You could put a bearing on the outboard end of that coupler and stabilize
it.
Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Smith" <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com>
To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] MowerZilla2,the small sickle bar mower for hay
harvesting
hmmmm, chain drive. now there's a thought....
http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?catname=powerTrans&byKeyword=yes&search=WELD40
Thanks again, Cecil. Looks like a fun website to me.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Michael Smith <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Good call, Cecil. I actually have one of those couplers from the
previous axle to the donor mower. Now that I am thinking of it, I see
what you mean. I was originally thinking I would have to put it in a
lathe (don't own one) and turn it down to fit inside the pulleys'
center hole. That is a lot of work. Or I would owe someone a lot of
favors for borrowing their time on a lathe.
but, not so....
weld it to the flat side, outer face of the steel pulley and I kill
two birds. It fits the splines, and I now, have my offset for the
belt. I could cut it shorter so the offset is not so great.
good brainstorming! and i'll keep that link to that store.
The only thing I am concerned about is the couplers for the axles are
designed to fit sloppy. I wonder if this one fits a bit tighter? My
design with the little triangles would not be a "press fit", but it
would be close, and have very little play at all. I'll order a
coupler anyways, to see how tight it fits compared to the axle one I
already have.
_Michael
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbear...@copper.net>
wrote:
Michael:
I have attached a link to a 5/8 9 tooth coupler that might fit the shaft
you
have and then weld into the pulley you are trying to adapt.
Just a thought
http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=1-1495&catname=powerTrans
Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Smith"
<mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com>
To: "blackbelly" <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 4:47 PM
Subject: [Blackbelly] MowerZilla2,the small sickle bar mower for hay
harvesting
we only have 4 acres, probably only 3 are fenced and of that maybe 1
to 1-1/2 grow decent pasture-grass/hay. I do encourage it's natural
growth (rather than plowing it under or mowing it down) and have
graduated from a dilapidated Troy-built push sickle with powered
wheels (the 4' tall grass catches on each side and clogs the wheels),
to cutting the Troy-built apart and trying to mount it on the front of
my Exmark lawnmower (even worse clogging and crazy heavy), to
this--which will do all it's cutting on the side....
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Hobbies/MowerZilla2/17256321_XrrV5F/1346471564_fgcRR3z/1346472023_zTg93jQ#1310060155_bJSnjBP
I do intend to reinforce the top of the deck and cut the mower
side-skirts off, so I can drive over grass piles.
Enjoy the Rube Goldberg pictures....
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
P.S. in case you're wondering, it's not even worth the price of hay
trying to get someone in there with a full-sized swather, much less
the fact my gates won't open that far.
P.S.S. and no-- the amount of time and energy that goes into this is
not really worth the price of hay. I just want to win this battle over
being able to harvest my own grass. And the amount I can generate is
just enough for the winter for 18 small ruminants.
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