Off-roading with the wheel horses

[danweikert21 166]

Hey guys been about a week since I was on the forum last. Since then my buddy put a new seal on my raider 10 trans axle so now that’s been running good I “ modified “the raider 10 hood I plan on putting metal mesh/wire and a cooling fan in place of the cross bars. And as you can see there was a failed attempt to climb a very steep rock. I’m not gonna lie I told him to do it. Luckily Dylan is ok. We both had horses roll on us yesterday and when it rolled on me it landed right in the family jewels 

[ri702bill 8,327]

Remember that these old girls are splash lubricated - extreme angles from horizontal can result in oil starvation and connecting rod breakage ....

[danweikert21 166]

3 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Remember that these old girls are splash lubricated - extreme angles from horizontal can result in oil starvation and connecting rod breakage ....

Yes me and my buddy have taken that into consideration the moment it tips we shut it off and tow it back without running and do an oil change just to be safe. And we also came up with the idea to attach a rope to the front when we try to go up steep slopes and tie the rope to a tree or something like that so it can’t tip. One question tho. How much of a angle is too much and is there an engine with pressurized lubercation that would be suited for doing something like this. One more thing. I told my buddy this but these machines were never meant to be used the way we are using them. We both have limited slip but he says it seems like my limited slip doesn’t work that well when towing up a dirt hill. Would that be my limited slip not working to the best of its ability or is it just the fact that there’s tractors where never designed to be off-road machines. Rather just garden work 

Edited April 3, 2022 by danweikert21

[squonk 41,150]

This is the spring inside the trans that give you limited slip. It just puts pressure on the pinons giving them resistance to turning. It isn't much and these break. Remember limited slip is not posi traction or a locked axle.

 

[danweikert21 166]

Yeah and that’s what I was leaning towards. Yes these tractors have limited slip but for what we use them for i think me and my buddy have expected to much. All of our limited slips work. Anouther question i had is over time does the effectiveness of the LS go down or is it something that works untill it doesn’t 

[ri702bill 8,327]

How much of an angle is too much??? Once the rod lets go and ventilates the block, you'll know.

I see a bunch of newer Toro's, Craftsman's, and Ariens single cylinder riders for sale - all were run low on oil and sideways on a slope - all with broken connection rods - all selling cheap.

[D_Mac 8,620]

Also is how I broke my arm in 100 pieces by tipping one over backwards. Is it worth it ??