How do i make my lawnmower faster. It's not an automatic trans, it's a 5 speed transmission. it's a craftsman.
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I own my own landscaping company and am very familiar with this. The best way is to advance the throttle cable. See if there's any way you can tighten the slack on your throttle cable this will make the mower rev at a higher rpm and effectively you will be faster.
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Don't try! It's an acident waiting to happen.
That's why I only have 3 toes and no arms.
put a hotrod motor in it or better yet put a remote control in it and let it go for what it knows
Put a larger gear on the engine and/or a smaller one on the rear try this. I have done it before several times including my motor cycle SH
Ground speed and cutting speed are proportional. If you increase the ground speed, you must also increase the speed at which the blades are turning so that the mower will cut properly. If you simply increase the ground speed without also increasing the blade speed you will have ragged cut and your lawn will not look good.
If you are not using the mower to cut grass, you can make it go faster by replacing the drive pulley with one of a smaller diameter, though you will loose torque in the process. Not recommended.
I'm not sure about Craftsman mowers, but my John Deere has a variable speed control on the side in addition to the throttle control, which means I can adjust the travel speed, for which ever gear I am using, while having the throttle at full advance. I would check with your local Sears store before attempting any adjustments that may harm you or the mower. Their service dept. or even sales staff can give you tips on your model.
smaller pulley on the engine, smaller one on the transaxle.
Don't over-rev the engine, as you will stress the connecting rod and can end up breaking it.
If you go the pulley way, you'll have to pick a slower speed when mowing, as the ground speed and engine, were selected to give a good cut, at a certain speed.
basically if you think you can just up the ground speed and be able to mow faster at the same deck height and the cut be the same, your wrong... you'd end up either bogging down the engine and getting a cruddy cut, or just getting a cruddy cut.
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