Double Pulley Swapping My Silver Bullet

In this episode, I make the Silver Bullet Craftsman go 3.5 times faster than stock. It is fun now!

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I hope you like and thanks for watching.

[@cindysalinas9752]

Purchased this to replace a guide pulley kzbin.infoUgkxO9seYZjlnuP5UvMkb7osQW3WxPVeSnPk on our John Deere x304 snowblower. As I stated in the title, it is just about perfect. The stock pulley has a spacer at the bottom. I used four washers to emulate said spacer, and it works perfectly now. Great product, and great price especially if compared to typical JD prices.

[@chud327]

worse for mowing, better for riding... I guess that balances out to good as OEM. thanks for watching.

[@garrett6967]

You should make a 4 wheel drive mower

[@small_engine_co]

Al he'd have to do is find a rear steer lawnmower axle and put it in the front

[@davidswarey621]

Yes he should

[@j.tslawnmaintenance31]

Good video Chud! It’s good to see the silver bullet running again. To answer your question, you should do the Rv tiny house. I think it would be cool.

[@chud327]

Thanks and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@bethbernabei5279]

These mowers are one of the best cheap platforms for mudders, I built a craftsman lt2000 with a straight pipe and a decently fast pulley swap with the same tires as silver bullet, Mani rips mud like crazy😆

[@harryfp1494]

Just got mine for free I’m gonna make it a mud mower to

[@PartsPieces]

Hey buddy 👋 you made it up the ditch! 🙌 🙂. Perfect video for this morning, I was tell some one about the speed difference in pulley swapping, got to show them the video👌. Gas pedal is the next step 🤘. Solar power the RV if you do 👍 you could call the outro 20sec of Reflections 🙂

[@chud327]

20 seconds of reflections is funny. Solar panels would be a must. Thanks for watching the whole video. Show every one and it made a world of speed difference. Thanks for watching.

[@PartsPieces]

Thanks buddy, got the pulleys done today, wife loves it 🙌👍

[@Lukeluzier86]

Thanks for making videos i have watched every video and for about 2 years i have been fixing 2 mowers that didnt run anymore i saw your videos and imediatly i wanted to make a mud mower im 15 i have a 1992 taskforce 2 (ive never heard of that brand before my mom got it at a yard sale) I pulley swapped it yesterday and its awesome i showed my dad your pulley swap video and we followed your video to get it done. i also have a 2003 cub cadet and its very slow but is strong it has a 26hp kohler and i put a winch on the front.

[@chud327]

i love hearing that! I have never had a 26 horse one before. Thanks for watching.

[@Lukeluzier86]

@@chud327 your welcome

[@randyschafer4135]

I done a 3 inch on the rear of a 5 spd Ranch King with a hand control for the governor and got 30 mph . Also fun in snow and mud . Had a 12 hp Briggs

[@chud327]

That sounds really nice, maybe one day I will have one that will do 30. But I doubt I will ever have fun in the snow here in Florida... thanks for watching.

[@Jes_yeswith1S]

You have built quite the following since I last commented, you were around 5000 + then. Good for you! I'm not into the mower stuff but I love it when you build stuff and YES SIR you should build a tiny house out of something like that truck!!!! I can't wait to watch!. Until then, be safe and take care Chad. You and the family.

[@chud327]

Wow, you have been around for a while, I sure appreciate that! I wish lumber was cheaper to build more stuff. Sorry it took so long to reply!

[@thatotherguy9917]

you can never have a mower that is too fast

[@chud327]

So true and thanks for watching.

[@acrobatic_beef]

Great video! I definitely think you should do the RV tiny house.

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@Truckerdaddy]

Where do you buy your pulleys from?

[@treystewart544]

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[@chud327]

Thanks so much and still loving the comments. thanks for watching.

[@aus109]

Let me get this straight. big pulley front + small pulley back = more speed

[@chud327]

You got it straight. thanks for watching.

[@jackslater4870]

Couple years back I put the 8inch on the motor and 3inch on the back. It was stupid fast. Speedo said 56mph in 5th gear with no pressure on the gas pedal. I would never put it in 6th. It did not have breaks and it was on 25s in the front 33s in the rear.

[@chud327]

No breaks is how mine roll too, but not at 55... thanks for watchikng.

