speedo/front wheel damage

[Jim Niday]

Rick and list, In my neck of the woods (Missouri) hot rodding a John Deere is a common practice when the tractor is used in antique tractor pulls. We've found that you just can't win without a souped up motor. 1/2 to 1 inch strokers are popular. Jim

[tismybutt@yahoo.com]

I have seen supercharged B&S engines used in pulls as well.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Jim Niday" wrote: > Rick and list, > In my neck of the woods (Missouri) hot rodding a John Deere is a common > practice when the tractor is used in antique tractor pulls. We've found that > you just can't win without a souped up motor. 1/2 to 1 inch strokers are > popular. > Jim

[k650dsn@aol.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., tismybutt@y... wrote:

> I have seen supercharged B&S engines used in pulls as well. > > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Jim Niday" wrote: > > Rick and list, > > In my neck of the woods (Missouri) hot rodding a John Deere is a > common > > practice when the tractor is used in antique tractor pulls. We've > found that > > you just can't win without a souped up motor. 1/2 to 1 inch > strokers are > > popular. > > Jim

Just goes to show you that if you put a motor in it, someone will race it. The local specialty lumber yard has belt sander races on Saturdays. Gino

[polachm@cadvision.com]

Had a similar situation on my A-10. The speedo drive had seized and tore out the driving slots on the front wheel. I purchased a replacement drive, took it, the front wheel (including the bits of broken hub, so the original structure could be construed) to a company that specializes in rebuilding mag. wheels (Alberta Wheel, here in Calagary)(really nice people) They were able to build up the hub then cut in the necesary slots to fit the speedo drive. Cost..about $80.00 cdn. Certainly a lot cheaper than a new wheel and a little more elegant than a bicycle speedo. I would imagine any large city in the US would have such specialty wheel rebuild shops. Worth checking out for interest sake alone...it's incredible what they can do for damaged wheels..and it is all done to the highest quality standards. cheers Martin