Hustler 980 tall tub build

[dirtdobber]

Slow progress. Have all the parts to put the transmission back together except the bands. They should be back this week from Transmission Crafters. I have milled, drilled and tapped the case halves to pin the U channels.

I'm also the process of making a second shifter for the split shift modification. I like the positive stops of a hustler shifter so I'm duplicating that design and will just add to the existing shift lever.20190616_073831[1].jpg 20190616_073820[1].jpg

I don't like this sprocket. Some teeth are worn short, somehow, and others are bent just a bit.20190616_073749[1].jpg
I'll order a machinable sprocket and cut this one off the tube.

[dirtdobber]

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Split shifter is finally done (except the rubber grips). I will have to modify the mount a bit to make room for the extra linkage.

[onlyonce]

Nice work, looks good.

[fmints]

Looking really nice,,,, and my hats off for the Split shift engineering!!

[dirtdobber]

Thanks guys. I'm building the transmission now.

[dirtdobber]

T20 is ready to go. Relined bands, new seals, one new bearing and one new thrust washer. The thing is, though, the plungers are going to stick out of the case rather than being inset. Drums are in great shape, but I guess they could have been turned at some point.

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[dirtdobber]

Made a little progress this weekend. Worn holes in the T20 mount were repaired by welding them up and drilling/cutting new ones.
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I'm going to replace the outer frame rails. They've got some heavy rust damage and lots of twists and turns.

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[dirtdobber]

Finally moving forward again on the 980 build. I have new frame rails formed from 3/16 material. This is a little thicker than factory (which was some odd 9 gauge material or something). The webbing is a little deeper and the channel is a little taller = lots more strength, but heavier.

I cut the old side rails off this morning, and hopefully this evening I'll have everything cleaned up ready to tack the new rails in place.

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[Dw89xj]

Fun fun I had to go through this on my Max ii. I went with 1/8" metal, I hope it holds up well.

[dirtdobber]

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Making progress. Got the new frame rails tacked in and everything else tacked into place. I will drop it in the to make sure everything lines up correctly before welding. The second pic shows the difference in the factory frame vs. the new one.