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General Discussion / 6.5 HP 3600 RPM overhead valve gas engine for $130
« on: March 30, 2008, 08:40:46 PM »
Princess Auto has a cute little utility four stroke engine on sale again (ended yesterday sorry).  These come on sale fairly often however. It is a 39 pound package that includes fuel tank, air filter, muffler, recoil start, low oil shutdown and a 3/4 inch keyed horizontal output shaft. I picked one up yesterday because for $129.88, it is the cheapest solution to a unique power problem I have to address regarding my large wind turbine.
I have decided to build my behemoth turbine on a IHC TD14A, tracked crawler/loader which weighs about 25,000 pounds as the base rather than bolted to buried concrete and rebar to avoid the stupid and unfair property tax increase associated with improvements. Once done I can move my turbine if necessary to somewhere else on the estate if my extension cord doesn't reach it. Â
The original diesel engine is removed to make room for the wind generator stuff but I need to be able to make this thing crawl during fabrication and placement. I don't need power to push over stumps while moving it and I don't have to set any speed records. I plan to install this little engine where it can be belt reduction coupled to the input shaft of the crawler's transmission, where the original engine and clutch attached.
I have decided to build my behemoth turbine on a IHC TD14A, tracked crawler/loader which weighs about 25,000 pounds as the base rather than bolted to buried concrete and rebar to avoid the stupid and unfair property tax increase associated with improvements. Once done I can move my turbine if necessary to somewhere else on the estate if my extension cord doesn't reach it. Â
The original diesel engine is removed to make room for the wind generator stuff but I need to be able to make this thing crawl during fabrication and placement. I don't need power to push over stumps while moving it and I don't have to set any speed records. I plan to install this little engine where it can be belt reduction coupled to the input shaft of the crawler's transmission, where the original engine and clutch attached.