a budget build though lol

probably 100$ at the junkyard. for everything. i love the junkyard. i wish we had a mower junkyard around. or 4 wheeler/atv junkyard.

Yep same here sometimes u pull and pay has some though

yup. thats a serious tractor... cant wait to see it finished

ive never seen any atvs there. they had a nice chevy i wish i could have salvaged and rebuilt tho.... 1500 ext. cab 6ft bed big block probably a 95....

Me too Willis, and they used to have. Few I wish I would've got em every once in a while get have one,

Decided to go with these tires still 31s but a lot better gonna have to make wheel lug adapters though cause the wheels I have are 8 lug  




Dually wheels  
Y'all think it'll spin these bobcat tires good and not be to heavy for the axle...

You should know turfs or you cheating. You'll be kicked off the forum, so you gotta use some 18in turfs on it. but you can keep it that high if you want. Lol i'm joking but i don't think that little kohler is gonna have the power, your gonna need a twin. You could run a peerless 700 and a vertical shaft opposed twin and have way more torque.

Whoa there little kohler? That thing ain't little and it's really torquey

looks sweet!

get a horizontal v-twin. or a DIESEL!!!

Ya I wish but I'm on a tight budget as I get 8mpg and I have alot of other stuff I have to spend money on lol. I may use a kawasaki 20hp vtwin horizontal out of my cushman if I can get it working but that's my mule's spare engine so...