DRAGSTER/RIDING LAWN MOWER QUESTIONS

Detmurds · Apr 1, 2012

Generally speaking,..what all is needed to make a straight track (dragster) racing lawn mower? I want to do this in time for an even in August.

RN · Apr 1, 2012

locally the way to go is stop at cycle salvage yard for a crashed 4 cylinder cycle engine with bits and pieces, tuck into lawnmower frame and under hood with some spacers, get older Ford rear end and shorten one side axle and housing, jack shaft and sprockets to connect engine with a electric fan blowing on cylinders if aircooled, try to fit required rollbar of mower frame and the extra subframe--then GO!. A old Sears Suburban with a Honda 750/4 tucked under hood -with some side flaring- doesn"t cut grass anymore, but does pull a trailer yet. A Honda Magna 750 V with shaft drive can be coupled to car rear end, a old Chevy Vega engine can be used under AC hood. The things people do at end of winter when cabin fever sets in- and access to welder in farm shop and salvage yard close enough for whatever gets interesting. RN

M-MAN · Apr 1, 2012

Money & good insurance. A guy here tried it. 8 grand in a mower that coulden't even cut grass & it like to have killed him on the first run when it flipped on him. Sold it for 2 hundred once he got out of the hospital.

Chris(WA) · Apr 1, 2012

Do you live near Algona?

Detmurds · Apr 2, 2012

(quoted from post at 18:24:45 04/01/12) Do you live near Algona?

No, Seabeck is in Kitsap County near Bremerton. But it is not like Bremerton! :lol:

Detmurds · Apr 4, 2012

(quoted from post at 13:11:55 04/01/12) locally the way to go is stop at cycle salvage yard for a crashed 4 cylinder cycle engine with bits and pieces, tuck into lawnmower frame and under hood with some spacers, get older Ford rear end and shorten one side axle and housing, jack shaft and sprockets to connect engine with a electric fan blowing on cylinders if aircooled, try to fit required rollbar of mower frame and the extra subframe--then GO!. A old Sears Suburban with a Honda 750/4 tucked under hood -with some side flaring- doesn"t cut grass anymore, but does pull a trailer yet. A Honda Magna 750 V with shaft drive can be coupled to car rear end, a old Chevy Vega engine can be used under AC hood. The things people do at end of winter when cabin fever sets in- and access to welder in farm shop and salvage yard close enough for whatever gets interesting. RN

Locally where?

DRAGSTER/RIDING LAWN MOWER QUESTIONS

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