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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2010, 11:18:45 pm »
Instead of raising the fenders   take a hammer to them and flatten them out a little. That way it keeps your seat lower to the ground :)

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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2010, 11:37:38 pm »
I see you also bought a steering stabilizer. I've thought about those....has anyone used them before on their builds???

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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2010, 03:16:56 pm »
beat them with a hammer to flatten out??? Guess i dont understand. I am raising them for tire clearance. As for the stabilizer im not sure how it works. I paid 25 bucks for it and its like 6 way adjustable so i guess ill put it on and see how it acts if i think i need too. i would be interested in hearing peoples experiences with them.
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2010, 03:34:43 pm »
Yeah   turn it over and flatten the fender out for tire clearance  don't have to all of the fender   just some over the tire

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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2010, 06:52:03 pm »
eh..dont know if i like that idea honestly...clearance is needed directly over the top of tire centerline...i like the factory looks myself
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2010, 07:58:47 pm »
1/2" between the tire and fender.
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2010, 09:45:58 pm »
well i think i got that now...16x7.50 turf pros on 8x7 wheels and they are settin att 10 psi on the saw horses...race pressue is less. What do you have flipper
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2010, 09:07:07 am »
8x8 rims, Turfmasters -16x8.
Not too crazy about the turf pro's.
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2010, 12:17:17 pm »
Instead of raising the fenders   take a hammer to them and flatten them out a little. That way it keeps your seat lower to the ground :)
Not USLMRA legal to do that.  USLMRA rules state fenders may not be altered for tire clearance.  The may be slightly moved, and thats where you can move them up.  The unfortunate side of that is, yes, your seat is higher.

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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2010, 05:40:08 pm »
yes jason thats what chuck told me. i dont think 3/4 inch is really gonna kill anything that i will personally notice. Personally i would rather have the fenders be factory unaltered because of the looks.
Flipper thats interesting. a friend of mine and i pondered the turf masters on the rear also. why do you not like turf pros?
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2010, 06:05:53 pm »
yes jason thats what chuck told me. i dont think 3/4 inch is really gonna kill anything that i will personally notice. Personally i would rather have the fenders be factory unaltered because of the looks.
Flipper thats interesting. a friend of mine and i pondered the turf masters on the rear also. why do you not like turf pros?

I learned to race on Turmasters. I have become very comfortable with them on all kinds of terrain. My personal experience, The Turf Pros are not as good as Turmasters on grass wet grass, very loose, sandy/muddy tracks. They do work rather nice/better on Clay tracks. Again, just my personal preference. As far as the Fenders, ARMA has the same rules. We also need to see a minimum of 1/2" between the tire and side vertical rise of the fender.  
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2010, 01:09:23 am »
ok its nice to hear opinions along the way as im looking to build a second mower mid summer. unsure of brand yet.
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #27 on: February 24, 2010, 07:12:15 pm »
fellas this thread aint dead i have just been on vacation! will be back on sat and i cant wait to get back after it!!!  8)
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2010, 06:34:37 pm »
Ok back home and had some time to work on it. My endplates and trans bushing from ec showed up while i was out of town so i was pupmed to see that box when i got home.  :lol: I welded the bushing in real quick then moved on to the dash support which took seemingly forever. I have a fetish for round tubing and use it when i can so it was a no brainer to use it in the dash support. I bent all the bend in my shop and redid it several times until it was too my liking. I used 1/2 inch cold rolled steel. Heres a few pics.

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Here is where I started. I only used the original dash mount. No factory bracing.
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Startin to take shape..
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Everything before bottom valence mounts were added.
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Here is a shot of how i mounted my bottom valence piece...gotta retain that factory look!!!
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This is it finished up from another angle..I still need to incorporate a fuel cell mount yet which will come this evening followed by a front axle!! Then she will at least be rollin.  >:D
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Re: John Deere 180 Build
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2010, 08:13:17 pm »
way to go buddy your links didnt work out so well... haha just givin you a hard time... looks great as always cant wait to check it out on thirsday
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