Can't argue with you George, you just know too much. Just an FYI, This mower is planned for primairly snow plowing, BUT, my personallity will just not allow me to not screw with it! No plans on "racing" it. Will not go full out with the plow on, (enough chance of injury with a big heavy BLADE in the front that is able to chop, dice and slice body parts in a wreck! I DO have a client who has a 1/4 mile oval dirt track in his back yard, only about 45 minutes from my house. I suppose some fun running there would not be out of the question. The plow comes off with 2 cinch pins, and that also removes the hydralics for the power angle. Then a 1/2 13 bolt from behind the axle, along with a 3/8 24 nut from infront of the axle, and the lift hydralics and mechanism come off, all that is left are 2 trailer light plugs that go to the two pumps. Right now the mower goes 10 to 15 MPH, (estimated guesstimate). just put the cutter blade pulley on as the primary drive pulley. As it works out, it is the largest pulley that will work on the motor without cutting anything. Future gear changes will be made on the secondary drive pulley. I am also going to look at putting disc brakes on it. Right now, I don't really have room between the wheels and the chassis, so I was thinking about putting the brake on the drive pulley on top of the trans axle. Do you think I should look more closely at extending the axles to put the disc brakes at the wheels instead?
Thanks
Tom