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Originally Posted by sawdustdad
You are saying the front axle/hydro is driven by a short drive shaft from the flywheel side of the engine and the rear hydro is driven "through" the front hydro. Right? That's why the whole engine hangs out in front of the front axle?
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On most of the ones people build yes. I've also seen belt drives down to the hydro shaft, but still runs a shaft that runs between the two pumps.
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Originally Posted by sawdustdad
I wonder if you could push the axle forward, and drive it with the PTO?
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Yes, you can. But why would you? You need the motor in front of the axle for weight. Look pretty funny the other way.
If you do build one, the biggest mistake I see made is they are too short coupled. On a 4X4 tractor, the engine is out front and over part of the axle. The axle sits ahead of the cab. Most of the builds I see they try to keep the steering wheel at the back of the hoods where it originally is. That leaves no room for the operators feet. The frame needs to be longer in front, and the operator moved back more. The hood will have to be extended. I've only seen a couple that were done well.