TonyToro 1,049 #1 Posted October 26, 2019 My son and I are building a few racing mowers. A few other father and sons from our pulling club are building as well. We are making a track at our house. We have a pair of Craftsman tractors and I also have an older Lawnflite that will be racing machines. We stripped the Craftmans down to bare bones Thursday. Last night did pulley swaps and new belts. next steps are get smaller rear tires 16x8-8 I’m thinking... adjust RPM Bolt up decks 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #2 Posted October 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, TonyToro said: My son and I are building a few racing mowers. A few other father and sons from our pulling club are building as well. We are making a track at our house. We have a pair of Craftsman tractors and I also have an older Lawnflite that will be racing machines. We stripped the Craftmans down to bare bones Thursday. Last night did pulley swaps and new belts. next steps are get smaller rear tires 16x8-8 I’m thinking... adjust RPM Bolt up decks What's the point of bolting up the decks? Larger rear tires will give you a higher top speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,419 #3 Posted October 26, 2019 Machinery in general holds a fascination for me. More pics and info would be cool. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #4 Posted October 26, 2019 A little shot of this, NOS Nitrous Oxide Injection Gas Kart Mini Bike Racing N2o Boost Kit 5 16g N20, coming out of turn 1. Looks easy to hide! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #5 Posted October 26, 2019 I know this is not what you’re doing but I found this fascinating. Unbelievable build. 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,130 #6 Posted October 26, 2019 @19richie66 Please don't give Eric anymore Ideas. Awesome video tho 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #7 Posted October 26, 2019 Good thing you can’t see the idea I have floating around inside my head. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #8 Posted October 26, 2019 Aaaaah, you find the Mowzuki in a early Version. there was an update....😎 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro 1,049 #9 Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, 19richie66 said: I know this is not what you’re doing but I found this fascinating. Unbelievable build. That’s awesome! I’m not going to that extreme but sure would be fun to drive it! 10 hours ago, ZXT said: What's the point of bolting up the decks? Larger rear tires will give you a higher top speed. Most clubs require the deck to be installed on the mower. I plan on raising up the rear axle into the frame. This makes the machine lower. Smaller tires fit better. I’m still new at all this. Learning as I go. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #10 Posted October 26, 2019 http://www.heymow.com/index.php here is a link to a lawn mower racing forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