[@RockeyDAproductions]

also you could add an extera idler pully to take up that exta 1" then you could remove it for a smaller belt down the road.

[@chud327]

Yes, that is what I did on the John Deere. thanks for watching.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

The man of many talents Do the RV can be free A free Mower great video brother

[@chud327]

Right on and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@specialt9744]

You should put tall tires on it and you should do the RV tiny house

[@chud327]

Thanks for watching the whole video.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

love that Ronnie Sox style breakin em loose in 2nd at 8.28.......

[@RockeyDAproductions]

as far as the tiny house thing goes, if you do it i gotta show it to one of my friends, hes talked about wanting to live in a conversion van for years.

[@chud327]

Yes, I want to do one so bad. I would like to do a van or a school bus conversion too. thanks for watching.

[@letadixon3936]

Hey, I was just watching some of your older videos and saw that about 5 years ago you had a 64 impala ss. I know it’s a crazy question but I’m wondering if you might still have that car. If you do is it for sale?

[@thatguywiththeford9467]

Haha! I got the exact clearence oil. Leme guess tractor supply? I stocked up got about 2 oil changes for my truck. Great video!

[@chud327]

Yes, tractor supply. I bought all that I could reach, about 7 quarts. There is more on the top self that I could not reach, I will be checking back next week. Thanks and thanks for watching.

[@gustaveberhardviborg3453]

It will be great to see you make a racing garden tractor

[@chud327]

That would be cool and thanks for watching.

[@ckmudmowers140]

love the videos chud!! you should build an mini rv so you can pull it with the mudmowers!!!

[@chud327]

Funny, I was thinking the same thing and actually started on one. However, this new job that I had to get it eating up all my free time. I will see if I can get back to it soon. thanks so much for watching.

[@ckmudmowers140]

chud327 heck yea!!

[@stephenvarnedore2512]

I would love to see you build a tiny house on wheels !!!

[@chud327]

Me too and thanks so much for watching the whole video.

[@noahwatson1414]

@@chud327 make more videos consistently

[@mckaylabeaty6600]

@@noahwatson1414 ñlphejfjejj

[@tylerkennedy1929]

It's called a camper

[@Scottjohnson-kj4hm]

Good to see a great video . hope all is well chud.

[@cfmechanic]

Yes please do the tiny house/rv I am very intrigued about throwing out everything and down sizing the older I get the less I want

[@chud327]

Sounds like a pretty good plan and thanks so much for watching.

[@brodycorrigan1518]

The pully you got for the front I just got the same exact one with that black thing for my 1989 wheel horse it works pretty good but I welded the black thing to the pully and it warped the pully but it still works

[@chud327]

Sorry to hear about the warped part, but glad it still works. Thanks for watching.

[@DillonMcGee5.0]

Thats a sweet mower!!! And also do a tiny house that'd be awesome!!!

[@chud327]

thanks and maybe, thanks for watching.

[@lilpaul198969]

Was that a mst 206. I think that RV tiny house would be amazing.

[@chud327]

I am not sure and I agree on the tiny house. Thanks so much for watching until the end.

[@scottjohnson1364]

Hey an RV wood be a great idea chud 327 go for it can't wait for the next video 😊! And stay safe!

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@BrandonHernandez-xq9nx]

Told u that 5 to 5 pulleys was a good set up no belt slip

[@johncuervo3019]

Didn't he say he put a six inch?

[@chud327]

Yeah, I didn't get it wet yet, but I don't expect it to slip. thanks for watching.

[@chud327]

I was thinking of a 5 inch, but then bigger is better... thanks for watching.

[@RockeyDAproductions]

i wish poeple wold offer me free mowers.... but i still get some recognition for my truck. i was out junk day junkin yesterday, pulled up to a redlight with 2 people about my age in a pannel van. they were smiling and giving me the thumbs up for my painjob and flag. so i honked my dixy horn got a WOOOOOO, then i held the break and gas to get my tires spinning and did a burn out lanch, with the sounds of cheering behind me. 20min lator some one else asked me to stop because they wanted a picture of my truck.

[@darkside0914]

that ford of yours is pretty recognizable

[@chud327]

That is so cool, I guess I should paint my truck like that and get me some attention.

