PHPaul
Well-known member
Equipment
B2650, Pronovost snow blower, Landpride rotary mower, Howard tiller, box blade
I posted a topic on the original version here. The right angle drive I used was VERY used when I got it and didn't like being run upside down, probably due to lube issues. In any event, it failed catastrophically.
I decided to resurrect the project this Spring and got a 30 hp-rated brush hog gearbox from Surplus Center and redesigned the mount and drive belt arrangement.
With a heavier gearbox, mounted as designed and a better PTO shaft with a slip clutch, I think this version should work quite well. String head speed seems a little slow but it works okay. I may mess with pulley sizes a little down the road. I left the intermediate shaft long until I was sure I had the pulley alignment right. I'll trim that to length.
I decided to resurrect the project this Spring and got a 30 hp-rated brush hog gearbox from Surplus Center and redesigned the mount and drive belt arrangement.
With a heavier gearbox, mounted as designed and a better PTO shaft with a slip clutch, I think this version should work quite well. String head speed seems a little slow but it works okay. I may mess with pulley sizes a little down the road. I left the intermediate shaft long until I was sure I had the pulley alignment right. I'll trim that to length.
