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sears gtv16 help please
« on: June 22, 2013, 12:07:44 pm »
augh, it's a varidrive :bash:  i know nothing about this set up. it has a briggs twin 16hp. i got the tractor for free, mower deck was seized and full of holes, and it didn't run. i completely redid the fuel system, rebuilt the carb and cleaned out the fuel pump, and it now runs. doesn't drive well tho. it barely moves. i changes the rear end fluid and belts, no change. is there an adjustment procedure to adjust this setup? i'd like to make the set up work instead of replacing it. any and all advise is welcome.
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Re: sears gtv16 help please
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2013, 06:53:02 pm »
augh, it's a varidrive :bash:  i know nothing about this set up.

They are junk for racing.

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 is there an adjustment procedure to adjust this setup?

Yes, take it out and do not use it.

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i'd like to make the set up work instead of replacing it. any and all advise is welcome.

You will spend all your money on belts and pulleys, to find out you could have bought a brand new transaxle that
would work in the first place.

Look for a peerless 820 if you want to use a transaxle.
Look in the build section to see what it takes.
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Re: sears gtv16 help please
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2013, 01:43:35 pm »
Is the veridrive seized. make shur the center pulley move back and forth.
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Re: sears gtv16 help please
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2013, 01:10:17 pm »
nope the varidrive pulley is free and greased. i was thinking of using as a yard tractor/mower, not for racing. i might make a winter project out of it tho and put in a foote trans i have that is very similar to a peerless 826, so i could make up the clutch mech. so far the tractor still moves very slow in 1st and reverse. the belt from the mower is spinning, but the back belt wont engage.
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Re: sears gtv16 help please
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2013, 11:02:19 am »
well i tore out the old transaxel, and put in a foote 5spd i had. so far so good, but it keeps kicking out of 5th gear on a hard pull. i've tightened the deten spring a bunch, and it made no difference. any idea's?
it's time to change the air in my head