Diesel wild wolf build thread

[crazzyearl]

I got a wild wolf with a shot motor and i have a 3 cylinder diesel i intend to put in it i figured id start a build thread.

the motor is going to be to tall for the stock cover i plan on building a new seat and cover with a cargo rack.

checking the fitment of the motor

i plan to use the red piece that used to mount the generator to the motor to hook a gear and chain to the input of the t-20. Since the diesel has a lot more torque but only revs to 3600 rpm im going to use a larger gear on the motor then on the input of the t-20 to speed it up a little.

got the part back from the machine shop yesterday

[LarryW]

Wow, looking forward to seeing this done.

[Don]

Cool. Keep posting pictures of the build- I'm interested as well.

[thebuggyman1]

"i plan to use the red piece that used to mount the generator to the motor to hook a gear and chain to the input of the t-20. Since the diesel has a lot more torque but only revs to 3600 rpm im going to use a larger gear on the motor then on the input of the t-20 to speed it up a little."

Have you done the math for the ratio yet? When you "overdrive" the chain it will put alot of stress on it, what size do you plan on using? I'm skeptical, but I hope it turns out well.

[argoford]

you guys are power hungry my kind of fokes

[crazzyearl]

"i plan to use the red piece that used to mount the generator to the motor to hook a gear and chain to the input of the t-20. Since the diesel has a lot more torque but only revs to 3600 rpm im going to use a larger gear on the motor then on the input of the t-20 to speed it up a little."

Have you done the math for the ratio yet? When you "overdrive" the chain it will put alot of stress on it, what size do you plan on using? I'm skeptical, but I hope it turns out well.

I only plan on about a 25% or less overdrive not looking for high speeds out of it but the old motors had a lot more revs in them. plan on using a # 60 chain.

[hydromike]

By "old motors" do you mean the two stroke engines vs. modern four strokes? 3600 rpm is more than enough engine speed for the machine. Modern day four stroke amphibs spend most of their life below that rpm, too. You're not going to run a CVT belt and clutch setup?

[racerone3]

I think a direct drive setup from the engine to the trans is going to cause headaches. for example, you will probably need to incorporate some sort of clutch setup, or shifting from forward to reverse will probably require shutting the engine down.

[6X6]

X2. You'll grind away trying to shift. The clutching within the T-20 will not stop the meshing teeth if the input is still spinning. You'll need a CVT to release at idle or a clutch of some sort, maybe you could use an electric PTO clutch, or just use a CVT, that would be my personal thought. You can change gearing AFTER the T-20 if more speed is needed.

[onebadc20]

Just turn the shaft on the flywheel adapter down to 1" and buy a 1" low speed clutch. I have a 25hp kubota in my attex. It is just as fast with the new motor as it was with the 440 two stroke but with gobs more torque. Just don't expect it to float anymore. The bigger engine adds too much weight, I learned the hard way.