Purchased this to replace a guide pulley th-cam.com/users/postUgkxO9seYZjlnuP5UvMkb7osQW3WxPVeSnPk on our John Deere x304 snowblower. As I stated in the title, it is just about perfect. The stock pulley has a spacer at the bottom. I used four washers to emulate said spacer, and it works perfectly now. Great product, and great price especially if compared to typical JD prices.
Yes, it scared me a bit. When I realized i was still alive and the camera was still rolling, I had to jump up and make the best of it... Thanks for watching.
Perfect! I'm giving my parents a lightly used Craftsman lawn tractor, and I think I may turn their old Troy-Bilt Pony into my little ripper! I may want to see about adding a foot throttle, engine mods, lower it a little, wheels/tires, etc.
I'm from Florida and I "lifted" my weed eater and did a Jerry rigged pully swap I wish I would have rewatched your videos but I was ready to ride so now my mower wants to kill me, but great videos
Clean your carburetor, completely. That means the main jet, especially. A partially obstructed main jet will cause a surging carburetor. You also should be using a fuel filter coming directly from the fuel tank.
By flipping the front pulley, the deck would only turn half as fast, so you wouldn't want to use it to mow the grass any more. Looks like you could have flipped the intermediate pulley (the one at 8:20) instead and gotten the same result. And then you could still use it with the deck on it. Of course, if you have no intention of using it to mow the grass, you could _still_ flip that second pulley, and get even *_more_* speed out of it.
I haven't done that yet, but i am thinking of flipping my poulan's front pulley. I will do 21, if that doubles... well, we may never know. thanks for watching.
@@chud327 yeah it took a lot of fabrication to get mine to go that fast and different parts also if you need any tips or ideas on what I did just message me I'll tell you what I did to mine maybe it will help or maybe you can improve on them ideas and make something even better LOL
@@dionbecker3496 you need to put a solid live rear axle in it and run a separate transmission. Then you can have two separate ways to change gear ratios. 1 will be the pulley ratio from the engine to the trans and two will be gear ratios from the trans to the rear. That gives you tons of options to go as fast or slow as you can handle driving it lol.
One just so you know they saw that carburetor with filter and shut off valve on eBay for 20 bucks. 2 why wouldn't you just drill the pulley and put a couple set screws instead of drilling through your crankshaft. 3 to change the rear belt all you do is slide a screwdriver through the rear pulley add use a crescent wrench to loosen the nut you don't have to take the rear end loose
There are two and it is a bit of a pain. I take the rear end loose on both sides, remove the bolts on one side and tilt the body up. That helps to get the belt on. The first time took a while, but then I got pretty good at it. thanks for watching.
I did that same thing to a Troy built pony I had that was old but same thing but instead of the Engine pully I did the transmission pulley and what I'm thinking is if you do both you would have a lot of speed
@@chud327 no problem thanks for the video. I've been looking into ways to get more speed out of my tractor without straining the motor. I am curious about the back belt. I was watching another video of yours and the back belt popped off again so that has me wondering if a spring loaded tension pulley will be needed also but I've gotta get back to work so won't be able to view others until this evening but is if likely I'll need one?
The back belt already has springs and I don't know why the stock 5/8 inch belt had issues. I replace it with a stock lenght, 1/2 inch belt and it seems to be all good now. thanks for watching.
It is the same sir. I took the belt part number and got the same belt as you but with the rear drive belt how do I keep it from breaking so much or shredding or it slipping
Seems like you could have removed the brake shaft and drilled without cutting the frame. You destroyed the integrity of the Frame by cutting those slots in the flange area.
It was $27, that was for the belt, the nut, and the bolt. Funny, I am working on another with a double pulley swap and so far it has cost $27... It just hit 23 miles per hour with no gas pedal and running bad. That video will be out soon. thanks for watching.
Yes you will, bigger pulley in front means longer belt, smaller in the back means smaller belt... My most recent swap was a double swap, I did bigger in the front and smaller in the back and I think the stock size belt is going to work. Video coming soon and thanks for watching.
