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Messages - Tom Fox

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Tires / Tire/wheel Choice help needed-C/P
« on: October 17, 2006, 08:20:29 pm »
I'm starting to gather parts for the build of my USLMRA C/P class racer(Crapsman 14 hp L head, live axle, Peerless 350 4 speed). What is the hot ticket for tires? (make/size...ect)

Are aluminum rims the way to go or do they get destroyed?

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Driveline / Live axle questions........
« on: October 17, 2006, 06:24:03 am »
I see that some people run a 1" solid axle and others run the 1.250" CM hollow ones.

What is a the perfered one???

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Driveline / PEERLESS Question
« on: October 17, 2006, 06:20:56 am »
I'm glad to know that this tranny is good for racing!!! I'll start hitting the local mower shops and see if they have any..I would feel better having a spare with me!!!

I should be able to get it yanked out of the mower today. I'll clean her up and go from there!!!

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Driveline / PEERLESS Question
« on: October 16, 2006, 06:15:37 pm »
I just picked up an old sears tractor for free (talking to a co-workers and stopped by after work to get it before he changed his mind!) Not sure what year it is but did have a complete driveline less engine. It has a peerless 350 transmission in it (per tag on tranny)....is this tranny worth using for racing?? I'm looking for something to replace the FOOTE in my build up. THanks!

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 08:13:12 pm »
Quote from: "Squidd"
I highly recommend downloading a set of the 2007 rules before building...

A lot of these areas are covered in there...

You cannot be "sectioning" the hood, but can move the seat... but not below the top of fenders...


Thanks!

I do have the 2007 rules and don't recall anything about modding the the front sheetmetal, but I have may overlooked it.

I do recall reading that you can just slightly move the rear fenders for some extra room.

I see that the seat location needs to stay in original location, but not any lower than the top of the fenders.  Is this measurement taken from the highest point of the base of the seat ( where your butt is parked) or is this from the highest part of the entire seat?

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 07:12:37 pm »
Quote from: "mowdak1"
Did I see someplace that you are in Minnesota Tom? Was wondering if you found the Minnesota Lawn Mower Racing Association website yet?


Not me from Minnestoa.......I'm from South Western Connecticut right near the New York State Border.


Is it allowed in USLMRA to modify the hood? The reason I ask is that it seems like I could section the hood a good 4-5" to give the mower a little more racey look.

And another one....... The seat area. Does it have to remain at standard factory height? I was thinking about recessing the seat area to help lower the center of gravity.

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 03:53:43 pm »
EXCELLENT! Live axle it will be!!!! And now the search for a peerless 700!

What are you all using for a fuel tank?

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 03:29:29 pm »
My transaxle is the FOOTE type and I do recall reading on this forum that they are not the ones to use.  (guess I'll clean it up and put it on EBAY!)
What is the best gearbox to use?  I will end up putting a live axle in this machine. Is a live axle set-up legal for USLMRA? I've downloaded the 2007 rules but they are a little on the "not so detailed" side!

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 08:39:43 am »
Great, that was what I figured...but as always I ask first!

SECOND QUESTION:

What can be just thrown away? Can I scrap all the deck adjustment stuff?

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Chassis / NEWBIE..FIRST BUILD HELP NEEDED!!!!
« on: October 15, 2006, 07:22:08 am »
I'm ready to start tearing into my firt build!!! I got my hands on a running 1986ish Craftspman II 14HP twin Cylinder mower for free!!! mower is 100% complete and original (I even think the oil is 1986 vintage!). Runs good and does not smoke!!

So that is going to be the foundation of my build. I will build it to the rules of USLMRA PREPARED C/P class. I see the rules are pretty straight forward but leave many questions unanswered.

Lets start with a simple question and I will continue with more:

First off.....Being that this is my first racer (lawn mower that is) is the first thing to do is just strip this thing down to nothing and build up from there?

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Chassis / New to LMR, but got a free mower!
« on: October 14, 2006, 09:57:12 pm »
Hi everyone, Just wanted to say HI and let you know I'm new to this lawn mower racing sport but have to say it looks like a ton of fun!!

I just picked up an 86 Craftsman II 14HP twin cylinder for ZIP/ZERO/NADA!!!

Put some fuel in the tank, jumped the battery, a little spray ether....it was running. Previous owner parked it due to a deadbattery and a worn out blade spindle.

So I have a free mower and am ready to start making this a racing machine!
Here's a couple pics:






According to the 2007 USLMRA looks like I'll be building a PREPARED C/P class for this 14 hp L-HEADED briggs.

So as you can guess...I'll be asking a ton of questions and looking for a ton of suggestions real soon!

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