Picked up a Lima/Marathon 3KW head...

[jtodd]

...at auction.  Paid $400 for it, which may be too much but I like the American-made stuff.  It currently has a hydraulic motor attached to the shaft, so I'm going to put some quick-connects on it and plug it into my Bobcat takeoffs and give it a whirl and plug some space heaters into it.  Eventually I'll be hooking it to one of my Lister CS 6/1 engines as a smaller "backup" generator to my main 16/2.  Anyway... my questions are:
 
  - what should I look at to ensure it's still in good shape?
  - what lubrication, if any, do I need to do to it assuming it's been in storage for 10+ years?
  - are there any general hints on this type of head?



JT

[dieselgman]

Nice find! There are quite a few routine maintenance things you can look into as well as some operational and insulation tests. Take a look at the Marathon site and you should see their manuals... that is a good place to start. Yours will be referenced as the 250 Frame.

If you have data plate and serial number, you can also get detailed build information for it by calling Marathon support.

dieselgman