i got a mtd varidrive, and also got a briggs i/c 16.5 ohv, both for free, both in peices, missing parts... mtd had no motor, now its got a pos tecumseh 3 horse, worst rod knock iv ever heard in my life... briggs needs a con rod, not broken but has metal transfer and is wrecked... hopefully, il convert it to horizontal for a go kart, its 500 furkin cc's...new con rod is 75 bucks at briggsdotcom... anybody got one hangin around for free?
yup, i still use it to mow the lawn, only thing wrong with it is a bad OHV seal, so when it sits for a few days its smokey for the first 30 seconds or so when you start it, other than that i'm really happy with it, especially for a freebie
The Varidrive is great. Simple, single speed rear and a manual variable double pulley. Just remember, NEVER install generic belts on a Varidrive. Always use the MTD original belts. Generic belts are not quite the right size and will cause all kinds of annoying problems.
Any OHV engine that is over a year old needs OHV adjustment. But its running pretty good, just needs a battery. Nice run an drive! Thanks for sharing!
yeah, i really like this tractor, especially because it was free lol, im gonna try to get around to adjusting it properly to get the idle smoothed out.
i got a mtd varidrive, and also got a briggs i/c 16.5 ohv, both for free, both in peices, missing parts... mtd had no motor, now its got a pos tecumseh 3 horse, worst rod knock iv ever heard in my life... briggs needs a con rod, not broken but has metal transfer and is wrecked... hopefully, il convert it to horizontal for a go kart, its 500 furkin cc's...new con rod is 75 bucks at briggsdotcom... anybody got one hangin around for free?
ismokewead420 3 months ago
I got one but the drive belt comes off since the idler pulley does not seem to be in line........still it was free
jeepers2655 1 year ago
did you sell it already. im looking at a neighbors that wants me to buy it it looks like this one but looks a little lighter in color
tylan13chuck 1 year ago
@tylan13chuck yeah, I sold it maybe 1 or 2 months ago
motox458 1 year ago
very nice lawnmower for free
TheMurman98 2 years ago
yup, i still use it to mow the lawn, only thing wrong with it is a bad OHV seal, so when it sits for a few days its smokey for the first 30 seconds or so when you start it, other than that i'm really happy with it, especially for a freebie
motox458 2 years ago
The Varidrive is great. Simple, single speed rear and a manual variable double pulley. Just remember, NEVER install generic belts on a Varidrive. Always use the MTD original belts. Generic belts are not quite the right size and will cause all kinds of annoying problems.
suchfunstuff 2 years ago 3
yeah, the varidrive is very simple and easy
motox458 2 years ago
that dual trans is really cool :)
slowride55 2 years ago
yeah, its pretty easy to use too, i like that you can shift speeds while moving.
motox458 2 years ago
kool
slowride55 2 years ago
those 7 speeds are sooo fun i love backin up and doin J turns
GarrettJDB 2 years ago 2
yeah, they really are alot of fun, pretty fast too
motox458 2 years ago
Great lawn tractor.
coffeefish 2 years ago
thanks, i like it too :)
mows real nice as well, came with nice sharp blades and a full tank of gas
motox458 2 years ago
Any OHV engine that is over a year old needs OHV adjustment. But its running pretty good, just needs a battery. Nice run an drive! Thanks for sharing!
Peace :)
1G0TP1NK8C1DB00TS0N9 2 years ago
yeah, i really like this tractor, especially because it was free lol, im gonna try to get around to adjusting it properly to get the idle smoothed out.
motox458 2 years ago
Just a quarter turn to the left for the idle mix needle, then it shouldn't have a jumpy idle.
suchfunstuff 2 years ago
thanks, i was just working on it yesterday and i managed to get the idle smoothed out :)
motox458 2 years ago