"R. Wink" wrote in message
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I had a friend who built a lawn mower like this. At the output side of
the VW transaxle, he fashioned axle shafts with gears
from a coal mine winch, I think. He built an enclosure that bolted to
the transaxle and to the frame. He used what he had
but I think it was something like 7:1 reduction and in low, I could
walk fast than he could drive wide open.
He pulled a gang of 10 reel mowers over his 5 acre front yard for over
5 years without a drive train failure.
I think the secret to his success was that the gear set was way
oversized and he keep them running in hypoid (sp?) gear lub.
R. Wink

Thanks for the info R. Wink

Regards,
Bernd