I find most of my tires on Facebook Marketplace. Search "atv tires, golf cart tires, tractor tires" and see if anything pops up. You may have to be a little patient. I used to check every day when I was hunting some. I hope this helps and thanks for watching.
If you put a bigger carb on it, it will do nothing about its top speed... more power, yes, maybe depending on the size and flow of your ports in the heads... the only thing that judges the speed would be the pulleys/gears.. it may get to the top speed faster and improved or worsened response, but carbs have nothing to do with the mowers top speed... rpms and gear/pulley ratio is where the speed comes in👍..
Hey I appreciate the video I did the same thing to my mower but my belt doesn’t have as much clearance as the one that you had and I got it from the auto store and they said it’s the right one though but I’m just going to order a different belt from online I’m going to try a 36 x 5 eights and another for 35 x 5 eights do you think a 36x5/8 would work
I have another update coming out soon. I had to change the back belt from a 5/8's to a 1/2", the 5/8 kept coming off and the 1/2 hasn't came off yet... Good luck and thanks for watching.
The greatest TH-cam moment of all time. The spontaneity in his reaction is amazing. Always thinking of his audience and a learning moment. Such a great teacher and a master of his craft.
I think I would have turned the angle iron for the frame around so the horizontal piece was under the frame instead of sticking out... other than that, it was cool seeing the speed difference, and you leaning a bit too hard on that last take-off hehe... glad you weren't hurt though :)
👍🏻 Wheelie to almost flipped straight into demo of current build dodging the emergency room along with the snickering from the cameraman/person.. PRICELESS.. Wheel weights and it’ll turn into a Guinness world record in some country..
I would have trimmed the tabs with a cut off wheel. But, I really like your video, I subbed and high fives! Thanks for sharing. And there goes his health insurance!
Grade 8 bolts are made to hold things together, fastening one thing to another. They are not made for shear strength.. they will snap when the shear force is too high where as a grade 5 bolt will bend and flex before it breaks. Most people think a grade 8 or hardened bolt is the best you can get and you should use them in place of a grade 5 if you need something stronger and that’s just not the case unless they are being used to fasten one thing to another.
I have misplaced the grade 8 bolt, I might get something softer today and test your theory. Then have the grade 8, when I find it, in the toolbox as a back up. thanks for watching.
Damn Man U had me rolling on that killer fender scraper!! I must have watched it 10 times. Thanks! Trust me I’ve had my moments on my rider. Hauling 40 sinder blocks with my trailer, I got off it kept rolling down the hill through my neighbors fence. I wish I had it on film!
I did this same thing with a 90's model Vari-Drive mower, I also bought a 3" longer than stock belt (stock is 53, I bought 56) and it worked perfect, despite being an older and different setup. Swapped on a v-twin, bypassed the governor and it will go 15 MPH before the valves float. Cheap and effective, I want to try a torque converter on the crank pulley!
Two things, if you ever see this comment! Show us how to put a pedal on that will still let you use the dash lever? Set and forget the lever but 'boost' with the pedal.. and now I've forgotten what the other thing was so nevermind. :P Good video. liked, subscribed (about a year ago) and finally rang the damned bell!
I have thought about that, but haven't done it yet. I would be just like having cruise control. I will try to make it happen some day. Thanks for watching.
Chud: I'm going to double the speed of this by increasing the size of the pulley. Me: that's stupid now he's cutting the torque in half. It'll take forever to accelerate. Chud: does a wheelie and a tiny rooster tail Me: .... N/m he's good
4:40 I would only drill out to 1/4" and then use the weakest bolt possible (#2 zinc?). If the load on the pulley becomes too great, you want the bolt to shear not the pulley or the crankshaft.
@@chud327 Kool mod for speed! I learned from being on a farm where there's lots of different farm equipment that uses sheer bolts and they were designed to be weaker than the machine parts they connect. When you are drilling post holes you'll usually go through at least a handful of them so I always kept a big bag of the bolts handy.
