Today was mount the starter generator day. The frame I was going to use has 6mm tapped holes so I drilled and tapped them to a more robust 5/16-18. I made an adapter and bolted it in place. I hung the starter and checked the belt alignment. It was a little off so I milled slots in the original bracket to make it adjustable. I’m ready to drop the motor back into the cart and finalize the location on the motor mount plate and get the primary clutch lined up with the secondary clutch on the transaxle. It was 70 degrees today so I stopped early and played gold in the afternoon. It might snow tomorrow so I can spend the day milling the new motor mount plate
I tried to use my portable bandsaw but it was too bulky and the handles were hitting the case. I gave up and cut it with a whiz wheel in my 4” angle grinder. I tapped the clutch mounting hole 1/2” deeper and replaced the taper adapter. I bolted the clutch to the crank and fired it up. It runs as true as it did on the old motor. Any runout has to be internal to the clutch. IMG_3198.mov I had the starter generator rebuilt, new brushes and the like. Now that I know where the pulley for the clutch lies, I can fab a bracket to hang the s/g inline with it. Getting close to being ready to machine a new engine mount plate.
Looks like you are in the same boat that I am in. I can only go as big as my 25yr old entertainment center will allow me to go. My TV room is only 14 x 20 so I can't get very far away. I will be fine without a 60".
I Put oil in the motor and went thru the break-in routine. I wanted to make sure I didn’t have to return the motor to HF before I altered the crank. I drilled the clutch bolt hole deeper and will saw it to length tomorrow. IMG_3188.mov
Had a smattering of snow overnight and it put me in mind to do something with left over pork roast from earlier in the week. I made pork green chile using the recipe from the Herdez website. Couldn’t have been easier or tastier.
The new rubber products are coming in and I replaced the body to check for starter generator clearance. Looks like I can raise the motor mount about 3”. That will also give me more room to route the new header and exhaust.
I made a plywood motor mount to figure out the machining for the final plate. I need to shorten the crankshaft back to the taper adapter. I have a portable bandsaw that should make short work of that.
Good to hear from you again. It does get old but it gets us through. I had a colonoscopy yesterday (all clear) and a CT scan today as a prelude to hernia surgery. Nothing at all to compare to heart issues but I'm tired of being poked and prodded too. Hang in there, Friend, I like having you around.
Our company builds equipment to handle coils like these up to 60" dia and 20,000 lbs. We can unroll them, rewind them, upend them, move them around a factory and place them just about anywhere in any attitude. The worst mishap we have had was when a hydraulic hose ruptured and let a 24" wide coil clockspring and wipe out a safety cage. Nobody was hurt. I saw the aftermath of a renegade coil that rolled away from a forklift operator and crashed through a cinder block wall. Again, nobody was hurt but I know of plants that had fatalities because of poor material handling.
I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy next Thursday. Yesterday, my PCP determined that I have a hernia. Same Doc doing the colonoscopy will do the hernia repair. I have a consult with him tomorrow to decide when it will happen and which gets done first. Is there any chance he can do both procedures at the same time? Just kidding. Maybe. I dunno.
I am a Luddite, Imma can attest, but it didn't take long to see that I had to log in. I couldn't remember my password because I haven't logged out since the first time I logged into Surly. 2 minutes later I had a new password (301WPatterson) and my sanity was restored.
I was confused for a minute but I figured it out. I'm really happy for you. I'll take this opportunity to thank this thread in general and you in particular for all of the advice and and willingness to engage my questions over the years. Y'all have been very helpful.