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Rather than continue stealing Frank's thread (thank you by the way) I've started one on the clean up of this one.
Not much if any info on the net about this brand. Was built in Guelph Ontario no idea when. The 5 grove V-belt pulley is original, (the clutch is inside it) so Im guessing after the 40"s?
Some of these photos are in Frank's thread but thought I'd repost for completeness.
It hadn't been used in about 10 years, and sat in a damp building so it has surface rust and years of aged grime.
I wet it down with Spray 9 household cleaner then pressure washed it before bringing it into the shop.
Used my car hoist with a pipe across the arms to lift it, then pulled the trailer out from under neath.
There was no way to power it up at the place I bought it so took a bit of a gamble. I could roll it over with the pulley but it was some stiff.
It had a 50 amp 220 v single phase welder plug on the cord but the motor doesn't have capacitors.
The motor rewind guy said it could be a repulsive/inductive motor, if it was he said to do all I could to keep it going, they had incredible starting torque . Sure enough I found a cover and there were brushes for the start windings. They pull back off the commentator once its at speed.
With a little caution I plugged it in, no sparks or dimming lights. Flipped the switch and it gave a bit of a hiss coming up to speed then almost silent, save the slapping of the laminations coming off the ancient belt.
Eased the clutch in and she sprang back to life. A little morning and groaning as the new oil worked into the bearings and covered the gears then started to get quieter. Still has a little gear howl in the higher gears but guess thats expected with square cut gears.
Seams like the gamble payed off so its time to start cleaning the old girl up.
Had a cold wet day here and she started to fall apart.
Thank god for overhead cranes when you start disassembling parts this heavy.
Not much if any info on the net about this brand. Was built in Guelph Ontario no idea when. The 5 grove V-belt pulley is original, (the clutch is inside it) so Im guessing after the 40"s?
Some of these photos are in Frank's thread but thought I'd repost for completeness.
It hadn't been used in about 10 years, and sat in a damp building so it has surface rust and years of aged grime.
I wet it down with Spray 9 household cleaner then pressure washed it before bringing it into the shop.
Used my car hoist with a pipe across the arms to lift it, then pulled the trailer out from under neath.
There was no way to power it up at the place I bought it so took a bit of a gamble. I could roll it over with the pulley but it was some stiff.
It had a 50 amp 220 v single phase welder plug on the cord but the motor doesn't have capacitors.
The motor rewind guy said it could be a repulsive/inductive motor, if it was he said to do all I could to keep it going, they had incredible starting torque . Sure enough I found a cover and there were brushes for the start windings. They pull back off the commentator once its at speed.
With a little caution I plugged it in, no sparks or dimming lights. Flipped the switch and it gave a bit of a hiss coming up to speed then almost silent, save the slapping of the laminations coming off the ancient belt.
Eased the clutch in and she sprang back to life. A little morning and groaning as the new oil worked into the bearings and covered the gears then started to get quieter. Still has a little gear howl in the higher gears but guess thats expected with square cut gears.
Seams like the gamble payed off so its time to start cleaning the old girl up.
Had a cold wet day here and she started to fall apart.
Thank god for overhead cranes when you start disassembling parts this heavy.