I am looking for serpentine style pulleys to mate my 12/1 to a 10kw ST head.       Anyone know the best place to go?   

Thanks,
Cowboy

With every cow we sold this year bringing 1/3-1/2 what it was worth and hay costing 2-3 times what it was worth I've got to raise some money,  so the LOVSON has to go.      If anyone could help give me an idea of what I should ask for it I would be grateful.      I don't want to under price it too much,  or over price it to where it can't be sold.    My plans are to list it on eBay on Sunday, but don't have the nerves for a "No Reserve" auction.     If anyone here would be interested in buying it before I list it, please be sure to contact me!     I can load it on your truck or trailer,  or would even consider delivery to you for expenses.   

It is actually set up right now as a really BIG portable generator.     It has a box of 4-110 volt outlets wired to the head.     You can start it and make electricity right now.    It is on a frame of 1/4 inch angle iron on railroad ties.      It has a 55 gallon cooling tank on a homemade wooden stand, and an automobile muffler on it .      Gen set is somewhat primitive,  but not without it's own merits.      This unit is pretty much as it was when I bought it last year.    It has been run by me about 3-4 hours for fun, and to show friends, and the person I bought it from said it had only been run there about the same amount.

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Link is to a facebook page I set up because I couldn't get pictures to load here.     If link doesn't work the facebook page is Cowboy's Listeroid.    If any of you could help me figure a good price it would sure be a big help.

Thanks guys,
Cowboy

If you had a limited budget (don't we all?) what spare parts would you want to keep at home?   What parts are the most likely to fail?   My birthday is coming up and I'm not sure what to ask for.   

I need to do some modification to the frame that came with my engine and I need to know the best place to lift from.    I want to unbolt the engine and lift it, but not sure best place/way to attach a strap or ? to lift it without causing damage.    What's everyone else doing?   I have a loader on my John Deere, so the lift won't be an issue, just how to grab it.

Has anyone checked out the PMG heads on eBay?    I'm really interested in a PMG and would like to buy one from Utterpower,  but have been told they are not available until some time in the future.     I'm really looking at them for their surge potential.    They say they can surge to just about double their rated output for a short time. If I can't get enough grunt to start my well pump I'm out of luck.   My system came with a 3 KW ST head and that's just not enough.   Will a 6/1 drive a 5 KW ST for the short surge I need to get well pump started?   The 5 KW ST I looked at said it needs 7.5 HP for full output,   but I don't think they had a Lister type single in mind when they said that, more like an air cooled Yanmar or clone.

The Lovson 6/1 I bought a couple of weeks ago didn't have a manual from the factory.    Most of the on line stuff I'm finding from other brands seem to show an external oil pump that from the photos looks like it's below the fuel pump.    Or, is the drawing trying to show it is inside the crankcase?     I don't see one inside the crankcase either.    Is there no oil pump?    How does the top end get oil?    Do I need my eyes examined?    From my years of riding old Harley Panheads, I know that a bad oil pump is bad news,   let alone not having one!    The engine runs great, it's just making me nuts not being able to read up on it.

What little info I got with mine doesn't state any modern oil that I can figure.    I'm having a little trouble going old school "Brit"!   Is the 55 gallon cooling tank to be vented or sealed?   Don't mean to sound lost,   but I'm almost as "green" as my engine.