hey, been on here for awhile but never posted anything. Alittle shy i guess. lol

Well, i was thinking about doing the front spindle extensions like fearless and many others do but i don't have access to a welder. My question is, do you guys think i could use JB Weld to attach the bolts to the spindles and it not break? My thinking was that since the wheel wasn't riding on it that it would hold up. But i'm a newbie so idk. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks

If the tractor was left stock - maybe. Offroad - no - too much stress on the spindles.

Next alternative would be to buy new spindles or find some off another tractor with the proper spindle length.

yea mine is definetly not stock. (6 in. engine pulley and 3 in. on the transaxle)

i might do some hunting for some spindles off another tractor. i'd love to find somebody who could weld for me. just a newbie tryin to learn. lol. i need to borrow a camera and get a build thread on here or somethin.

When i first moved down to florida - i brot my 82 dynamark ( to mow the yard with) - come to find out the front deck bracket cracked - so i called a welding service up the road and he welded it up for like $5- actually cost more when i bot 2 lawntractors he had lying around - LOL!

Id call around n see what theyd give y for a quote.


I had a 6 and 3 on my 94 murray - ran a 18.5HP twin opposed - thing was TOO fast for nearly stock - i took it apart and ill eventually build it correctly- too much other stuff to do.....

i might do that. i know i have to have some friend or relative who would help me. just gotta ask around i guess. i need more mowers too. lol. only two at the moment. i'd love to get a rear engine rider.

i might just hold off on the spindle extending until i see if i can find another mower for parts with longer ones. idk. work in progress always i guess

Just make sure when you put rear wheels on the front, to pack it with as much grease as possible. That keyway in the rear wheels could wear down the spindle if you dont!
Large front wheen are really cool though

yea, i got a big tub of grease just waitin for me to use. i wouldn't want to ruin my spindles. i got a yard machines rider but it's spindles and axle shafts are alot smaller than any other mower i've had. i was going to use it for parts but it looks like it's parts only fit itself. ugh, all parts need to be interchangable. lol

might go tractor hunting this weekend, should be fun. parents don't want all the stuff in the yard but its been worse. (one time had five mowers and 35 bicycles)

Better yet , if you dont really care alot about those wheels- use a file n file the keyway edges round so it wont tear up the spindles.

Here are some pictures of a No Weld spindle. I haven't tried it yet but I found it on another forum.

steve lord from DIY Go Karts wrote:

Hi Guys, These are not original ideas, but rather gathered from different sources (books, friends, etc.). So . . . These spindles were made by using items bought from most hardware stores. I can't weld . . . so that was out of the question . . . although, yes, I had someone weld the spindle brackets (made of angle iron) together and then to the kart. The T-Pipe is 1/2 inch . . . and has pipe nipples that we cut and then screwed into each of the vertical sides to take up the small space that would have been between the T-Pipe and brackets. The axles were cut from 3/4 inch threaded rod and screwed into the T-pipe. They are "locked" in place by the 3/4 inch hex nut. I didn't have a large enough drill bit to accept the 3/4 inch axles . . . so I "notched" the angle iron to accept the axles. 3/4 inch hex nuts with a large washer hold it together just fine. The eye-bolt is fastened to the threaded tie rod by a coupling nut . . . and locked together with a single hex nut. Bending the tie rod at the opposite end enables you to connect to the angle iron spindle. There is a handy liquid locking chemical called "Loctite" that will lock your threaded rods in place if you choose . . . although I didn't use Loctite for my project. Hope this helps . . . let me know if there are any questions. Glad to hear from you! Steve

I wouldnt trust that cast iron T in extreme/rough situations . One good hit and it would break for sure- specially with a solid mounted front axle. Neat idea tho.

yep it does look a bit ummm how to say, fragile...
might just be me though.

Well, I did get it from a go kart forum, guess it would work alright on a 3 hp go kart running on pavement.

They were putting the wheel on the threaded shaft. The whole thread I got this one from is a good read I thought but for our applications I don't think it would help.