Xtreme Mower Mayhem

what is probaly best pulley combo for mudding and still have some speed of like probaly of 20mph

i always try to get as close to 1 to 1 as i can. alot depends on your trans and tire size tho.

wat about if i use a 4 inch on front and 12 inch on the peerless

i used to run a 6" on the motor and a 6" on a peerless 820 (so 1 to 1) with stock 12" tires top speed was 18mph acording to my gps. my big ford has a 5" on the moter and a 6" on the peerless 820 and even with the 33's it still only tops out around 27mph. my other monster mower has like a 7" on the motor and like a 5" on the 820 with 33's and was gps'd at 43mph. so id say a 4 and a 12 would still be pretty slow

just look at the difference in wheel speed between the 2 with the same size tires and same trans

the ford  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGJycLNH_I

enforcer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnBUBHDlnXo&feature=related

hey can u send me a pic how u did your steering

ok ill just see if links works, heres the steering. it a rack and pinion from ebay $60 with a sliding colum

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/wizzard351/IMGP0386.jpg

just for the heck of it ill go from front to back, this next one is the engine pulley and shows the colum goin up threw the stock location

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/wizzard351/IMGP0388.jpg

then back threw the stock clutch ideler pulleys to the rear pully

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/wizzard351/IMGP0387.jpg

the rear pulley runs this shaft that runs down threw 2 bearings to the 820

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/wizzard351/IMGP0389.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/wizzard351/IMGP0384.jpg

thanks

Thats way cool wizzard- nice machines. 

I used a 6" on the engine and a 3" on the trans of my ex modded 6 speed murray and netted somewhere over 40 with it- using golf kart wheels ( stock height).

ive got a 11hp B&S on a murray if i put a 12in pulley on the motor and a 4 on the rearend about how fast would it go and would it still be good in mud

good luck getting a 12 inch inbetween the frame rails and its imposible to do it with an 11 horse people have trouble using a 6 on the motor and a 2 on the trans wich is the same gear ratio and i have a 12hp and my motor bogged down

A 1:1 ratio works best for offroad -  like 4 and 4 - 5 and 5 - something like that.

The main issue with a large motor pulley-  lag.  It takes longer for a motor ( specially a smaller engine)   to spool up , even using a foot/hand throttle - i ran a 6" motor and 4" trans on my 18.5HP murray - itd take a few seconds to wind up enough to shift higher.

i had a 1:1 gear ratio on my big one which was 4 to 4 with 25 as ok for going though light stuff so now i am putting 4 to 6

so a 4 and 4 would be good in mud and still have some speed?

ya with a 4 to 4 i was doing around 25 mph with a 12 hp

you can get speed out of a 5hp. it is the weight / hp ratio and tire size that will get you. too much front end weight will kill you too. the huge front tires without 4WD look cool, but aint worth a crap in the mud (sorry guys) the best setup for mud is light but wide front tires. if you are gonna go creek blasting, you will still need the height in the front to keep the motor out of the water.  something that looks like the old school high boys will work better than slapping on an extra 80 lbs of extra weight in wheels and tires that dont do anything.

the blue ford hasnt been stuck yet and it weighs about 800#

4 to 4 is good. FYI -- use a steel pulley, not aluminum, when mudding.

how hard is it to get the pulleys off

Take the allan head screw or c-clip off, tap it with a rubber mallet, it should come right off.

robbie it is possible to leave the stock pulley on the engine and switch to a 3 inch on the rear and pull off almost 25 i had a craftsman that way and i played with a few other things and it would do about 30. never gpsed it but i had my fourwheeler with a digital speedometer side by side with me.