Easy DIY Racing Mower
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2021
- Easily convert any riding mower into a fun and fun racing machine!
Do this project at your own risk!
Racing Mowers can cause serious injury or death. Its always safest to wear a helmet, tough clothes and gloves when riding. Join a Facebook racing mower group for other ideas.
Parts:
40 Series Torque Converter with 1" Drive and 5/8" driven - Amazon
Larger 47.5” belt for Torque Converter above
Belt: Comet 213165A
5/8" shaft with 3/16 keyway - Amazon
3.5" pully with 5/8" bore. Amazon or hardware store
62" belt - Amazon
1.25”x12"x12" angle brackets - hardware store
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You forgot the most important part! Replacing the muffler with a header pipe, so your neighbors know that you mean business! lol
Good point!!
get a v-twin they sound awesome straight piped.
@@Boemel I agree.. My Kawasaki 750 Atv Is A V Twin And It sounds amazing.. Like A supercharged Beast And A Beast It Sure Is..
Nah bro, he did this build right and goes to show you don't need to remove the muffler to get fast because it literally was fast without touching the engine.
@@j887276 the muffler delete theyre talking about is only for the sound
I didn't think it would be that easy to take the slop out of the steering mechanism. Very cool.
Yeah. I honestly thought this would all be a lot harder it’s way easier than I thought
Never thought one bolt would make my whole car not drive straight🤷 found that out real quick my rear camber control bolt came out somehow
@@farmerbobbygrows3338 and one too many bolts in your motor can make it not run too
@@RayRayLitFam amen brotha we live we learn we die trying💪
Would you please give us sources and parts #'s for the steering bolts and bushings. Sizes etc. Thanks!
Whenever you get past the originally intended speeds, replacing the grease that's packed in the transaxle with thick gear oil is essential, unless you want to blow out the transaxle. Also, it will heat up quickly due to it being spun much faster than manufacturing spec.
Doesnt matter when the input shaft bearings dont get no grease and will burn and lock up before the gears inside do
And adding a breather on the top of the case helps with pressure building from the heat. A simple threaded hose end or repurpose a pcv valve from a car parts store.
I made one when I was younger with a top speed of 48mph. Ran that stock 5 speed for over 2 years without any issues. I simple switched pulleys though so I still had a clutch but did not have any brakes
The sounds that those Craftsman mowers make are so satisfying for some reason. Who knew an 18 horsepower engine could sound so awesome?
my 15hp motorcycle has a 450$ exhaust. can’t anyone tell me it doesnt sound badass lol
i dont know why i was recommended this video and i dont know why i watched it, but i am thoroughly impressed how much faster it goes and this man is a legend because any other youtuber would have made this be a 30 min video easy with a part 2.
Along with a ‘make sure to like and subscribe’ comment every minute.
Dude you're genius! Great video, great editing, great photography and straight to the point. Your build is absolutely amazing in how you figured all that stuff out and the quality of the build!
How is it that older people understand how to make a video better than these dumb Tik Tok kids nowadays
This is red neck ingenuity
What an epic video. So fast paced and engaging. This could have been stretched to 10 mins and still have been awesome.
Great work mate
This could have been stretched into a 6 part series with each video being 15 minutes of mostly vlogging and buying parts on some other channels lol, this guy is great
I really like this. You're showing people how without a fancy shop full of tools. Some tutorials require 20 grand of equipment first
Thank you for catching that. I have a welder, an specifically didn’t use it because I wanted most people to be able to do this.
Drill the carb jets, better exhaust and air filter will get you a few hp too. Then rip that governor off
the straight cut gear sound coming from a lawnmower is iconic
Best mower upgrades video ever. Thanks. I just got the mower fever and I got me two and got them running good. But I can't wait to do what you did.
quick and straight to the point i love it
I didn’t know how badly I needed this extra project, thank you
Great video. Right to the point, and very informative. Squeezed alot of work in under 6 minutes. You sir have gained a new subscriber today
Great simple guide. Definitely on my bucket list to build someday
New subscriber! Love how simple you explain stuff! Keep up the great videos!
