My Meanest Mud Mower Yet for Less Than $200 

My dads mower has been sitting 10 years he sadly passed away I got it torn apart I’m 16 now I’m trying to do a build like this but I need money for parts I only got my permit so no way to work and I’m still in school 😢

Commander "________" Craftsman would suit this machine

Yeah man anytime Bud. You're welcome to brotherman. I use to work with my grandpa growing up in his small engines shop down in Indwood, Florida

Name suggestion: The Kraken (or Cra'ken, for a little more Craftsman in the name). It isn't military themed, but still a cool name. Keep doing what you do!

i always love α good old chud video

Is there a way I can buy one from you?

Thanks for giving us an awesome video

Bro how have i never got into your videos yet before, your way of buildin is so similer to mine you just have more ideas then then you can even put into words as your building. Keep it up man i wanna see a lawn mower on the moon one day

change oil in transaxle for long happy nice rock crusher transaxle life? 2...3 qts of gear /motor oil? drain on L side under axle. filll over L side axle or thru shifter hole when take the shifter out. DONT LOSE THE BOLTS IN THE TRANSAXLE!!!!!! COVER THE HOLE TIL GET THE OIL IN THE TRANSAXLE AND THEN THE SHIFTER BACK IN THE TRANSAXLE. I PUT 3 qts in my transaxle for all the years ppl ran mine without oil in it when the $8 generic axle seal dried out and leaked out all the gear oil and it ran dry dry dry (sigh) and a BOTTLE of STP OIL TREATMENT to REALLY COAT THE GEARS forever more.

Thats thing is awesome. I need to find one

Those are some big tires. I would think just the tires alone would increase top speed by about 1 MPH . Very nice machine 😊

Sergeant Stratton would sound pretty cool for that tractor.

Hopefully one day i want to hear what it sounds like while mowing on that craftsman

I loved the video man

Skinny or treadless wide wheels on the front axels…like a farm tractor or a dune buggy! Great job on Mud Max!!

Commander Craftsman

Major Cooper because you got that blade on the back

congrats on 160k

You should name it brigadier blade

Sgt. Slaughter ? 80's WWF.

#33 and I really like this mower. I’d love to see a vtwin gas pedal too.

Corporal craftsman

DO you remember that movie from the 90s? Bladerunner

Makes me want one!! LOL

Private Ryan would be a cool name lol

Nice s10💯💪🏽😊

I got a newer craftsman Excelerator GT gt5000 series I believe and it has the 26hp kohler got it free because they thought it was locked up I was about to pull it and was like ehh let me take it apart…. The starter was stuck and bent in the up position made the engine seem 100% locked up thing runs like a top now with a new starter makes a great plow tractor! Check the starter you have have a perfectly good engine there!

LOVE TO SEE OTHER GROWN MEN THAT WILL NEVER "GROW UP" !! 👍👊🤣

This is one of the best birthday presents I could get! Those craftsman garden tractors are bulletproof!!! Cant wait to see it!!!!

You should call it private Gomer Pyle

How about the name Sgt. Grinch? Had a NCO who I thought the world of name Sgt. Wilson, and his nickname was "The Grinch"

You should call it private Peter. Also what app do you use to test the speed of the lawnmower?

If you made this craftsman 4 wheel drive, then it will go through anything

You should try to get the kholer running, I bet the coil rust welded to the flywheel, if you put wd40 on it it will un seize. You should also lock the rear. You should run the exhaust out and under the floor bored with 2 chrome tips

28:03 nice

Mud Puppy 🦎

You should name it “Commander Cole”

Private Pyle!!

call it GT Army

Two GT models make for a great day at the mud hole! I love these ropper 633a on these I pull a 4500lb trailer no issue! Keep up the good videos buddy!

Colonel Craftsman there's you a military name

Private Slaughter

General Patton

a name is the chud mower WAIT JUST A SECOND THATS YOUR CHANNEL NAME AND I MIXED CHEAP MUD MOWER TOGETHER TO GET THE EXACT NAME NO WAY ITS THAT COINCIDENCE

My favourite animal is cats and dogs

Why not just call it the briggsman craftsman riding lawn mower.,lawn& garden tractor instead right

Can I ask why do lawn mower engines sound so good when they're straight piped

I know about the pulley swap to make the mower faster, what can be done with a Cub Cadet series 2000 with a drive line to make it faster?

I've never ran across a set of those that wasn't dry rotten I just put tubes in um

Where abouts in Florida if you don't mind my asking?

You should name it Private Patriot!

I love videos like this. Good job Chud! So I'm in negotiations right now to get an 03 GT5000 and a DLT3000 on trade for a rear engine craftsman rider I have. Hopefully, I can lock the deal and get these tractors! I want that GT5000 soooooo bad lol.

