Thinkin of building a custom lawn ranger!

[wheelhorse656 20]

I am currently in the process of making my lawn ranger a custom tractor. my plans include adding a 8hp generator start kohler. i am going to drop the front end down close to the ground on its stock wheels. Then im gonna raise the seat pan up 3 inches put my gas tank under there and put a set of 6-12 tractor tread tires. The im gonna add 2 24 in long strait pipes one on each side with rain guards on them!

To finish it all off i am going to put a piston sifter nob on it and a set of wheely bars!!

What do you guys think of my idea any suggestions? Pics coming soon!!

Thanks,

Jordan

[earlleecliffton 37]

what is a piston sifter? :banghead:

[wheelhorse656 20]

They look like a piston but screw on in place of the regular shifter nob! :thumbs2:

[Rooster 191]

Thats alot of Pipe (@ @ 24") for a single cylinder 8HP engine?

[AMC RULES 36,954]

:banghead: Make it happen. :thumbs2:

[COMMANDO6 20]

They look like a piston but screw on in place of the regular shifter nob!

Love it! :banghead:

[Don1977 604]

Piston shifter, where are you going to put the"Moon Eyes". :thumbs2:

[fabricator2009 48]

Then you will a set of fuzzy dice hanging from the dash.

[Edjfleming 0]

Traction bars? make sure ther yellow. Good luck!

[VinsRJ 721]

This is a Piston Shifter.....

[AMC RULES 36,954]

Definitely cool. :thumbs2:

[wheelhorse656 20]

This is a Piston Shifter.....

Vince thanks for the picture!!! I hope my lawn ranger looks as cool as your tractor does!!!!!! :banghead:

[wheelhorse656 20]

Oh also im also thinking about makeing foot boards for it as well!!!! Im Gunna start working on it tomorrow!!! ill have pictures up of it tomorrow!!!!

[wheelhorse656 20]

Ok I know its been a long wait i can help it I have been sick and i got behind 3 days wit school so now that i am cought up work can begine i wont be getting the engine back from the machine shop until probly monday or tues day but my first project with it it raising the fenders and putting the gas tank under it. then i will be ordering the fuel pump to go on it get all my electrical hooked up for that!! hopfully by that time i can get the engine in it!!!!! well i am off to start pics 4 sure are coming tonight!!! :thumbs2:

[wheelhorse656 20]

Thats alot of Pipe (@ @ 24") for a single cylinder 8HP engine?

I am gunna have supports to hold most of the wieght off of the block. I also agree yes that is alot of pipe!!! :thumbs2:

[wheelhorse656 20]

OK got my gas tank modified for its a plastic tecumseh tank that came off of a John Deere. . I took a 1 inch nipple pipe and screwed it in the tank opening. then put a radiater clap on it.

Now these next pictures are the risers i made for the seat pan. the washer thats in my hand is going to be welded on one side of the risers and the indents that the seat pan sits inside the other end of the riser.

Ok now that im here i have to weld this crack up thats in the seat pan thiers acually Two like this.

And with that im done posting for right now :banghead:

[wheelhorse656 20]

Ok I know that it has been a while but I'm starting back on it today. I have changed som things in my plan and you guys will see soon what has. I would like to get the frame rolling again get the tank in it today. Still have a part to get and a seat pan to work on before I can get the seat back in tank ready for fuel but the modifications to get the tank In will be done today will post pictures later tonight.

[wheelhorse656 20]

so i dont have any pictures yet of what i have gotten done the first thing i did was cut my 3 in. seat pan spacers down to 2 inches. so now i have more welding to do before anything els i cleand off some grease and put the front axel back on. More will be done tomorrow.

[cjtrott 6]

Sounds like a cool project! Good luck, man. Are you just flipping over the spindles to lower it? Might need to add some support there, but thats what I was planning on doing for one of mine haha

[wheelhorse656 20]

Sounds like a cool project! Good luck, man. Are you just flipping over the spindles to lower it? Might need to add some support there, but thats what I was planning on doing for one of mine haha

I am still debating weather to make the front lower than the back or the back lower than the front I thought of putting a set of 8 or 10 inch tires on the frontwith the stock backs, I have alot of work to do on the hood i need to weld a few spots on it and i want to fix where the gas tank came threw the hood with like a amp meter or somthing like that so its not an empty hole....

[WH4ME 6]

Can't wait to see it finshed,sounds awesome!

[Jake Kuhn 1,547]

Sounds like its gonna be cool! In my opinion I think it would look cooler with the front raised,but its up to you,Jake

[Rollerman 290]

I have a custom Lawn Ranger thats been on the back burner for a long time.

I'm big on the dropped front look & have an early 60ies Suburban drop front axle on mine.

[wheelhorse656 20]

Ok so here we go i got the engine in and all modifications done to fit in a battery and the genarator start kohler!! And yes i do have pictures!!

[Jake Kuhn 1,547]

That kohler looks perfect in there,think I am going to have to do that to my ranger,Jake