slim67 2,735 #26 Posted December 9, 2020 5 hours ago, wallfish said: Also known as a torque converter. That's what is used on the snow plow bike. Snow plow bike? Where can I see this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,093 #27 Posted December 9, 2020 3 hours ago, slim67 said: Snow plow bike? Where can I see this? Been to the BIG SHOW a few times. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,735 #28 Posted December 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Been to the BIG SHOW a few times. Ok I have seen that before. I didn't know that is what it was called. Pretty cool invention. Who owns it? Wallfish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,093 #29 Posted December 9, 2020 1 minute ago, slim67 said: Who owns it? Wallfish? Yes, john built it a few years back. The frame is from a snow plow, he did a build thread at the time he put it together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #30 Posted December 9, 2020 That is a Salisbury roller weight drive clutch. Every Arctic Cat came with one in the late 60's.. miserable to work with and have a distinct shape. Some early Polaris used them too. The secondary (helical) clutch looks Salisbury too. Its too small to be from a snowmobile of much size but very well could have been out of something early. Actually. Now that I think of it. That looks suspiciously alike the secondary drive shaft of a Polaris L55 with the chain wheel removed. Suppose it could be anything. But its a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #31 Posted December 9, 2020 @Stepney Engine must have been exposed similarly to the one in your photo. It had a substantial dash like attachment with switches and throttle lever. Let me see if I find the rest of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #32 Posted December 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, formariz said: @Stepney Engine must have been exposed similarly to the one in your photo. It had a substantial dash like attachment with switches and throttle lever. Let me see if I find the rest of it. Like to see it.. some of the Polaris SnoTravelers did come with a K241 in fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #33 Posted December 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, Stepney said: Like to see it.. some of the Polaris SnoTravelers did come with a K241 in fact. Hard to get to all of it now. This is the engine other side shaft had the “torque converter”. This is the metal part that was attached to it with the controls which I removed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,593 #34 Posted December 10, 2020 I have a couple of milling machines that used the same system. But controlled by lever to change the speed of the the spindle with a constant motor speed. Its much easier to see them working than on a noisy snow mobile so I will grab a video later on. Its a great system and gives a super smooth variable speed set up for drilling or milling. Oh my filing machine has the exact same system too. Mick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites