OK, this is a two-fold question that is relating to a decision I made rather hastily a few days ago.
Back story:
I have a dead rider with a 12hp briggs engine in it. it has a few good parts on it, I'll probably sell it for a couple of bucks or pull parts off later....
I have a crappy push mower with a 3(ish) hp briggs on it. the pull cord and cover are long gone, i've been starting it with a power drill for the past two years (not kidding) and it runs well.
Dad gave a nice self-propelled with a 6.5hp engine (kohler maybe) and the deck and self-propelled system are crappy and need more work than I'd like to put into it. The engine is awesome.
my plan (too late to completely talk me out of it)
Take out 12hp engine from rider (done)
put in 3hp engine into rider (done-ish)
put 6.5hp engine onto non-self-propelled mower deck (next on list)
Question #1:
I bought the smallest pulley I could for the 3hp engine and have it mounted into the rider. I need to get some front wheels on the thing, and tonight I think I'll see if it will even move....DO you think 3hp can move a rider even in 1st gear? I hope so. I figure it will, but it will go slowly
Question #2:
I'd like to use it to pull around a little dump garden cart (i took the deck off of it, I'll never use it to mow again). Do you think it can pull anything of weight with that dinky little engine? (i.e. small loads of firewood)
Basically just looking for ways to entertain myself, thought this could be fun. That 3hp looks hilarious in the rider and the thing weighs so little now that I can just lift up the front with one hand (very hard to lift before with that big 12hp)
Back story:
I have a dead rider with a 12hp briggs engine in it. it has a few good parts on it, I'll probably sell it for a couple of bucks or pull parts off later....
I have a crappy push mower with a 3(ish) hp briggs on it. the pull cord and cover are long gone, i've been starting it with a power drill for the past two years (not kidding) and it runs well.
Dad gave a nice self-propelled with a 6.5hp engine (kohler maybe) and the deck and self-propelled system are crappy and need more work than I'd like to put into it. The engine is awesome.
my plan (too late to completely talk me out of it)
Take out 12hp engine from rider (done)
put in 3hp engine into rider (done-ish)
put 6.5hp engine onto non-self-propelled mower deck (next on list)
Question #1:
I bought the smallest pulley I could for the 3hp engine and have it mounted into the rider. I need to get some front wheels on the thing, and tonight I think I'll see if it will even move....DO you think 3hp can move a rider even in 1st gear? I hope so. I figure it will, but it will go slowly
Question #2:
I'd like to use it to pull around a little dump garden cart (i took the deck off of it, I'll never use it to mow again). Do you think it can pull anything of weight with that dinky little engine? (i.e. small loads of firewood)
Basically just looking for ways to entertain myself, thought this could be fun. That 3hp looks hilarious in the rider and the thing weighs so little now that I can just lift up the front with one hand (very hard to lift before with that big 12hp)