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Originally Posted by Ambush
The easiest may be to set it up just like your grader, just with the axles farther apart. Set the engine PTO clutch over top the front axle input and belt drive down. Easy starting. Reverse and forward speeds would remain the same with no mods to the swash plates. I would consider a HP rated centrifugal clutch to replace the original for simplicity and options on belt sizes and dual pulleys.
Would you idle the opposite axles (front left, rear right say) and lock the crown/carrier gear to one axle per end?
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Yes, I would idle diagonally opposite axles.
To retain the look of a cub with tracks, I need to keep the engine down low, with crank in line with the hydro inputs, each side of the motor driving one hydro, perhaps with a Cub clutch to disengage one of them for starting. On the other hand, that might put the front axle out too far forward, so the engine above the axles may look better. I'll have to mock it up and make a call.
I've got two spare hydro axles, and a complete 1210 (with a third, albeit aluminum) axle. Plus many body parts from the 129 that was the second donor for the grader, so I'd be going for a WF look, using the frame from the 1210, the two cast iron axles, and the hood/grill from the 129 and other WF parts. The 1210's hydro is ported, so I'll probably swap that to one of the cast iron axles. I need the ports for the blade hydraulics--angle and height.
It's funny, my tandem dump Cub starts easily with two hydros and a hydraulic pump all attached. all in line, just like the grader. I wonder why the difference? Here's the tandem dump: