Spring '13 Mower Mud Romp

It's easy to find mud this time of year! The new GoPro camera performed awesome! Full speed down a rocky road with no suspension, and it looks great!
Don't forget to check out these other off road mower freaks! (They took video too!)
Mud King: / streetlegalkarts
LaPavoniMac: / lapavonimac

[@Fearlessfront]

Yes, that will work fine. And I don't usually mess with kohler motors than much, but I do hear good things

[@THEMOWERMEDIC1]

THE GOPRO MOUNT IS SOLID AS A ROCK MAN GREAT JOB

[@Fearlessfront]

thanks man, hopfully you do get back into your build, it's a pretty fun and rewarding hobby. And I hope my videos will just get better as the summer goes on!

[@Fearlessfront]

I've been building and riding mine for over 4 years. These guys are still working some bugs out. Lots of little things make a big difference. They'll get there

[@Fearlessfront]

I donno for sure, we ended up turning around before we reached the end of the second trail. we probably traveled about 3-4 miles total that day

[@Fearlessfront]

I thought so too, thanks man!

[@Fearlessfront]

yeah, I think he's got that stuff figured out! but you'd have to watch him to find out what

[@Fearlessfront]

ya, it's pretty sweet, I'm still getting used to that fact it's way less noisy

[@Fearlessfront]

well, theres lots of stuff you can do. I can't list everything, but a pulley swap, better tires, and locking the transmission is a good way to start. My channel is filled with useless info about making mowers better for offroading! haha

[@Fearlessfront]

build it to suit your terrain, sound's like you need lots of speed fro yours! make it like an enduro, on road, and off road mower. that would be really cool

[@Fearlessfront]

I'll let you all know soon, I have to get some things setup first.

[@Fearlessfront]

Thanks man! I have had a lot more time to build and ride it than they have

[@Fearlessfront]

Thanks man, it does work pretty good. And I've got a few things done to the motor, so she likes the abuse! lol

[@Fearlessfront]

Sounds way better in person too!

[@Fearlessfront]

yeah, I'm sure hell keep making it better as time goes on!

[@daveykoper]

THAT WAS FANTASTIC!!!!!!! Plus with the awesome camera... Can't be more envious of you having a steadily running tractor!!

[@Fearlessfront]

let someone go for a quick ride on it, get them hooked, then they will want one of their own... thats what I do! lol

[@Fearlessfront]

Thanks man! we had lots of fun!

[@KingKobraMan]

AWESOME! Totally loving the Mud King mower! It just needs some bigger front tires and a custom fit hood!

[@Fearlessfront]

Yes, I do!

[@Fearlessfront]

It's WAY more fun than you'd think it would be!

[@Fearlessfront]

yeah, I thought the plan was to go around it, then both of you went up and over... lol

[@rotorcats]

Good ol Carlisle Strykers on the mud king mower! Best ATV tire I've ever used, got em on my Quadracer and they fling shit everywhere! Awesome video!

[@JSW793]

This stuff right here makes me really hate living in southeastern PA. I wish I lived out in the country so I'd have more space to do this kind of stuff. This vid is making me want to get back into my little craftsman build, haven't done anything with it except in the past year except put its deck on my grass cutting craftsman. Possibly the best romp I've seen in a while, great vids guys!

[@Fearlessfront]

make sure the diode is still in place on the charging wire from the "stator" (aka. the alternator) and run a wire from the diode side of the stator, to the solenoid... just make sure you attach the charging wire to the solenoid where the BATTERY hooks up to it... DO NOT hook it to the other side of the solenoid, as that wire only goes to the starter. doing that won't charge the battery

[@GMRBuilds]

Fearless, I think you got the best mower, it goes through everything the best.

[@Fearlessfront]

well, if you look, he was stuck on the small tree, and the frost in the ground

[@MZEng100]

Nice video, great to see you guys doing a romp together! Love the sound of that twin!

[@Fearlessfront]

Thanks! They are all a work in progress!

[@EnginesandElbowGrease]

This was an awesome way to spend a Saturday! Can't wait till next time!

[@Fearlessfront]

I donno for sure, I gps'ed it at 12mph, but it seems faster than that

[@Fearlessfront]

you would have to be superman to pull against my heavy duty clutch spring! but it's a cool idea

[@157bradley1]

One of the best romps yet! Seems like Mud King has plenty of power but the weight of that big twin on the front seems to hold him back a little in the mud. Sweet sounding exhaust though!!

[@Fearlessfront]

It's nice not getting coated in mud!

[@Fearlessfront]

probably the belt retainers arn't close enough... check your pulleys, and make sure the are little retainers hanging down next to the engine, and transaxle pulleys.

[@BrucieDiesel]

that looks like a blast! more of these through the summer please

[@KeystoneMotorsports]

The GoPro mount you made is just awesome.

[@RooneysSears01]

That was awesome Fearless! Looked like you guys had a blast!

[@Fearlessfront]

It works well! I thought the high speed footage would be worse. I have to get a better handheld camera so my vids would be 720.

[@Fearlessfront]

ya, that sounds like it'll work good. I would go much bigger than 20-22" rear tires for longevity.. If you can fit the 25" then it might work for a while.. just dont try to use 5th gear in a deep ass mud hole or you will probably break something.

[@TheR41nM4n]

That looks like so much fun! Wish I had guys like that do stuff with! Keep posting, awesome stuff!

[@Fearlessfront]

he has to tweak a few things on it first. But i have seen it function. It's in one of his test drive vidoes

[@961blackwolf]

I thought this video was going to be stupid but it actually turned out to be pretty cool 😂👍

[@666crinclecut]

Yes i did the belt ended up being wrong on the tentioner pulley but i ran into another problem when you push the clutch in the belt doesn't stop so ive got a new belt coming in hopefully that cures it but i appreciate you responding so quickly thanks

[@gbot3377]

Awesome! Best tractor romping video on y. tube. A lot of boring inch a minute in mud vid's out there. Yours is great. Excellent job.

[@Fearlessfront]

I bet! we still have lots of frost, but no more snow.

[@EnginesandElbowGrease]

Haha Jake is spinning his wheels on level ground, while I just back over the freaking log and turn around!

[@Fearlessfront]

I will be! and so far, they work great!

[@Fearlessfront]

It varies, I used about a half gallon... and we rode for 3 hours

[@Fearlessfront]

we plan on spending the summer finding obstacles that shouldn't be run over with lawn mowers! haha

[@Fearlessfront]

cool man! sounds good, we will let you know. We will have to do a summer meet-up/romp session sometime

[@Fearlessfront]

I have an update on that one next

[@Fearlessfront]

I plan too!

[@Fearlessfront]

Not available yet. U will know soon

[@Fearlessfront]

You wouldn't be strong enough to pull against my clutch spring.

[@BelgianRacingPigeons]

That v-tiwn sounds so badass

[@streetlegalkarts]

yup, one bad ass day! cann't wait to do it again. I think next time I'm going crazy!

[@Fearlessfront]

you wouldn't be able to squeeze it, it already takes a lot of foot pressure to push it in. no way you could do it with your hand

[@Fearlessfront]

Hahha! thanks man!

[@KeystoneMotorsports]

Better than what I got! Maybe in a year or so ill see about riding with you guys next time. Im not sure what state ill be living in since I want to go to PA after graduation, but we will see. Gonna show all you up haha.

[@dustintaylor8673]

Good luck keeping that belt from slipping off when it gets wet. Belt retainers and tensioners would be very difficult to implement on a twisted belt

[@Fearlessfront]

$200-$400 depending on the model.. this one is the $300 "silver" edition.

[@nguyenhuy-rc9li]

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[@0jesse10397]

Jakes mower sound's sweet! Great video, I love it :D

[@TheStrongdudeProject]

Ha ha Mud king kind of sounds like a diesel coming through and you and LaPavoniMac sound like go-karts! Ha ha!

