[Bluethunder3320]

friday i was checking out at a hardware store and the cashier was talking to someone about his rider he wants to get rid of. no one wanted it, i said id take it. so today i went to check it out.

i have no truck (yet) and no trailer, neither did he, so i drove it down the main road 2 miles to my house. got a lot of weird looks haha

im thinking about starting a snow removal business with my friend. if i can get a plow for this.

 

[Anonymous]

Free stuff is always cool. Especially if it runs!!!

 

[Jim_WV]

Looks like you were in the right place at the right time, congrats :fing32:.

 

[ACmowerguy]

The transmission is a bit light duty for moving any real snow. A garden tractor would be better suited to the task, as far as Sears goes, something like a Suburban or the GT's with the hi-lo trans.

 

[Oo-v-oO]

Plowing might be a bit much, but a blower would be fine.

Nice - I've been looking for a deal like that. I use a gear-drive LT with my blower and for the really deep storms 1st gear can be too fast. A hydro drive would be perfect for creeping along while the blower does its thing.

 

[TractorBob]

Great score!! If you were closer, someone down the road from me has a snowthrower attachment for sale cheap.

 

[BOSOX]

A running Kohler Command for Free is awesome, that's a great engine!

 

[Bluethunder3320]

im thinking about getting a regular transaxle, and putting a bigger puley on the engine. and just have fun with it :trink40:

but making money off it (plowing) would be cool too... i dont know

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Plowing might be a bit much, but a blower would be fine.

Nice - I've been looking for a deal like that. I use a gear-drive LT with my blower and for the really deep storms 1st gear can be too fast. A hydro drive would be perfect for creeping along while the blower does its thing.

i have a gear drive LT and blower. only problem is i cant figure out how to connect the engine to the blower :banghead3

 

[Bluethunder3320]

here is an update on it.

welded the differential.
swapped the expensive kohler for an ancient briggs i saved from going to the scrapyard.
removed all the wiring, battery, etc. basically removed anything i didnt need.
all there is left to do is take the gas tank out.

its.... a go kart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbYAfzd_pMQ&feature=youtu.be

 

[transammike]

The best price is free! It won't be good for plowing, but who cares, as long as you have fun with it!:thThumbsU

 

[GT_80]

looks like a lot of fun!

 

[Slow Crawler]

looks like a lot of fun!

What james said!! LOL :thThumbsU:thThumbsU

 

[Hugh-SS/16]

Whereabouts in CT are you? Nice job on the conversion lol

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Whereabouts in CT are you? Nice job on the conversion lol

simsbury. close to hartford, but doesnt seem like it.

thanks haha. i was out in the cold for a couple days/nights to get it together. i got sick because of that... :thSick:

 

[Bluethunder3320]

today i decided to do a little work. it snowed and i forgot to put the towel over the hood. crap

it started up fine though, then i checked oil. hmmm, it was full a few days ago, but it was less than half full! i believe that the bottom crank seal is bad, but im not going to replace it now, ill keep putting oil in it. chances are this motor will blow soon anyways, next in line is a 13.5 briggs flatty.

but the engine does run great and starts usually first pull, in below freezing temps.

i also added a bar underneath to act as a skid plate, because last time off roading, something went underneath and mangled the belt guard into the pulley and made an awful noise, i thought the tranny blew

also made a bumper

painted the whole hood flat black but dont have a pic yet.

 

[GT_80]

that bumper looks cool!

 

[Bluethunder3320]

that bumper looks cool!

Thanks, the steel is frOm a crappy home made to kart I cut up. it's thicker than the frame no doubt. Now I can crash into trees all day!

Edit: last night when I moved it the tranny wasnt working again. Every time I tip it up I have to wait a long time for te fluid to pump again