[@chud327]

I agree

[@ronnymcleod1188]

Good presentation. I have LT46 and I can’t find the damn switch. Enjoyed your program. Thanks

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and good luck with that switch. Thanks for watching.

[@NicholasOwings]

Where do you pick up pullies like that?

[@chud327]

Both came from tractor supply, but some tractor supplys only sale the kind you have to weld. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@MikeSmith-jd7nn]

Great idea,do the tiny house,I know it will be cool,great video

[@chud327]

Thanks so much, I hope to do the tiny house, and thanks so much for watching the whole video!

[@tycox3268]

Hey dood I was wondering if u think I can put a big block on a lawn mower

[@chud327]

It has been done before. I guess I need to try it some day too. Thanks for watching.

[@redneckbryon]

Cool idea at the end.

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and I am so glad you watched until the end.

[@isakvogt7990]

What size key did you use?

[@huntergipson5986]

The tiny house would be very cool

[@chud327]

I agree and thanks so much for watching the whole video!

[@noahperdue9373]

Great video as usual my friend! Could you perhaps give us an update on the ole ‘64 impala? We’d love to see it. Keep up the great content!

[@chud327]

I could try to do a walk around of the impala, but nothing has changed on it since the last update. Thanks so much and thanks for watching.

[@noahperdue9373]

chud327 we’d love that! Thank you friend!

[@nateross14]

Cool swap. On my mower, there's a belt retainer round bar near each side of the 3.5" engine drive pulley that will have to be removed so a 5.5" pulley will fit. Did you modify and replace these belt retainer bars, or just run without them? I'm wondering how necessary they are or if I'll be dropping a belt without them...

[@chud327]

Something I run with out , but usually you have to put the on or keep putting the belt back on. You know if it comes off, it is going to be in the deepest mud. Thanks for watching and sorry it took so long to see you question.

[@amandaterry5077]

Got a 5in pulley on the front and a 2&a half pulley on the rear does 40mph on my mower try to make one like mine please and show me what else I can do thank you and God bless

[@chud327]

Good plan, but I don't know if I want to go 40... 29 is pretty sketchy for me. thanks for watching.

[@13bravoredleg18]

Take the RV tiny house through the mud hole!😝

[@chud327]

That would be cool and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@judebronner9520]

I’m having a ton of trouble getting the front pulley off my mower… any suggestions??

[@chud327]

I have tapped on mine, sprayed them, and even used a cut off wheel before. the cut off wheel was a pain, but did the job. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@bbadamb8675]

Where did you go to buy the pulley and hub? Tractor supply?

[@chud327]

Yes, that was a tractor supply item. thanks for watching.

[@Truckerdaddy]

Have you ever tried to put a big V-twin engine on one of these.

[@jrandreas3623]

Why do u need reflectors

[@chud327]

I ride it on the road some times at night and I don't want a car to not see me. Thanks for watching.

[@jrandreas3623]

U make great videos and I wish u had more likes and subscribers. Keep up the good work and just so u know I also have a lawn mower that has a striped bolt in the valves so the valve won’t stay and I can’t find a engine head to replace it so now I have nothing.

[@tombarnes8879]

where did u buy the key slotted with allen screw fitting that u welded to the 6 in pulley

[@chud327]

I bought the pulley stuff from tractor supply. thanks for watching.

[@bubblebass3002]

If I have a 1 speed 95’ craftsman 18hp and did a double swap would it go fast? Thinking of using it as a ice fishing rig at the local pond

[@chud327]

Sounds very cool literally. Shot a video if you do and thanks for watching

[@spudstudios3342]

You should run it again, it’s been a while since it last was in a video

[@chud327]

I will put that on the list and thanks for watching!!

[@hunterscott5350]

Yes for tiny house

[@mtdracer69]

I would like to see a semi truck camper thing! Love the silver bullet too! One question did he get a new oil filter too?

[@chud327]

Thanks for watching the whole video and for showing silver some love. I didn't have time to get a new filter, but I did drain the old one out. Thanks for watching.