[@Fearlessfront]

Ya, it was really fun

[@tylerfacer6792]

love that v-twin sound!

[@jessexxxification]

i started workin on a mower after watchin ur videos lol.

[@Fearlessfront]

not really.. you would get about halfway, then it gets pretty narrow. some trails you probably could

[@Fearlessfront]

That was being nice to it? haha UH-OH!

[@Fearlessfront]

Me too!

[@Fearlessfront]

it's a silver hero3. I like it a lot so far

[@easternelement10]

I'd like to see some tests of these tractor's capabilities this summer. Maybe some hill climbs, rock gardens, shallow creeks, etc. Not at all saying anything you're doing is boring! Just some ideas :)

[@richarddowner4292]

looks like you guys had a great romp. I would love to join ya on one of them romps if you were to give me a heads up I would be there just let me know. my FEARLESSFRONT TRACTOR is ready to go.. thanks for this teasing video. :-) the tractor fits right in the back of the family mini van. haha just let me know. I could be there in only 2 hours heehee and have a great day of fun. were I live in N.H. there all yuppys haha no fun...

[@tommymodified]

Ah mud season :-) Looks like a good time!

[@TheMrRuger]

Friggen awsome romp guys!!!!!

[@Fearlessfront]

Uh oh! I'm gonna mount the gopro to you then!

[@Fearlessfront]

you need to do a pulley swap, if you search, there are many videos on how to do it

[@Fearlessfront]

did you remember to put the key in the rear pulley when you swapped the transaxle? if not that would cause that to happen

[@albertogamez8112]

i think we all want to see a four wheel drive mower

[@HorsepowerGarageVideos]

that v twin reminds me of an old Farmall when he revs it up

[@Fearlessfront]

ya, someday!

[@mattbaker2693]

That was fucking awesome u guys did a great job I've been refreshing my subscriptions every 10 min for the last three days to see u guys go romping great job on the go pro no shakege or nothing it look very good when u guys was doing that speed run , thumbs up fearless

[@Zlehman01]

Mud kings mower sounds awsome

[@UnitCrane514]

You need to make your Sears tractor sound like that tractor with the exposed engine!!!!!

[@PowerToolFun]

Use a long belt, It will twist from horizontal to vertical so that you can run your setup!

[@WeldstarCreations]

How many miles of trails can you access from your house? Is it public land or did you get permission from private owners? It seems you live in a great ATV mower environment.

[@DSperformance96]

Hey Fearless,if you have a go pro camera, why dont you use it for filming everything instead of using a 360p camera? the quality would be much better and the video would be enjoyable more!

[@patrick-ef3cs]

You should make more of these kind of videos and how did the breaks work

[@Bigdaddy-Donkyking]

Great video I really need to ask you a question is it possible to use a boat battery on your lawn more if so let me know even if the cold cranking amps is so much higher keep up the good work PS what do you think about Kohler engines

[@seizedmaul6586]

I love your mud romping vids

[@MattsMadnessOfficial]

hey man love your videos I am building a wood's mower can you show me how you did the throttle linkage on the engine for the gas pedal I am having some problems with mine

[@rex4x4]

Omg I can't wait for the snow to melt here

[@shadow32894]

how would you recommend hooking a horizontal shaft wood splitter engine to a vertical shaft lawn tractor trans axle?

[@donyboy73]

looks like fun!

[@joeycarberry6795]

What do you think there's no way that is pretty cool and y'all loading was pretty cool

[@Camdg2010]

ive got the same tires and motor as mud king!!!!! they are BAD ASS!!!!

[@bergievt]

This might be an old question for you. What are the dimensions of your Racing Mower/Go Kart? Keep bring us your videos!

[@1ktm586]

Very cool I'm gonna do that mud flap idea because I love it

[@Fearlessfront]

I have to figure out a few thing before I make them available. Otherwise i'll be really unorganised..

[@simonreckson7720]

i love this guys work he is very smart and has great advice