Ok I will be building a John Deere 180 to USLMRA prepared rules and race in the Ohio LC as well as to fit a local organization we are tryin to get going around home. I am undecided as to SP or CP with US but will be runnin a V twin intek for the other. This mower will incorporate a live axle for which I have all the parts as well as a home fabbed fully adjustable front axle. Anything I missed just ask away and we will cover as I move along. I will post progress as it is made and when I get access to my buddies wireless internet as Im on dial up.
I have done quite a bit of reading on here and talked to Howie and Frank the Tank and received quite a bit of advice as well as front end stuff from Chuck Miller. So moving on to a little bit of history of the mower and then pics!!
The Deere was setting out back with everything minus deck and was being used for a spare motor on the grass cutter after it donated the freshly rebuilt deck. Dad took the motor and said race it or junk it, so I saved it!
Here it is as I drug it in
So all in all its in pretty good shape...fenders are rusty but thats a given and I need to find a headlight lense but at the moment them are minor details
So I have about three days worth of work rolled into one big posting session....sorry guys!
Her it is in the stripping stages:
It came factory with the push pull cluch alraedy so I will be relocating it and usin it again. A friend of mine has with really good results
Well I got it mocked up to start putting rear axle in. Runnin Turf Pros on 8x7 Douglas wheels. I have regular 3 bolt cassettes, nothin special, that will hold free spin bearings. The axle is 1.25 moly. I have the EC multi pattern hubs as well as their sprockets and quick change hub to be shown later. I am up in the air on brakes.
The fenders are a little close to the tires so I will be raising them with 3/4 square tube. I am looking to incorporate a cross bar to weld seat bracket tabs to. then cut into the fenders to lower the seat a little, but not below the tops of the fender! Is this legal US guys?
The frame before choppin and lowering
Cassetes bolted in and frame cut to allow for easy removal of axle of need be. I learned the hard way on my old MTD.
Axle, wheels tires and EC hubs
Axle all bolted in settin on the stands still.
Complete and on the floor.
Shot from the rear.
So other than personal preferences from some cuz its a Deere, what do ya guys think? Any questions?