Could you not have used the existing keyway instead of drilling the shafts? Perhaps it is not broached all the way on the Pulley shaft. Wheelie Bars next?
10:27 Camera dude This was your chance to laugh like hell.. What happened? I'da lost it right there and started pointing at him and going ahaha haha ha.
So this would basically just be re-gearing . Wouldn’t you lose a lot of torque? I guess that wouldn’t matter if you’re just mowing a flat yard but with hills you’d probably be struggling.
Put a smaller pulley on the back and you will do highway speeds js when I was a kid my uncle used to fix up me and my cousins tractors and it was nothing to go 45-50 mph down the road but a word of wisdom keep mower deck BC lawn mowers are not meant to travel that fast lol
Yeah, this take hard to find pulleys in the back. I don't think I want to do 50, my current fastest does 29 and it is plenty fast for me. I would keep the decks, but they are too rusty by time I get them. Thanks for watching.
I am trying to do this with my mower, and the bolt at the bottom of the pulley won’t come loose. When you turn it the engine starts trying to turn over. Do you have any tips/what to do?
If you have or can borrow an impact, I highly recommend. If not maybe a pipe wrench to keep the pulley from spinning. Good luck and thanks for watching!!
Actually I have a yard machines mower my brother gave me a 4 years ago bc they lived in the country and had to move to the city and so they brought it to our house and it sat in our yard and I didn’t know they was giving it to me and about 2 years later I asked when they were gonna come get it bc we were cleaning our yard because a hurricane hit us and he said I can have it so I work on it get it started then our neighbor hit the carburetor on it and cracked it but i didn’t care bc it was clogged and if your wondering how I started it if it was clogged I put gas on the filter so it would start then it would die after about 8 seconds so it sat for about another year and now I’m gonna buy a new carb hopefully soon and a new battery then I will do this to it
Purchased this to replace a guide pulley th-cam.com/users/postUgkxO9seYZjlnuP5UvMkb7osQW3WxPVeSnPk on our John Deere x304 snowblower. As I stated in the title, it is just about perfect. The stock pulley has a spacer at the bottom. I used four washers to emulate said spacer, and it works perfectly now. Great product, and great price especially if compared to typical JD prices.
So true and thanks for watching.
@@chud327mine goes threw a bunch of the little belts.
Why?
Really liked the wheelie that got out of control so you used it as a good time to show the underside. Great save! HAHA!
Yes, it scared me a bit. When I realized i was still alive and the camera was still rolling, I had to jump up and make the best of it... Thanks for watching.
Guys LPs9#9191
The wife filming and that quick chuckle 😆. Nice save
@Logan Buchan Yes, I have change the front two pulley on 2 of my Craftsman mower and I love it... thanks for watching.
@@Julien987 thanks and that was the son, I am surprised he did laugh harder.
Perfect! I'm giving my parents a lightly used Craftsman lawn tractor, and I think I may turn their old Troy-Bilt Pony into my little ripper! I may want to see about adding a foot throttle, engine mods, lower it a little, wheels/tires, etc.
Sounds cool, if it is like mine, I would suggest a wheelie bar too. thanks for watching.
Clear directions. Best video I came across.
Thank you so much, I am so glad you like it. Thanks for watching and for the awesome comment.
For those times when the wife says, "No Saturday football and beer until the yard is mowed!"
"it'll mow itself" *throws lighter on grass*"
😂
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Zero turn used mowers can you find me some I used zero mowers
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I love to mow if it's got a motor I want to be using it!!
I need a new belt for my mower so now I have a reason to do this I’m going to have so much fun, thank you
That is a great excuse to try this little experiment. Good luck and thanks for watching.
I'm from Florida and I "lifted" my weed eater and did a Jerry rigged pully swap I wish I would have rewatched your videos but I was ready to ride so now my mower wants to kill me, but great videos
Nice to hear that yours is fast, but be careful and thanks for watching.
