Pullstart 62,812 #1 Posted September 26, 2022 This might not belong in the WH part of the forum, but it could be applied to numerous projects for a WH! If you are trying to transmit power from your Kohler, Briggs, Onan, Tecky, Wisconsin, or any other engine, to any point on your machine, attachments, etc… this simple video should blow your mind. 5 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,812 #2 Posted September 26, 2022 And to boot, how long would it take Greasy Pete to do an oil change on all these moving parts?!?!? 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,503 #3 Posted September 26, 2022 Very cool! WH parts numbers please… are they available NOS or only off parts machines…? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,177 #4 Posted September 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, Pullstart said: And to boot, how long would it take Greasy Pete to do an oil change on all these moving parts?!?!? "Warning! Warning! Mechanical overload!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,812 #5 Posted September 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Handy Don said: "Warning! Warning! Mechanical overload!" Imagine the grease slinging! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,589 #6 Posted September 26, 2022 @Pullstart excellent piece ! my grandson does those very complex models like nothing , a study of mechanical adaption is the key to those pieces . a slow study will let you see , function and opportunity , pete 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,296 #7 Posted September 26, 2022 Kevin - having been a Machine Designer for most of my career, the video is great. I do not completely agree with #6, there is no spring or return mechanish visable to keep the 2 gears in mesh as the arm goes to full extension before it returns to the left. Some classic mechanical mechanisms there... Bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,296 #8 Posted September 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: imagine the grease slinging! @Pullstart NOT if you usr Pete's favorite green anti-sling grease.... Maybe we should refer to Pete as "The Greasefather" from now on ???? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,812 #9 Posted September 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Kevin - having been a Machine Designer for most of my career, the video is great. I do not completely agree with #6, there is no spring or return mechanish visable to keep the 2 gears in mesh as the arm goes to full extension before it returns to the left. Some classic mechanical mechanisms there... Bill I was thinking the same, but there is a link behind the gears 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,296 #10 Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: was thinking the same, but there is a link behind the gears OK, now that I used the good eye, and I see the link - I was focusing on the RH end to see if there was a compression spring... Sun and planetary gears - the basis of what made the automatic car transmission possible, along with the help of clutches, bands, and a juice pump!!! Edited September 26, 2022 by ri702bill 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,812 #11 Posted September 26, 2022 I like the 11/12 combo. The constant mesh gearbox that drives in the same direction is cool. The stand up hilo in the shop has one of those (similar at least) linked to the hand motion control. Either forward or backward, it drives the potentiometer in the same direction for speed control. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,296 #12 Posted September 26, 2022 56 minutes ago, Pullstart said: potentiometer That's a big word for you!! My first "riding" mower was a hand-me-down from one of my FIL's customers - a 1963 Craftsman Go-cart style with handlebars and a 6 HP vertical shaft Techy. It has that reversing type simple "transmission" like in the video - shifter had 3 detents - neutral, forward, reverse. No clutch, just a bit of side pressure on the shifter to go from neutral to find the segmented drive lug on the drive gear. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,296 #13 Posted September 26, 2022 My first Automation job back in 1982, the President of that Division had a good collection of mechanical based handbooks, and I borrowed a few one weekend. They were printed in the 1930's with amazing schematics and drawings like old time patent drawings. Simple mechanisms, some had been around since the 1700's !! He also had a dogeared old copy of Machinery's Handbook - volune THREE !! It showed how to repair/ replace flat leather drive belts, pour babbit bearings, calculate the power output from a waterwheel - all cool obsoleted stuff and more from times gone by. Great reading! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,812 #14 Posted September 26, 2022 @ri702bill a potentiometer is as simple as a radio volume knob, thermostat control, etc. We used them when I was at the water heater manufacture down the road in older commercial gas units. Perfect for training plumbing contractors, the commercial gas was big, intimidating at first, simple to understand in the end, and could fit a few guys as an audience and for hands on trailing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,993 #15 Posted September 26, 2022 I think I'll pass that video on to the robotics team coach. Would be a use full visual aid for training the new team members. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,993 #16 Posted September 27, 2022 7 hours ago, 8ntruck said: I think I'll pass that video on to the robotics team coach. Would be a useful visual aid for training the new team members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
