If 11 Cab can show the style of the VW Forklift then I can show some of a 40hp VW Mower with a 60 inch cut.

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countrybuggybill

hey bill no pics

Try these

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The hoses off the shroud were to keep the belts cool

My neighbour still uses his, and the guy that made them is in our area.

OK I give in Joel..

what keeps the steering wheel up there??????

look like nothing????

is that the worlds shortest front beam???

talk about narrow.....

Lee

how about a vw speed boat

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Originally posted by 68AutoBug OK I give in Joel.. what keeps the steering wheel up there?????? look like nothing???? is that the worlds shortest front beam??? talk about narrow..... Lee

Plus the Mercedes Benz sign in Berlin is powered by a dub engine! Those mowers are frightening a mate has one with a 1200 engine, obviously no suspension (the front is all welded solid but is joined to the floorpan with a central bolt so it pivots) even under gentle throttle it feels scary plus no seatbelts

At a VW Action in the UK many years ago the British army turned up with a very large gun with a dub engine that powered all the hydraulics.

I need one of these. What is it using as a gearbox? How does it drive the blades?

The ones made up here use a std g/box with very shortened axles. They drive the blades with a second vee belt pulley on the crank, and the belt runs under the engine to the mower deck like a Corvair cooling fanbelt.

The pivoting front end was a bit sus, my neighbour converted his back to a vw k/l beam.

I have got some pics somewhere of the belt/pulley arrangement on that one that was at action day.

twisting the belts with pulleys corvair style on a mower is an epic fail.
Our 2 zero turn Toros are like that from the factory and even they love throwing belts let alone some backyard home made creation that wasnt designed by some overpaid engineer.

As I said it had ducting off the fan shroud onto the pulleys just to help keep the belts cool

Matt, with a mower it would be dangerous to have any suspension as the blades would then hit the ground, wouldn't it? My mates one you just lifted the belt onto the double crankshaft pulley and away you went, he never had a problem. He had 10 acres of olive trees and he took a whole weekend to mow the grass with a normal ride-on but with the VW one he could do it in a couple of hours, as I said it would be scary!

I'd say your right Barry, but the vehicle weight is so minimal, with the stock torsions I think the suspension doesn't actually move much if at all. The mower certainly doesn't have issues with belts.

I'll try for some pics

Got some pics of my neighbour's mower, it's a limo compared to some.

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I'd buy that straight up if it was for sale, always liked green upholstery.

you could put some casters on the front and steer it with turning brakes. it'd be a lot more manuverable then.

Hey Matt, drop a big engine into that and enter the mower races tomorrow at Pomona Should do pretty well!!