Clean your carburetor, completely. That means the main jet, especially. A partially obstructed main jet will cause a surging carburetor. You also should be using a fuel filter coming directly from the fuel tank.
Actually change the whole carb at the end of the video. Idled so low, loved it. Thanks for watching
I've old classics I'm always modifying on diggly squat respect
I think Ive found my new favorite TH-cam channel.
I love hearing that and hope I am still in the lead. Thanks for watching!❤
GREAT Video Dude. I am in Plant City FL. I could use an upgraded system. Thanks again. God Bless..
That is not terribly far from me, swing by and we can go mudding... thanks for watching.
By flipping the front pulley, the deck would only turn half as fast, so you wouldn't want to use it to mow the grass any more. Looks like you could have flipped the intermediate pulley (the one at 8:20) instead and gotten the same result. And then you could still use it with the deck on it.
Of course, if you have no intention of using it to mow the grass, you could _still_ flip that second pulley, and get even *_more_* speed out of it.
I may have to look into that, unfortunately, the mower came with no deck… thanks for watching!
Ya he needs more speed lol
Time to put a wheelie bar on the back
Great suggestion, if you check it out now, there is a wheelie bar and even a seat for a second rider.... Thanks for watching!!
That's cool I I built a lawn mower probably 10 years ago that went approximately 45 to 50 mph
I haven't done that yet, but i am thinking of flipping my poulan's front pulley. I will do 21, if that doubles... well, we may never know. thanks for watching.
@@chud327 yeah it took a lot of fabrication to get mine to go that fast and different parts also if you need any tips or ideas on what I did just message me I'll tell you what I did to mine maybe it will help or maybe you can improve on them ideas and make something even better LOL
Thanks, I may have some questions some day.. Thanks for the reply.
@@danhodgkiss9798 how did you get it to do 40? Does the rear hold up to that?
@@dionbecker3496 you need to put a solid live rear axle in it and run a separate transmission. Then you can have two separate ways to change gear ratios. 1 will be the pulley ratio from the engine to the trans and two will be gear ratios from the trans to the rear. That gives you tons of options to go as fast or slow as you can handle driving it lol.
Somehow I knew this was in Florida. The license plate later in the video confirmed it 🤣
Florida man stuff for sure. thanks for watching.
Can confirm
Use a hand throttle. You can use a brake handle from a bicycle. Just mount it to the steering wheel and have fun
I have seen that before, might need to try it and thanks for watching!
I watched a video where that surging was actually valve adjustments
Did you drill out the entire bottom to the pulley to the 1in bore before drilling through for the bolt?
I only drilled for the bolt to go through. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Hello yes it does wheelies now 😂😂💪🏼
Yes it does!
Great vid 💪 nice wheelie 👍👍👍
Thanks so much and thanks for watching!!
One just so you know they saw that carburetor with filter and shut off valve on eBay for 20 bucks. 2 why wouldn't you just drill the pulley and put a couple set screws instead of drilling through your crankshaft. 3 to change the rear belt all you do is slide a screwdriver through the rear pulley add use a crescent wrench to loosen the nut you don't have to take the rear end loose
Good tips thanks for watching
I have one just like yours.. awesome video 👌 my friend
Very Cool 👍 and thanks for watching.
Lol nice wheelie
Just wondering how long it took to put the belt on? Thanks for vid, really helpful!
There are two and it is a bit of a pain. I take the rear end loose on both sides, remove the bolts on one side and tilt the body up. That helps to get the belt on. The first time took a while, but then I got pretty good at it. thanks for watching.
Liked the video for the belt size and info u r giving
Trying to educate and entertain, thanks for watching.
why didn't you use a set screw instead of drilling the crank for a through bolt?
good idea, but I doubt the set screw would hold tight enough. thanks for watching.
I did that same thing to a Troy built pony I had that was old but same thing but instead of the Engine pully I did the transmission pulley and what I'm thinking is if you do both you would have a lot of speed
Yeah, I have a craftsman that I changed the front and back pulleys. It does 29 mph and loves to pop wheelies. thanks for watching.
