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cleatusj
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 Posted - 12/28/2008 : 23:07:26
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She forced me out of the house the last two days and this is what happened.
Old china 4 wheeler, a Allis trans axle and a 5hp horizontal Briggs. I need to mount a seat, floorboard and throttle to test.
I plan to add a dump bed.
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Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 12/29/2008 : 00:43:05
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| Cute! Does it have a centrifical clutch? |
  Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
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cleatusj
134 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2008 : 06:57:11
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| Yes, Phil, 10 tooth #40 and 22 tooth sprocket. |
Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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cleatusj
134 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 17:31:24
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I had to make a gearing change to get some speed. I added a jack shaft with rear drive being belt. Here are a couple pic's Reta got of me out playing.
I need to build the cab and fenders yet. Maybe something like this.
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Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 01/04/2009 : 20:30:06
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very ingenious
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Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
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simplelife
USA
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Posted - 01/04/2009 : 20:32:37
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| Man Cleatus! You work faster than I can think. That has come a long way in a short time and looks FUN! What kind of speed do you get now and what kind of pulling power do you have to climbing hills and hauling loads? |
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cleatusj
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Posted - 01/04/2009 : 20:42:02
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| Just a little faster than the Powermax in high. In low it will push the front tires up a 75deg. wall until the back drags ground. |
Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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B112
USA
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Posted - 01/04/2009 : 21:38:25
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| Cleatus, looks fun! Wish I had the welding skill and the time. |
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jimmyj
Canada
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Posted - 01/05/2009 : 07:50:50
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| Man, you have some serious fabrication skills. Good to see the pics. Thanks for sharing. |
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haykarenhardy
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 11:30:30
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Cleatusj, would you tell me a little more about your Mule. You are using a centrifugal clutch and manual transmission ? What if you had a hydro transmission and vertical engine, say 12-20 hp are common. How would you configure the drive? I am thinking of using a vertical shaft engine to re power a lawn tractor, like the large frame simplicities, there is some room between the engine and drive shaft. You did a great job on the mule.
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cleatusj
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 19:33:26
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| Stan,I would think you would need a right angle gear drive to mate vertical to horizontal shafts with carrier bearings. |
Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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Roy
USA
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 20:13:27
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Nice toy Cletus. 
You obviously have too much time on your hands.  |
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haykarenhardy
USA
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Posted - 01/07/2009 : 17:22:34
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"I would think you would need a right angle gear drive to mate vertical to horizontal shafts with carrier bearings."
Thanks for the reply Cletus, anyway you look at it replacing vertical for horizontal in a factory built tractor is a problem. Building a whole mower may be easier than a conversion. One thing you had going for yourself with that mule is room.
Stan
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cleatusj
134 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 21:14:02
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Got a few hours to myself and cut up some 1/8" aluminum and redrilled some Chevett 13" wheels. Here's the results.
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Giddy up Go from the little state of Texas.
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 21:49:56
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| Hey, the wheels got to be happy.... anything has to be more reliable than a Chevette! |
Phil
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haykarenhardy
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 17:13:51
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Now you need to make your dump bed.
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Mule by force