[@andrewheinen9185]

You seem to build some bad ass mowers. Jealous I can never find free ones and no welding skills and nowhere to drive them

[@chud327]

Free are hard to find. A little mig welder does wonders when learning to weld. As for a riding place, that does get tricky... Thanks for watching and I will keep riding for those without mowers. BTW, rode at the river yesterday, video coming soon.

[@guiltygearcore]

Great mower sir. A tiny RV house would be a great project too! ^_^

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching the whole video...

[@guiltygearcore]

@@chud327 welcome sir. 👍

[@dannystubblefield5478]

Going to replace my drive belt- 954-0467a on my cub cadet. Whats the best belt in your opinion. Love your videos

[@chud327]

I am not sure, I just use the blue ones from tractor supply, I have no complains with them. thanks for watching.

[@adamsmy8121]

Pull the choke alittle bit to fix surging

[@beefycakes3547]

Cool mower chud the best KZbinr

[@abethebabe539]

Hey Chud I have 2 craftsman’s mowers that I am looking to get rid of if you want them for free they are yours! Ones engine is fine the other mowers engine is busted

[@chud327]

I would love to grab them, but where are you located? thanks for watching.

[@abethebabe539]

chud327 I am in Kentucky, idk if that is somewhere you would want to travel to pick them up

[@jacklynsmith6409]

I have same mower I have a 4 in back I bought a steel 6 inch pulley for the front u think it be worth it like speed and tork

[@jacklynsmith6409]

Think it do good

[@chud327]

I would give it a go. Thanks for watching

[@chud327]

Yes, but be careful.

[@maxfrick6117]

I think you should make a tiny house out of that truck

[@chud327]

I do too and thanks so much for watching the whole video.

[@Chris-kv6zo]

You should of went with a 8 to 10 inch pulley in the front and a 1 or 2 inch pulley in the back. That thing would fly

[@chud327]

True but I think bigger would have rubbed and smaller in back would slip when wet. Thanks for watching

[@Chris-kv6zo]

@@chud327 yeah that is very true

[@Chris-kv6zo]

@@chud327 I have a race mower that I built as a 4-in in the back with a 8 in the front I got about 24.5 mph I'm going for a 1 in the back to try and double the speed I'll let you know how it goes

[@francismize17]

Love your videos you helped me out with some of my stuff

[@chud327]

That's awesome! I love hearing that and thanks for watching.

[@mcfish206]

hey man i was just wondering what lawn mowers to buy and what ones not to buy

[@chud327]

I could stay away from MTD, Troy Bilts, and Yard Machines with the FNR rear axles. I like a craftsman, Poulan, Murray, John Deere, etc with manual rears. If you find older, heavy duty lawn tractors, they are super cool too. thanks for watching.

[@mcfish206]

@@chud327 thank you very much man for that info, helps alot. love your channel so keep making cool videos man!

[@carstrucksntrattors3070]

I agree with the other comments do the rv tiny house

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@rickmelto6750]

i want to turn an old uhaul into a camper .undercover ..do it man i will watch

[@OnlyAura]

You should lock the craftsman

[@chud327]

That would help a bunch and thanks for watching.

[@farmer87yj]

i built one with 12inch pulley on the motor and 4 inch pulley on trans try that lol ..faster than atv

[@chud327]

Very well could be and thanks for watching

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Go for it on the truck camper

[@chud327]

Thanks so much and you are awesome for watching the whole video.

[@randomcountrystuff7953]

A tiny house would look cool

[@chud327]

I agree and thanks so much for watching the whole video.

[@PartsPieces]

Oh by the way, watch that torque 😬, you all most got a mud bath 😬😂.

[@chud327]

They are good about giving mud baths... thanks again.

[@terrapinflyer273]

"Here comes my pizza" lol Hey, what's the best way to learn all the variable info to do stuff like this? Guessing maybe you learned from hands on exp, maybe some automotive schooling? 🤔

[@chud327]

Hands on and KZbin is my suggestion, thanks for watching!

[@mudmowerstraight75wildthan15]

ill take it were you at

[@chud327]

I am down in Florida, but don't think I can let it go yet .. thanks for watching

[@arwynsmit7435]

Love this video!!

[@daleval2182]

Loose a drivers lic, can still go visit up the road, we had an old guy got impaired on his tractor, so he bought a truck lol

[@chud327]

I figured you would say the other way around and thanks for watching.