I need to do this on my old bolens tractor. It's pretty slow and takes forever getting up and down my driveway.
Yeah, I just got another troy bilt yesterday, I may have to do it again. thanks for watching.
@@chud327 no problem thanks for the video. I've been looking into ways to get more speed out of my tractor without straining the motor. I am curious about the back belt. I was watching another video of yours and the back belt popped off again so that has me wondering if a spring loaded tension pulley will be needed also but I've gotta get back to work so won't be able to view others until this evening but is if likely I'll need one?
The back belt already has springs and I don't know why the stock 5/8 inch belt had issues. I replace it with a stock lenght, 1/2 inch belt and it seems to be all good now. thanks for watching.
Very helpful video ☺️
Glad you think so! And thanks so much for watching!!
Why was this video so funny lol could you imagine riding this thing on the road and getting into a police chase wtf that would be so funny
That would be funny, but I ain't planning to do that. thanks for watching.
First Thang Is To ALWAYS Disconnect the Battery ! Auto Shop 101
That is a good first step and thanks for watching.
Is this drive line set up the same as a yard machine
Exactly the same as far as i can tell. Thanks for watching.
It is the same sir. I took the belt part number and got the same belt as you but with the rear drive belt how do I keep it from breaking so much or shredding or it slipping
Seems like you could have removed the brake shaft and drilled without cutting the frame. You destroyed the integrity of the Frame by cutting those slots in the flange area.
That would have been cool, when my son did his, he pulled the engine and did not cut his frame. thanks for watching.
with all the belt changes,whar was the final cost?
It was $27, that was for the belt, the nut, and the bolt. Funny, I am working on another with a double pulley swap and so far it has cost $27... It just hit 23 miles per hour with no gas pedal and running bad. That video will be out soon. thanks for watching.
Hey Tomcat can you provide a link to those back tires their badass man
Those are 22X10X8 ag tires, I found them on craigslist, but you can get them at tractor supply too. Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
I need to know what year mowers can have this done asap
Sorry, just seeing your comment. I don't know the year on mine, but I would say most years... Thanks for watching!!
Couldnt you saw off the unused pulley?
You sure could, it is not being used now. Thanks for watching!!
What is the purpose of the small belt at the rear?
The mtd's have that second belt, that is how they change speeds with the vari-drives... thanks for watching.
Have a good day I liked this video
You too and thanks so much!
Just put a 3 on the back of mine and it goes about 15 now I’m gonna get a 6 for the front
That will be super fast and thanks for watching!!
@@chud327 should I do something with the rear end I’ve heard of people filling them with gearoil and taking the reverse chain out
How do you know the belt size for the pulley swap
I estimate, but also like to take the mower to the store and try a few on.... Thanks for watching!!
Hey if I flip the front pullly will I need to get a bigger belt
Yes you will, bigger pulley in front means longer belt, smaller in the back means smaller belt... My most recent swap was a double swap, I did bigger in the front and smaller in the back and I think the stock size belt is going to work. Video coming soon and thanks for watching.
Do you have the stock back axle and steering
yes, the back and steering is all stock. thanks for watching.
Where did you get the back tires
I find most of my tires on Facebook Marketplace. Search "atv tires, golf cart tires, tractor tires" and see if anything pops up. You may have to be a little patient. I used to check every day when I was hunting some. I hope this helps and thanks for watching.
can you add a turbo and NOS next?
That would be cool and thanks for watching.
Really funny! Thanks....
You are welcome and thanks for watching.
Now I just have to swap the transaxle pully
I am hope to try that soon, thanks for watching!!
If u put a bigger carb on it it will give it more power and more speed
If you put a bigger carb on it, it will do nothing about its top speed... more power, yes, maybe depending on the size and flow of your ports in the heads... the only thing that judges the speed would be the pulleys/gears.. it may get to the top speed faster and improved or worsened response, but carbs have nothing to do with the mowers top speed... rpms and gear/pulley ratio is where the speed comes in👍..
