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    Big ride on mower

    hi its a LR 300tdi which is a 4 pot, foot pedal will be sufficient for now, i dont do a lot of mowing im not a contractor i just have some trails through the woods that i planted that i like to keep clear, maybe an hours work once every 2 weeks through the summer its all forward direction...
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    Big ride on mower

    i think this is the box ratios its a non over drive box so ignore that bit so it would give me 1.6 and 3.02 sure i could juggle my road speed to make one of them work
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    Big ride on mower

    thank you for the reply its more or less what i imagined, i was just trying to be lazy and not put one in lol ive got 2 options, a suzuki sj transfer box which has a low range pf 2 to 1 it might be a bit lightweight but its only turning a mower ? or i have a gearbox out of a dodge 50...
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    Big ride on mower

    so ive been using an old fiat tractor with a wessex tow behind mower deck for the last few years its done the job just fine but the tractor is on its last legs it over heats after 20 mins and i cant see where the water is disappearing too and now the clutch is giving up only drives in lowbox 1...
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    Big ride on mower

    not much im afraid, the workshop was needed for something else and the mower got pushed into the barn for storage, allegedly for a month but 10 years seem to have sailed by so im going to start again as the original is so far towards the back i can no longer see it let alone get to it
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    Big ride on mower

    hello l have been having a bit of trouble with my old ride on mower as of late, its on its last legs and needs replacing really however when l look around at the price of new its a non starter :confused2: so since l always enjoy a project l thought l would have a go at building one from...
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    Andy from the UK

    Hi l just joined up so l thought l better say hello, my name is Andy and l live just about bang slap in the middle of the UK, l am not a farmer nor do l make a living off the land but l do have a 28 acre patch of land that l gradually bringing round to how l want it, l wanted a wood but...
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