[SEL] Wheel casting

[Richard Strobel]

Rob, we can only guess that this gizmo was a small home built log splitter 
or chopper of some kind.  We believe it's a flywheel off of a Eli hay baler. 
Great lettering cast into the side of the flywheel.  The PO installed a ring 
on the flywheel face and then welded two splitting wedges one behind the 
other?  The axle has a two piece large belt pulley on it and with reduction 
was driven by a small electric motor.  The axle base is also there and has 
bearing surfaces also which were not used in this contraption.

  So your guess is as good as mine:-)

later
Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Skinner" <rskinner at rustyiron.com>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Wheel casting


>
>
> >   Anyway I got this cart the other day which I intend to
> > mount my 3hp Gal.
>
> > http://community.webshots.com/photo/392994376/401476039NoVCKO
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>
> Hi Rick,
> That's a nice looking cart.  What's that contraption
> that's on the cart now?  It looks to be a machine
> for making birds' nests.   Was the flywheel made
> for that machine?  The picture doesn't show all the
> wording on the side.
>
> Rob
>
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