Tire size also changes speed, thanks for watching.
Just changed the carb and it did so good.
Put a pull start on the zero turn
That would be cool for emergency use, thanks for watching!
Thought my phone went off at 4:40
You got good ears and thanks for watching.
Where did you get them tires
facebook marketplace, good luck and thanks for watching.
Hey I appreciate the video I did the same thing to my mower but my belt doesn’t have as much clearance as the one that you had and I got it from the auto store and they said it’s the right one though but I’m just going to order a different belt from online I’m going to try a 36 x 5 eights and another for 35 x 5 eights do you think a 36x5/8 would work
I believe I went with a 35 X1/2 inch, the 5.8's kept coming off. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Can we still cut the grass?
You would have to get a shorter belt and the blades would turn half fast. I guess if it is really thin and soft grass. thanks for watching.
Kaboooom. aaaarrrrrrrrrrgh!
That sums it up pretty good and thanks for watching.
@@chud327 Y'all are th' smartest hillbilly I reckon I ever saw
Does it matter if its and older tractor like 1960 and above
The pulley swap concept should alway work, but the mower may have a different pulley set up. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@chud327 thanks
How do you get that app how fast you're going
If was free from the apple store, search "speedometer" and see what pops up. Thanks for watching.
You should make the back pulley smaller
Can't find one with splines that will work. thanks for watching.
I wonder if it would do “water wheelies”
Would be fun to try, thanks for watching
can you still mow with it or would the blades be to slow?
I think the blades would be too slow unless you have wimpy grass... thanks for watching.
What speed application are you using
I was a free app called "speedometer" , I hope this helps and thanks for watching.
Hi what model of rear tyre in your lawn tractor?
I call them tractor tires, some call them v treads. These are 20X10X8. Thanks for watching.
What tires do you have in the rear
They are 22X10X8 inch ag tires (tractor tires) made by Carlisle. Thanks for watching.
10:26 i love how he took advantage of the wheelie fail. I need this upgrade asap!
I have another update coming out soon. I had to change the back belt from a 5/8's to a 1/2", the 5/8 kept coming off and the 1/2 hasn't came off yet... Good luck and thanks for watching.
4 try y5ww
The greatest TH-cam moment of all time. The spontaneity in his reaction is amazing. Always thinking of his audience and a learning moment. Such a great teacher and a master of his craft.
@@billwilliam1001 wow, thank you so much!!
"But Doc, the yard is too short!"
"Marty, my boy. Where we are going, we don't need any grass lawns!"
Funny and thanks for watching.
I think I would have turned the angle iron for the frame around so the horizontal piece was under the frame instead of sticking out... other than that, it was cool seeing the speed difference, and you leaning a bit too hard on that last take-off hehe... glad you weren't hurt though :)
It gets turn in the gas pedal video, I hope you will check that out too. thanks for watching.
I don't want my kidneys jarred out of my body, on these rough riding lawn mowers > Its fast enough
It does get a little bumpy in the field, but on the road and in the yard it is ok. thanks again for watching.
...FYI ; No need to replace the carb.! Search TH-cam to learn how to “Fix surging carburetor” Only takes a few minutes guys
How do stop the surging?
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Wheelie to almost flipped straight into demo of current build dodging the emergency room along with the snickering from the cameraman/person..
PRICELESS..
Wheel weights and it’ll turn into a Guinness world record in some country..
Thanks for watching.
Yeah I would not take that thing up a hill...
@@wetzel1628 I have to be careful, thanks for watching.
I would have liked to see the actual work being done,instead of the magic of editing. It’s amazing the tips that can be picked up.
I did try to show every set, but I understand. Thanks for watching!
HITCH UP THE WAGON BOYS WERE GOING INTO TOWN
That sounds like fun and thanks for watching.
Good way to put it...
