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  1. 12th January 2009, 06:52 PM #1
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    Cool Tim The Tool Man Stuff

    OK ! So i have been given a rideon lawn mower without a motor and deck . My first thoughts are to scrap it but then I thought " what sort of motor could i fit in it !" . I was thinking of something like a YZ 426cc engine out of a bike . Any thoughts on what motor i could use that is not too ridiculous .
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  2. 12th January 2009, 07:02 PM #2
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    Does it still have to cut grass?
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    Hell no !!!! It's going to be a bash around rig .
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  4. 12th January 2009, 07:17 PM #4
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    Just remember that the original setup probably had a vertical crankshaft and you are looking a engines with horizonal cranks. Anything you can lay your hands on is going to need some "figuring" anyway, so the drive side of things wont be any different. Good luck, should be fun. Progress pics would be nice.

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    You know you want to... A Rover V8....


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    Quote Originally Posted by pop058 View Post
    Just remember that the original setup probably had a vertical crankshaft and you are looking a engines with horizonal cranks. Anything you can lay your hands on is going to need some "figuring" anyway, so the drive side of things wont be any different. Good luck, should be fun. Progress pics would be nice.

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    Just remember what happened to Ozzy, Mick

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    Try a VW engine

    I have seen two ride on mowers with VW motors fitted , a bit of engineering required but they were fun
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  9. 12th January 2009, 08:03 PM #9
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    I'll get some pics up once i get a new camera . I was thinking of the dirt bike engines as they only need small cooling systems and still have plenty of grunt .
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  10. 12th January 2009, 08:37 PM #10
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    How bout a whipper snipper engine
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