ebinmaine 66,502 #2801 Posted August 26 This is the Workhorse GT1800 we built for our friends. He "had to get them" 3 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,067 #2803 Posted September 7 857 doing a little work hauling dirt and wood chips from a stump I had ground down to make room for the new shed…where the 857 will reside. See how that works 7 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darrenw85 604 #2804 Posted September 7 We picked up a parts tractor for a black hood restoration project for my Son and I. The plastic dash piece was worth the overall price and everything else was a bonus. 8 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikef18 37 #2806 Posted September 11 Leaf blower I put together 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,319 #2807 Posted September 11 22 hours ago, mikef18 said: Leaf blower I put together That blower fan must run rather fast. Some time back a few people relater the story of their fans blowing apart from spinning too fast. Mine has the same pulley that was used when it was used in the Heat/AC duct and works fine. I need to paint mine so it will look pretty like yours. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,874 #2808 Posted September 12 16 hours ago, 953 nut said: same pulley that was used when it was used in the Heat/AC duct and works fine. What RPM did the electric motor run at and what size pulley did it have? Cage blowers like this are designed for higher volume at lower pressures with low-ish RPM. Lots of electric motors run at ~1,800 RPM vs. the ~3,000 RPM of that Onan You’ll need to do the math to decide if it’s being overdriven. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,319 #2809 Posted September 13 19 hours ago, Handy Don said: What RPM did the electric motor run at and what size pulley did it have? Cage blowers like this are designed for higher volume at lower pressures with low-ish RPM. Lots of electric motors run at ~1,800 RPM vs. the ~3,000 RPM of that Onan You’ll need to do the math to decide if it’s being overdriven. The motor on the blower was an eighteen hundred RPM unit with about a five or six inch pulley so the fan speed is close to the same now. I understand that if you run these squirrel cage fans at too many RPMs you generate turbulence and reduce the air flow. Mine does a great job as it is set up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,067 #2810 Posted September 14 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
