Thanks for all the compliments guys!!!:thanku:
The CVT was an import from France! They were the only company that I could find to give us a quick turnaround and give us a shaft that was long enough. The CVT uses a spring and pulley system. So when you engage the handle. It will compress the pulley to whatever position you told it to. There is another adjustment on the handle to select a speed. We just used another throttle cable for cheep for the time being.
The spindle was a modified one from a Hustler Heavy duty 40+" mower! Hence the project was for

We toured their facilities and let me tell you what they make some good heavy duty mowers there. My father in law has one and he just loves it.
Top speed was fast. Part of Hustlers company image. It was 6mph calculated from engine speed, pulley size, wheel size, and gear ratios!
I would have loved to see what the next year guys came up with for improvements, cuz as you can see our model was really rough
Us guys who built it had a blast!!! It was 5 guys a small fab/welding shop, and some tools. it was fun!
PS all of us guys where from Kansas