I’ve always had a funny time imagining the cvt in real life this video just opened my eyes thank you so much
Heres a few extra tips
1. Lower the mower closer to the ground. That way your center of gravity is lower and you wont have to worry as much about flipping
2. You can change the wheel size in the back of the mower so you can achieve higher or lower speeds.
3. Be very careful about how fast you spin that engine. You can lose the flywheel, connecting rod or the torque converter because non of those parts are meant to spin over 3000rpm. (Give or take a bit) I had my torque converter blow on my go kart cause I was turning it like 5500 RPM. Just be safe and have fun, other than that awesomd video
Great tips!!
5500 rpm coming out of a go-cart is just pure insanity
seriously, 5500 is impressive
@@johnraitt2555 well do keep in mind I had a flywheel and connecting rod that were billet aluminium and they are rated for up to about 8000 rpm. The torque converter is not, so when you run a high rpm engine like that you have to have like a multi plate clutch or like a juggernaut TC thats actually rated for those rpms. You just need to put an aluminium flywheel and connecting rod in an engine like that if your gonna turn those RPMs. Please please please do not remove the governor until you put those parts in because if the cast iron flywheel comes apart I promise it will rip and tear through whatever it hits. Ive seen guys on mini bikes have to have their leg amputated because the flywheel shattered and shrapnel tore apart their leg. And everyone thinks it wont happen to them, until it does. Seriously $200-$300 is not that much compared to the hospital bills youll have to get your leg, back or whatever other body part fixed.
All I’d say with lowering it is you’d have to watch the brackets.
You could flip the gearbox round and lower it that way and then just put the pulleys in a different position
Best mower video I have ever seen. Amazing work! Thanks for posting the links I am going to have to try something similar.
This by far has to be the best diy video on the internet
Omg! This was the best how to video ive see! You cut out all the boring to watch wrenching and i still understood everything, 🤘🏻 great work!
OK I never thought to use a torque converter on a vertical shaft motor for some reason. That's an awesome setup!!
Really well-done video. May have to do this with my v-twin Briggs one of these years.
Great job. Thank you. My grandson will love it ,
This looks like a friggin hoot! I'm actually amazed you did this all without welding anything. Pretty much everything could be acquired from a hardware and auto parts store to make this.
Thank you! Yes, I have a welder, but wanted to design something most people could easily build with minimal tools.
This is the first time i learn about growing pulley
Yeah, to learn more, research CVT transmissions.
This is my new favourite video once I seen the wheelie! Thanks for a great video!
I would like for you to post a video of how you ratcheting it up and down
I just tied two ratchet straps from the front of the frame to the ceiling of my shop and ratcheted it up
Wow. Thank you for a simple and efficient video!
Great video! Needed a way to install a clutch for my old mower, originally had a clutch plate, put the transaxle broke, put a diff Transaxle in and now I can put a cvt on instead of all pulley clutch stuff. Thank you! Saved me a bunch of time
honestly the best “useful” video ive ever seen in my life
I didn't know I needed this until now. Looks like a fun beer run vehicle
I have to say, that was one of the best instructional videos I've ever watched.
Awesome video, straight to the point, great quality
Nice your videos are very good at straight to the point and very easy to replicate. Thanks!
so concise, well edited
Thank you for what you do. Great video
Absolutely great videol Concise and enjoyable.... and you put the dang parts in the description... perfect!
This was a brilliant video mate, thank you 👏🏻
that was so cool. great video, great editing, and great ingenuity.
I have this exact mower very cool
Loved it. Great video. Although I won't end up with the recourses to do it myself
I wish we had YT or something like this information back in the 90s. we had 2 mowers doing nothing in a barn on our land and I wanted a gokart so bad as a kid.
Thanks for the info!
Good video. Using the cvt was a great idea!
I have a very different idea of what 'easy' means. Well I can't do this, but it IS awesome! LIKED!
Awesome fun project i did it with a 16hp v-twin and also made it straight piped it was awesome and sounded like a harley. BUT the problem is braking. it would NOT stop on the original little differentiel brake. u need a disc brake from an atv or something on it.
