lets say you want speed instead of being able to climb a tree. how do you get more mph out of the suburban. 25 would be fast enough for now, i hit 37mph in neutral down hill, scared the s**t outta me.....
@Possumlivingdotcom imagine what 37 was like......i'll have to fire mine up in a little while & do a few wheelies. it's all original other than the paint. i've got pic of me on it 40 years ago. the grand parrents kept it well maintained. thanks for the reply
I can see how the smaller wheels on the front transfer the weight. i have to ease off the break/clutch real easy when taking off in 3rd/high or the damned thing will be on top of me in a heart beat. I'm guessing it's because the of the original wheels /tires sitting a few inches higher than the ones in the video..?
dude the suburbans kick ass i got a 3 speed and 1 reverse 1987 craftsman im gettin a smaller pulley its got like a 12-13 inch right now but the smaller one will make me fly away. Im gettin nice super lug tires for the rear and i also want to get the suburban tranny is yours a 3 speed hi lo drive or a 4 speed hi lo drive?? Is the tranny good on these??
@suddenkilla24 It's a 3 speed hi-lo. It's geared really low, too. In this video it was in its highest gear.
These transaxles are very strong. Pullers use them with up to 35 horsepower, and they stand up to it. I think the hubs will break before the tranny does, as long as you keep oil in it.
I got a Hahn rototiller for 15 dollars once and my dear wife...she doesn't understand these things...said, "You paid 15 dollars for THAT?!?" You got a deal!
@CSAKvids Yeah, a previous owner had plans to pull it, and he put go-kart wheels on it. I'm watching for some normal-sized wheels. I have some with a 5/8" bore, but this takes 3/4" so they don't work.
@Z3CHYD I think wheels from a John Deere garden tractor will fit too. The spindle is 3/4"; most of the wheels I have found have a 5/8" bore. No biggie. They're out there; I just don't want to pay big bucks. I may cut the center out of a couple wheels that have a 5/8" bore, and weld these centers into them.
@jmellady I have other videos showing what I had to do.
It was locked up, at TDC on the exhaust stroke, combustion chamber full of rust. But it only cost me about $12.50 and a couple hours work to get it running.
I had to pull the head and beat the piston down with a stick of firewood and a sledge hammer to get it unstuck.
Nice! Sears Wheelies :) Looks like its made to do them with those tiny front wheels :) Like a drag car or something! Yeah! all of my sears are pretty slow. its weird, i think on the one its says the speed in each gear, on the sticker down by the gear shift, but the bolens are rated at about the same, and they blow past the sears's. weird. I need to change some pullys around :)
lets say you want speed instead of being able to climb a tree. how do you get more mph out of the suburban. 25 would be fast enough for now, i hit 37mph in neutral down hill, scared the s**t outta me.....
MrDamnifiknow 11 months ago
@MrDamnifiknow A bigger pulley on the engine makes more speed. This thing would get pretty squirrelly above about 10-12 mph though.
Possumlivingdotcom 11 months ago
@Possumlivingdotcom imagine what 37 was like......i'll have to fire mine up in a little while & do a few wheelies. it's all original other than the paint. i've got pic of me on it 40 years ago. the grand parrents kept it well maintained. thanks for the reply
MrDamnifiknow 11 months ago
I can see how the smaller wheels on the front transfer the weight. i have to ease off the break/clutch real easy when taking off in 3rd/high or the damned thing will be on top of me in a heart beat. I'm guessing it's because the of the original wheels /tires sitting a few inches higher than the ones in the video..?
MrDamnifiknow 11 months ago
@MrDamnifiknow Exactly.
Possumlivingdotcom 11 months ago
dude the suburbans kick ass i got a 3 speed and 1 reverse 1987 craftsman im gettin a smaller pulley its got like a 12-13 inch right now but the smaller one will make me fly away. Im gettin nice super lug tires for the rear and i also want to get the suburban tranny is yours a 3 speed hi lo drive or a 4 speed hi lo drive?? Is the tranny good on these??
suddenkilla24 1 year ago
@suddenkilla24 It's a 3 speed hi-lo. It's geared really low, too. In this video it was in its highest gear.
These transaxles are very strong. Pullers use them with up to 35 horsepower, and they stand up to it. I think the hubs will break before the tranny does, as long as you keep oil in it.
Possumlivingdotcom 1 year ago
I got a Hahn rototiller for 15 dollars once and my dear wife...she doesn't understand these things...said, "You paid 15 dollars for THAT?!?" You got a deal!
kwikkeys3 1 year ago
Looks like someone tried to make a pulley out of it judging by those tiny front wheels! Good deal though
CSAKvids 2 years ago
@CSAKvids Yeah, a previous owner had plans to pull it, and he put go-kart wheels on it. I'm watching for some normal-sized wheels. I have some with a 5/8" bore, but this takes 3/4" so they don't work.
Possumlivingdotcom 2 years ago
@Possumlivingdotcom I have front wheels off of an older cub cadet on mine, fits perfect and wider tires than the stock ones on the SS
Z3CHYD 1 year ago
@Z3CHYD I think wheels from a John Deere garden tractor will fit too. The spindle is 3/4"; most of the wheels I have found have a 5/8" bore. No biggie. They're out there; I just don't want to pay big bucks. I may cut the center out of a couple wheels that have a 5/8" bore, and weld these centers into them.
Possumlivingdotcom 1 year ago
$85 for that?! That's a steal. You have to put much work into it or was it pretty much in running order when you bought it?
jmellady 2 years ago
@jmellady I have other videos showing what I had to do.
It was locked up, at TDC on the exhaust stroke, combustion chamber full of rust. But it only cost me about $12.50 and a couple hours work to get it running.
I had to pull the head and beat the piston down with a stick of firewood and a sledge hammer to get it unstuck.
Possumlivingdotcom 2 years ago
love it!, have yet to meet a sears owner that doesnt like to wheelie! great tractor.
ShnitzlHaus 2 years ago
Sweet tractor, I've got the same one, and I must say "ditch them go kart tires"! lol
transammike 2 years ago
I agree; I'm keeping my eyes peeled for some bigger ones.
Possumlivingdotcom 2 years ago
Nice job thats things comeing to together nicely
itsmacintosh 2 years ago
Thanks!
Possumlivingdotcom 2 years ago
Yeah, the previous owner was planning to use it for tractor pulling and put those go kart wheels on it for better weight transfer or something.
Possumlivingdotcom 2 years ago
Nice! Sears Wheelies :) Looks like its made to do them with those tiny front wheels :) Like a drag car or something! Yeah! all of my sears are pretty slow. its weird, i think on the one its says the speed in each gear, on the sticker down by the gear shift, but the bolens are rated at about the same, and they blow past the sears's. weird. I need to change some pullys around :)
tommartyn 2 years ago