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 58camper
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 06:35 PM |
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VW MOWER
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.
Enjoy
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 06:37 PM |
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hey bill no pics
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58camper
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 06:39 PM |
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Try these
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 08:23 PM |
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snap
The hoses off the shroud were to keep the belts cool 
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| posted on November 30th, 2010 at 09:34 PM |
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My neighbour still uses his, and the guy that made them is in our area.
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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
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 07:10 AM |
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how about a vw speed boat
71 notchback,
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Joel
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 09:39 AM |
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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
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Nothing except gods good humor, it was just the fact it was a short shaft and light steering wheel that the steering box could hold it up.
I didn't realise how loud a 1200 could be
These threads could go on and on, Ive seen VW industrial engines powering everything from coolrooms to firetruck pumps to small planes
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 06:49 PM |
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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
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 06:51 PM |
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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.
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| posted on December 1st, 2010 at 10:40 PM |
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I need one of these. What is it using as a gearbox? How does it drive the blades?
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| posted on December 2nd, 2010 at 07:29 AM |
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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.
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| posted on December 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 AM |
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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
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ancientbugger
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| posted on December 4th, 2010 at 08:50 AM |
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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!
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| posted on December 4th, 2010 at 09:25 AM |
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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
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| posted on December 10th, 2010 at 12:42 PM |
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Got some pics of my neighbour's mower, it's a limo compared to some.
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Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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| posted on December 10th, 2010 at 12:43 PM |
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| posted on December 10th, 2010 at 01:21 PM |
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I'd buy that straight up if it was for sale, always liked green upholstery.
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| posted on December 10th, 2010 at 02:33 PM |
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you could put some casters on the front and steer it with turning brakes. it'd be a lot more manuverable then.
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| posted on December 11th, 2010 at 11:19 AM |
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Hey Matt, drop a big engine into that and enter the mower races tomorrow at Pomona Should do pretty well!!
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