[@delilahstorer2148]

What kind of tires do you have on the back of the mower

[@chud327]

Those are "dirt devils" I have the old video of when I bought and installed them too. thanks for watching.

[@bitsnpieces77]

I think An rv I think would be cool to see

[@chud327]

Me too and thanks so much for watching the whole video!

[@king_dozer_1325]

Can u put a 4in on back and 8in on front

[@chud327]

I don't know if an 8 inch will fit, but that would be fast! Thanks for watching.

[@mickeyjames8361]

Would it be close to that fast if i just did the front pulley flip? i have the same exact mower and don't want to go to tractor supply a million times. What size belt would you recommend or would i be able to use the old one? tia

[@chud327]

Front pulley flip make it about twice as fast as stock. I have done a bunch but always get the belt length wrong. You could watch some of my pulley flip videos for an idea, I just take the whole mower to tractor supply when I need a belt.

[@mickeyjames8361]

@@chud327 lol, good idea, i'll just take the whole tractor!

[@mickeyjames8361]

@@chud327 also you say 6th gear, but mines hydrostatic, will it still work?

[@chud327]

@@mickeyjames8361 I have never swapped pulley on an auto, I bet it would help, but might spin too fast. If you do it let me know how it turns out

[@Freezefpdx]

Make a racing lawn mower plzz

[@chud327]

It is on my todo list and thanks for watching.

[@matthewtanner8834]

What is the app u use for speed checks??

[@chud327]

It is called "Speedometer", It was free and I found it in the apple store. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@matthewtanner8834]

@@chud327 thank you and thanks for the great content

[@mishawakapost2681]

I'd like to see you turn a cargo truck into an RV.

[@chud327]

Me too and thanks so much for watching the whole video.

[@ShaneZettelmier]

Bumper and wheelie bar

[@chud327]

Two great ideas... thanks for watching.

[@Fiatfan]

Nice. How much hp do you have?

[@chud327]

I think this on is a stock 20 horse. Thanks for watching!!

[@Fiatfan]

@@chud327 do you think 16hp can do the same speed?

[@charliekirsch8051]

A guy gave me a free mower, and 20 bucks to fix it. I just beat free

[@chud327]

That is what the boy said as soon as I turned the camera off... "They could pay you to take it..." thanks for watching.

[@delongmowers]

Tiny house

[@chud327]

I hope I can do it soon and thanks for watching the whole video.

[@mattstuart9187]

you should straight pipe it

[@chud327]

I am thinking that with that big chrome tip.... Got to find some small exhaust pipe first. thanks for watching.

[@delilahstorer2148]

Does it have a locked diff if not lock it

[@chud327]

Not yet, but needs to be. thanks for watching.

[@gabeherndon384]

How much were the pulleys

[@chud327]

The front was two pieces. The hub was $13.99 and the pulley was 10.99. The back one piece was $19.99. I could be off on the pulleys prices by a buck of two, I am going by memory... thanks for watching.

[@gabeherndon384]

chud327 your welcome and thank you, thank you for the video

[@mitchellleblanc9501]

Put a snorkel

[@luci1289]

You need to make a real trail

[@AdamMalcolm96]

Alabama? Cool accent

[@chud327]

Thanks, I am from Florida. thanks for watching.

[@naynnay4556]

Bud bud bud...... I like the idea, but that’s not good enough for me to watch😂, my tracotr is similar to yours it’s a craftsman LTS2000, I have the stock 5 inch in the front and I put a 2 inch in the back, then got some belts and a belt guard, she goes 30 mph😂😂😂😂😂, try that 😂? U will go through a lot of belts😂😂,

[@chud327]

I love the sound of all that, but I worry that the 2 inch would slip too much when I go into the mud. I know my mowers with 3.5 inch pulleys sure love to slip when wet. I will save the 2 inch trick for when I make a racing mower. thanks for trying to watch.

[@jacklynsmith6409]

It hit 11 to 14 easy

[@chud327]

Last check it went 29... Thanks for watching

[@crazymanofsteel]

My dad's electric bicycle is faster.

[@chud327]

Yeah, I need to get one of those as a channel vehicle. I emailed the company, lets see how giving they feel... thanks for watching.