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 Posted - Nov 11 2003 : 10:54:43 PM
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i'm a newb to these forums, i found aaron's site by a horribly butchered search for a wiring diagram for a ford explorer amplifier... anyways, i thought it would be fun to snowball this topic around...
www.teamcabotracing.fabpage.com/photo.html
goes to show you how bored i got.. that is the Mark II version
mark I: 12hp ohv tecumseh, craftsman frame, 2 speed transaxle, motor swapped for 8hp pullstart briggs and stratton, honda 110atc exhaust bolted on in place
mark II: 8hp tecumseh 3 speed chain drive craftsman, belt driven to tranny, chain to rear axle. lasted a total of 4 seconds until tranny mounts stripped out.
mark III: (photos) 11.5hp briggs and stratton, 5 speed, open-diff, re-geared (unlike previous 2 versions) , 13hp briggs carb installed, cut and shaped honda 110atc header (installed after the 2" chrome car tip pictured), foot throttle, un-governed, jockey-shift style brakes, Gates power-rated belt that i got for $5 at a garage sale ($30 in stores) top speed: in excess od 45mph. why not faster? my tires are far from being balanced, and the steering wandered... TOO much for my likings
mark IV: craftsman frame again, pulled motor/transaxle from mark III, uses variable ratio center pulley, rear belt tensioner setup, good for 20mph max with my gear ratio.
feel free to comment/ask me about this, email to rc37456@yahoo.com, or AIM/AOL me at jw0n0r.
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Nov 12 2003 : 3:09:10 PM
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That's sweet! I have long been interested in hotrodding a ride-on lawnmower. Probably use a Mazda 12A rotary. 
Check this bad boy out: http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/038.html
(not mine)
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cirvin
Nobel Prize Winner
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Posted - Nov 12 2003 : 6:23:47 PM
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that is slick. i would take a small car engine (honda?) and the tranny and back axle that cam with it. it would look funny, but when you get around 80 mph, it is worth it! i haven't tried this, but i probably will. cut your lawn in 20 sec flat!
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tweaking lawn tractors