Ultimate cheap way to make it fast without buying anything is turn the pulleys around and delete the governor. now go break a leg
AWESOME VIDEO THANK YOU!
*AWESOME Build!*
Pretty cool death trap!
This is amazing, now I can be "The Water Boy" and go down the road going 30 mph. Only certain people will now what I am talking about😂.
Dude you're awesome
Wow you’re extremely smart great video
Dont forget to check if your steering arms bent. I bought a tractor recently with sloppy steering
Doesn't get any better than this 👍
There needs to be a LOVE button for this video.
i like that it whines a bit when you accelerate
gives it that turbo feel lol
Rare to find a video where there is zero small talk and concise to the point.
Awesome video, thank you sir.
I’ve always wanted to do a racing mower, I definitely like the mud mowers though lol throw some good beefy tires on the back and pulley swap and a little bigger tires up front good to rip! And I live in Oklahoma so ppl always just throwing mowers away or putting them at end of driveway for someone to pick up! Cheap easy fun!!
Exactly! Everyone wants ZTR mowers and they are kickin the old lawn tractor’s to the curb. That’s 20hp and some nice wheels waitin to be a toy!!
Thank you for the video. God Bless..
Thanks man, great video
Best one I've seen yet
That’s fun looking 👍
Brilliant!
The face you made after the wheelie got me
Good job on the video
That was awesome !
Can't wait for some grass roots lawn mower raceing
This is awesome!!
I wanna do this so bad😂😂😂 I use to love doing this as a kid with one of my old step dads didn’t work on them he wasn’t that cool obviously easy work belts n what not but memories are awesome you should build these sell em don’t know what the market looks like though probably not the most buyers
great video
This is worth the try. Trust me on this one.
My yerf dog 3203 go cart used the same comet 30 Series torque converter and driven pulley
Almost. The racing mower uses the 40 series, designed for anything over 8hp. The 3203 (i have one too) uses the 30 series, designed for anything under 8hp. Otherwise, they are the same.
I use a 30 on this minibike upgrade. Make Your Minibike Faster - Torque Converter czcams.com/video/GScvHAnYWZQ/video.html
In South Dakota there are a few towns that have mower racing tracks, small dirt ovals. i think there are 3 different classes. the fastest ones are called Outlaw, they are 100% modified and are basically go carts that use a lawnmower hood lol. i think none of them use the original transaxle and instead use some sort of farm equipment gear box, now that i think about it idk how they connect the engine to the gearbox lol. They use single cylinder mower engines, and i think all add their own performance carb
Oh yeah I have seen those. Hardly a mower at all. They put horizontal shaft engines and chain drive solid axles. Differentials are slower on dirt track racing.
If you have another mower deck and you normally spend hours mowing, you now have it ready 🤣🤣 in 10 minutes
i got 3 mowers i got off my scrap dude none of them run thanks for the info on what can be done with em
That was awesome
This is going to get me hurt and I'm excited about it
Woah, a CVT. Fancy indeed
What a terrible abuse of a perfectly good mower. I LOVE it! 🤣👌🎖
Make a wheelie bar next. Years ago when friends and I did this we used roller blade wheels for the wheelie bar.
Great video!
this is AWESOME!!!!!!!
Hello from Denmark
Very cool video, thanks...
Wow that’s crazy man
I have never ever in my life clicked on a video that fast
Mine is 25 so hopefully it will be good
That was cool
Hell yeah brother!
Great video. Just picked up an old John Deere going to do this exact build. Thanks. Hoping I have the same clearance for the drive pulley shaft. Anything else you can tell me that you came across after would be great. Also how long is the 5/8” shaft? Thanks again.
When he first took off and that that wheelie 😂😂
Lmao the look on your face when you pulled the wheelie. Sweet project, wish I had the property to rip around on
Awesome!
I love this, i wanna make it so bad
By the time this man build a whole race mower other youtubers wouldnt have finished their intro😂
the title alone earned my like
yoo that’s actually really sick 😳 danm
great video thanks :D
Awsome!