Secondly, if you do plan on racing, make sure and check out the rules for your chapter and wear appropriate safety gear such as a helmet ( motorbike), gloves, boots, and long pants.My mower is built using ARMA ( American Racing Mower Association) rules and regulations. You can, and will get hurt if you do so, and trust me- I've seen enough people wreck due to this very reason. So to make this point doubly clear, it is NOT a good idea to take a bone stock mower and make it go fast. So its important that the frame, brakes, steering, engine, and wheels are modified or altered to handle this additional speed. Many of these mowers go 50MPH or more.Making a race mower isn't as simple as taking a stock tractor and making it go fast without any alterations. Please read the following paragraph before proceeding.īefore we start, there's a bit of safety to discuss.Yes, racing lawn mowers from an outward perspective is sort of funny ( which it is!)But its important to realize that racing mowers such as these are heavily modified to handle much greater speeds than the original mower was designed for. The next plans I have include steering upgrades. Also- I'm constantly making changes and modifications to the final machine so check back to see what I've done. Have fun turning what used to be the family lawn mower into a fire-breathing high speed racing machine. In this demo, you'll get some ideas of how you can make a real racing riding mower used in national events. As always, feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to answer. Thanks to everyone who has commented before. Otherwise, start reading below for the original build. If you've read this before, proceed to step 12 for the latest updates. Notice: I've recently completely turned this mower into a new build.
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