87 Mtd mud/ offroad mower project

I am just posting for sugetions or ideas from you.
       i have done
-22 in tires in the back and 17 in on the front
-custom muffler and exhaust
-front bumper
-upgraded steering
-pully swap
-heavy duty belts
I am working on repainting it this week, upgading from can paint to car paint, i am also working on making a stack to replace the system i have now.
                   Tanis

Just keep in mind, that a stack without a rain cap =rain gauge. You will want a 90 or keep a can handy to cover it when not in use.

Lawren Wimberly wrote:

Just keep in mind, that a stack without a rain cap =rain gauge.

yeah, or a snow gauge for that matter

yah im going to bend a 90 and angle cut it to keep out water

Just finished a new paint job the tractors now jeep dark green will get pics up soon pulling out transaxel and locking it this weekend

i pulled out the transaxle today and opened it up going to lock it with the fozzy locker design. will put pics of the transaxle on tm

here is the locker sorry for the pixelated pictures had a junk camera    

this is the tractor sorry for the wait for pics

working on building a 4 link front suspension

made the rear mounts today and welded them onto the frame going to put together the links tm

going to make the links out of square stock and pipe


any suggestions would be helpful

Id try and find thicker control arms if i was you, but thats me. i wouldnt want to see them bending all up

yah i might but im not too concerend because they are only 6 in long

hey your welcome for telling you about this idea.....which i found from cornshuck4ce....you better thank him  

i did thank him

Anything new here?

I think it's funny how CornShuck got the 4-Link trend going around 

id try for schedule 80 pipe for strength. I am very interested in seeing how this project turns out

i agree with them, strength might be a factor, but then again i could be wrong

i ended up getting these shocks for 30$ picking them up tm

about the links i completely agree with you i just had this pipe lying around and wanted to test the system first

some updates of the past couple days

this is what the link part looks like

the shock location

the tractor with the shocks located

wow! i might have to do suspension soon!

yah i thinks its going to be very helpful and it has only cost me 30$ so far to do mine

so is your hood going to be long enough?

yes the hood is just long enough to fit the front end

awesome.

Lookin good bubba. I like the the way you did the link bracket on fram. What goin on with it now. Lets see it. And one question. Do the rodends swivel on the links or are they welded on. The rodends must be able to move or it will bind up in articulation. Lookin good keep it up.

i have not done a whole lot on the suspension this week i ran out of welding gas but i figured out exactly how i am going to make the shock mounts. About the links yes they do pivot i have more flex in it than the shocks will move

small update. i got the other mount welded on today and started to cut the metal for my shock mounts



the amount of flex

ground clearance

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