GT-14 Snowball Project..

[TrailerRated 5]

First off, for a little background, I have a 1276 and a 72' GT-14 which I inheireted from my Grandpa who bought them new. Used both for a while until the hydrostat gave up on the GT and shortly thereafter, the motor on the 1276. Swapped the motor to have a good running tractor which left me with a "stripped GT-14" and somehow in the mixup, a turbo on the 1276 (which I will get into later).

 

 

Anyway, I started out by buying two bad 8 speeds with intent to make one good one and swap out the old wore out hydrostat unit and then power it with a v-twin or really just anything bigger than the Kohler that it originally started with. Ran across a good deal on a Yanmar 3-cyl diesel but now I have a dilemma on my hands..

 

What can I use for a shaft driven transmission? I think the 8 speed idea is getting scrapped in favor of some sort of shaft driven setup (preferably with a rear pto aswell). Has anyone done this? The only thing I can find are Cub Cadet transmissions, in which I really can't "find" to purchase one. Is that like totally against the rules in the Wheel Horse world? Haha.

[Achto 27,466]

You might get a lil ribbing for putting a CC tranny in there, but it's your tractor. You could also put a right angle gear box on the Yanmar & still use the 8 speed. Either direction is going to involve some heavy fab work. Of course we would want pics of the build, no matter which route you choose.

Edited August 14, 2017 by Achto

[TrailerRated 5]

A right angle box was the first thing that came to my mind but they are super expensive and kind of weak. I found a source for a 12 puck pulling clutch that I really don't need, and that will allow me to run bigger injectors.. And I also just picked up 2 tiny turbos off a Volvo at the junkyard today.. See why this is called the snowball project?

 

 

I'll have to get some pics of the GT-14, I'm sure it will be totally out of hand by the time it runs so  stay tuned. 

 

I do have a pic of the turbo 1276 in which I just took a junkyard turbo that was way too big and bolted a carb on the front and it just kind of worked. That's the one I cut grass with weekly 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,284]

We need more pictures. 

[ebinmaine 67,096]

20 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

We need more pictures. 

Oh yeah !!

This looks super interesting! Details... We want details.

[Electro12WH 50]

Does the turbo actually work, or does the carb just pass through it?