U mean for like a space army
I would have trimmed the tabs with a cut off wheel. But, I really like your video, I subbed and high fives! Thanks for sharing. And there goes his health insurance!
Thanks so much for watching and especially for subbing.
Buddy, you just became one of my new heroes!! I live just down HWY 301 where 10 is... Subbed fo sure.
Thanks you so much, hero is a nice compliment... thanks so much and thanks for watching. You are about 30 minutes from me.
Grade 8 bolts are made to hold things together, fastening one thing to another. They are not made for shear strength.. they will snap when the shear force is too high where as a grade 5 bolt will bend and flex before it breaks. Most people think a grade 8 or hardened bolt is the best you can get and you should use them in place of a grade 5 if you need something stronger and that’s just not the case unless they are being used to fasten one thing to another.
I have misplaced the grade 8 bolt, I might get something softer today and test your theory. Then have the grade 8, when I find it, in the toolbox as a back up. thanks for watching.
Tensile Strength.
Damn Man U had me rolling on that killer fender scraper!! I must have watched it 10 times. Thanks! Trust me I’ve had my moments on my rider. Hauling 40 sinder blocks with my trailer, I got off it kept rolling down the hill through my neighbors fence. I wish I had it on film!
That would have been fun to watch!! Funny that you watched it 10 times! Thanks for watching
I did this same thing with a 90's model Vari-Drive mower, I also bought a 3" longer than stock belt (stock is 53, I bought 56) and it worked perfect, despite being an older and different setup. Swapped on a v-twin, bypassed the governor and it will go 15 MPH before the valves float. Cheap and effective, I want to try a torque converter on the crank pulley!
Torque converter would be cool, thanks for watching. BTW did you see my last video where I did the same thing a different way on a different Troy?
What’s the difference with the belts
@@papa_smoke5657 one belt has to be longer, back belt went from 5/8 to 1/2 but same length. Thanks for watching!
Two things, if you ever see this comment!
Show us how to put a pedal on that will still let you use the dash lever? Set and forget the lever but 'boost' with the pedal..
and now I've forgotten what the other thing was so nevermind. :P
Good video. liked, subscribed (about a year ago) and finally rang the damned bell!
I have thought about that, but haven't done it yet. I would be just like having cruise control. I will try to make it happen some day. Thanks for watching.
Full on "WaterBoy" style. Noice!!!
For sure and thanks for watching 😊
That's kickass I'm definitely subscribing with notifications on
I love hearing that and thanks so much!!!
Me to
How do you think I could double the speed on my mower that is driven by a shaft instead of a belt? It is a Cub HDS 2165
I can't think of an easy way, I have no experience with them. Unless you can double the size of the rear tires. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Chud: I'm going to double the speed of this by increasing the size of the pulley.
Me: that's stupid now he's cutting the torque in half. It'll take forever to accelerate.
Chud: does a wheelie and a tiny rooster tail
Me: .... N/m he's good
Funny and thanks so much for watching.
Lol. After flipping that you really tried to make it look like it was on purpose to show it off lmao
I didn't flip it on purpose, but I did try to make the best out of the situation. You could call it playing it off cool I guess. Thanks for watching.
Can’t ya swap the transmission pulley and get a better ratio instead of 1:1 get 2:1
They take some kind of weird splined pulley and can't find any... thanks for watching.
chud327 ok thanks for answering
Anytime.
weld a smaller one on, it takes some work but doable
Love the mod. Love the video. But seriously, foot flop sandals? Dude, your feet are not made of steel.
Thanks so much and usually try to wear real shoes. thanks for watching.
The flip on your back looked kinda rough😣, totally played it off though like it was on purpose😂🤣😂
It scared me a bit, but didn't hurt. I guess I was trying to make the most out of the situation and thanks for watching.
@brdman I knew as it was happening, but couldn't do anything about it...
I have a Craftsman 18.5hp. The front pulley is my PTO for the blades. I won't be able to do a pulley flip like you did.
Yeah, that is true, you would have to find a bigger pulley some where else... Thanks for watching.
