metz12
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Mine is in December.
it usually is 30-40 degrees here by that time!
Calm down
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it usually is 30-40 degrees here by that time!
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It can be cold here, too!
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We cut fescue all year. Things will slow down the end of November. That gives me 3 months to build a mower. Going to try and build one anyways. Going to make a frame and a deck and add what I think are the best parts.
(( cowboy up and get over it ))
(( cowboy up and get over it ))
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you going to use that mower in the mowing season or sell it?
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I will keep it don't know yet how good it's all going to work. The frame and deck are easy to build.
I am taking what I have heard on here and what I like. Going to try and build it with things people have said they wish a riding mower had or could do. More for fun than anything else. This will be my third one.
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No that's to easy.
4wd with option to free wheel the front wheels.
Going to use mtds drive set up but with a 6 speed rear end so you can cut grass at 4 mph or go to the store at 30 mph.
42 inch deck with 4 blades Not sure what brand spindles yet.
Steering will be a rack
That's the basic plan
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well if you want to go 30mph, then i would want to have a rack and pinion! how are you going to do the whole belt deal with a deck? i assume your putting a bigger pulley on the engine for the drive belt to make it faster?
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No need for a bigger pulley.
The deck will have two 5/8 belts
This is how the drive works
Take a MTD with a two gear trans and swap the rear end with a 6 speed off a craftsman using the rear end pulley off the MTD so you still have the 7 speeds on the MTD plus the 6 one the rear end from the craftsman.
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