Where can I find those pullies

dude i call them wollyboogers too

I've probably watch this video 5 or 6 time through but every time in the beginning because of the rusty clutch I think it it was me i wouldn't have fixed it . Sure glad you got it instead of me lol.

I will take the tires

I’m getting a VERY similar tractor tomorrow and I’m making it my workhorse grassing cutting / towing actuall its identical but as part of the deal they are taking the motor off but I have a commercial 28 horse Briggs vtwin

I like mud solidier

Just remembered this: BINFORD TOOLS" "Sgt Binford" or in Canadian terms "Master Corporal Binford"

call it major pain or private blade

I can’t wait to watch this

you should name it muddy craftsman

I think captain craftsman would be pretty cool to see

What do you think about Sargent stuby

You should name it Muddy Private.

Looks like the same tranny on my Poulan Pro. I went with a 4" pulley on the trans and a 75" belt. Interested in seeing how you run the exhaust.

Take the front deck and plow mounting plates they are like 2 hooks waiting to stop you dead in your tracks. Ask me how I know!!! lmao

what have you found to be the cheapest source for tires? I love how you swap and build so much stuff around. What's your favorite engine for a mower? do you prefer vertical shaft ones? do you have any horizontal shaft drive hydrostatic mowers?

"My Meanest Mud Mower yet" is a tall statement Chud, hope you can back that up...hahahaha KUTGW son ahahahaha

Call it bald spot it just screams dad especially the hood ,it looks like my gpaws hair like where old guys just have hair on the sides

Private Plow

I got some waverunners this summer. One had a trailer and it's in the water now, the other no trailer but it's on the trailer from the first one right now and isn't running right. Summer is over need to get the good one out the water so today I'm gonna make a waverunner dolly out of 2" square tube to hold the worse of the 2. Thinking I can work on it in my garage this winter and not take up as much space, and have the trailer freed up. When I got the trailer it was a deal because someone jack-knifed it and their bumper bent the heck out of the trailer tongue. It still towed straight just not centered behind the tow vehicle. So I fixed that yesterday, wish I had taken some video. It came out better than original in my own opinion. The dolly will be interesting. I appreciate you sir. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience

Thats so cool! I hope I can do a build on my 2014 Troy bilt in the future hoping to take it home this weekend!

Kinda reminds me of the Terminator Mustang. I say we call it Terminator or Arnold

U guys in Florida right? from what I can remember. Tou guys ok from the hurricane?

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Heck ya chuck great job very mean machine

awesome vids! hey whats the brand type of rear tires and fronts and where can you get them ?looks super..

Conrad craftsman sounds good to me

Seargent Sears

You should call the Bladesman

What are you planning on doing farming rice well that's the only reason you need a tractor that would go in the mud

I’m doing a pulley flop on my husqavarna what should I do with idler pulleys?

Why don’t u rig up the blade handle to where it’s powered by an electric piston so then u can lift a load trailer

Use washers as spacers on the bolts for the tires to widen it n maintain the tires u have on it

where do you buy your tires? $40. for those two rear tires is very reasonable. Thanks

maybe not this one but you should name a craftsman "crapman".

Do you know where I can get a set of those tires?

You need snorkels for your gear boxes

You've got too much time on your hands. Thanks for using it doing this. 😅

Them tires are also call trail brakes not to good in the mud but really good in the snow

If you haven't found a name I thought major mudslinger sounded cool

can i buy that tires i would love tho buy them but i live in the netherlands so is that possible ?

Really nice built. Colonel an this one are actually more of a heavy duty garden tractor even though they don’t have horizontal shaft engines like the Moto Mow. But the transmission and frame are built stronger than the other lawn tractors. Those ones are heavier but can pull. Keep them more as your workers and si speed or mud mower with the light lawn tractors. Colonel is the towing and this one is the grader. Really nice score by the way. The Craftsman are not common to find with the Brinly style itch. And the blade is a rare score too. I have the same style itch on my 1989 Wheel Horse 312-8. You can fit any Brinly universal attachments on it. Like a plow for example! It would be nice if you could get one. You could plow your garden old school style! I would put a bracket on the front and find some small suit case weights to slide on. Did it on my 312.

Quick question where the hell do you find mowers with cast iron axles

Private Willy

Just became a patreon for this particular project, if I win I have a very special name if you approve of it, to put on this machine. I've had some very Rusty tractors in the past, but never were this one was Rusty.

Bro that looks so sick! Sadly I can’t watch the premiere because I’m going out to eat, but will be sure to watch it as soon as I get home!

Those vampires are rare and discounted sell em to me for my three wheeler ill pay pretty penny lol

Didn’t want to just build wheel spacers and get longer bolts eh?