4:40 I would only drill out to 1/4" and then use the weakest bolt possible (#2 zinc?).
If the load on the pulley becomes too great, you want the bolt to shear not the pulley or the crankshaft.
I am planning on doing this again and this time I have purchased a 1/4 bolt, we will see how it goes and thanks for watching.
@@chud327 Kool mod for speed!
I learned from being on a farm where there's lots of different farm equipment that uses sheer bolts and they were designed to be weaker than the machine parts they connect.
When you are drilling post holes you'll usually go through at least a handful of them so I always kept a big bag of the bolts handy.
Tim Taylor says, "MORE POWER."
Hell yea!!
Funny and thanks for watching.
Thanks for watching.
Could you not have used the existing keyway instead of drilling the shafts? Perhaps it is not broached all the way on the Pulley shaft. Wheelie Bars next?
It is only on one end of the pulley shaft, I guess they don't want people doing this too easy. Thanks for watching and maybe on the wheelie bars.
@@chud327 see this video th-cam.com/video/JOI293d8XUg/w-d-xo.html
@@ghostlygrimrapper He said in his video, "does not apply to Briggs and Stratton." I have a Briggs...
@@chud327 darn that sucks....
My son goes “me like lawn mowers!!! So faaaaaast!!!” Hahaha excellent work. Have you had any experience with the sealed plastic gen trans rear ends?
You son sound real smart already! I haven't messed with the plastic trans yet. Thanks for watching.
10:27 Camera dude This was your chance to laugh like hell.. What happened? I'da lost it right there and started pointing at him and going ahaha haha ha.
Camera guy is a professional... Thanks for watching!
So this would basically just be re-gearing . Wouldn’t you lose a lot of torque? I guess that wouldn’t matter if you’re just mowing a flat yard but with hills you’d probably be struggling.
You do loose torque, but I don't mow with this one, it is just for riding. I would rather have speed of torque while riding. thanks for watching.
0:25 i do that to my muray all the time love the vid
Nice and thanks for watching.
I am always modifying my lawn mowers
ME too and thanks for watching.
Want to go faster take the governor off.
Gas pedal coming soon. Thanks for watching.
Put a smaller pulley on the back and you will do highway speeds js when I was a kid my uncle used to fix up me and my cousins tractors and it was nothing to go 45-50 mph down the road but a word of wisdom keep mower deck BC lawn mowers are not meant to travel that fast lol
Yeah, this take hard to find pulleys in the back. I don't think I want to do 50, my current fastest does 29 and it is plenty fast for me. I would keep the decks, but they are too rusty by time I get them. Thanks for watching.
Next video would be some wheelie bars..
That is kinda what I am thinking too and thanks watching.
10:29 “No sane person has truly lived”
- Berad
funny and thanks for watching.
I am trying to do this with my mower, and the bolt at the bottom of the pulley won’t come loose. When you turn it the engine starts trying to turn over. Do you have any tips/what to do?
If you have or can borrow an impact, I highly recommend. If not maybe a pipe wrench to keep the pulley from spinning. Good luck and thanks for watching!!
Looped out on a riding mower 😂😂😂😂👍I have the same riding mower!about to swap some pulleys and do some holeshots and wheelies 👍👍cool video bro
yeah and thanks for watching.
Actually I have a yard machines mower my brother gave me a 4 years ago bc they lived in the country and had to move to the city and so they brought it to our house and it sat in our yard and I didn’t know they was giving it to me and about 2 years later I asked when they were gonna come get it bc we were cleaning our yard because a hurricane hit us and he said I can have it so I work on it get it started then our neighbor hit the carburetor on it and cracked it but i didn’t care bc it was clogged and if your wondering how I started it if it was clogged I put gas on the filter so it would start then it would die after about 8 seconds so it sat for about another year and now I’m gonna buy a new carb hopefully soon and a new battery then I will do this to it
Very cool, let me know if you need any advice. Thanks for watching!!