Found a 30 HP Ruggerini twin Diesel for only $200. Said to be a good runner.
It has no output shaft, only a drilled Flywheel like a Clutch face.
I believe these are a standard size and you can get the plates to bolt up with a stub shaft. Looked on fleabay and can't find anything much.
Does anyone know the proper name for these things?
Not much good getting the engine if I can't drive anything off it. I spose I could get an adapter made up but I think I should be able to get one and they shouldn't be too hard to find if I know the name of what I'm looking for. Told myself not to buy any more aircooled engines but this one seems too good to pass up. 30 Hp is a decent engine. Be great to put onto a lawn tractor as a replacement for a petrol engine.
I also stuffed around and finally got the China Diesel mounted today with the 3 phase induction motor. Bitch of a thing fought me every step of the way with not being able to do it one way or another. Simple thing but really buggered me around.
When I did finally get it all hooked up, I couldn't get the motor to energize. Flashed it and mucked around some more then sitting on the cold garage floor with swarf from holes I had drilled in the unistrut to get it all together sticking in my arse, a thought came to my depleted brain. Went inside, banged some numbers and sure enough. The Diesel don't spin fast enough for the pulley on it and the 3 Phase. I remembered I drove it off the little China diesel ok but when I looked, that's a 2800 RPM engine and this one is only 2200. Enough to make a difference.
Does anyone know if there are either larger than standard Pulleys available of the 3 Holed, flywheel Centred stock Pulleys on the China horizontals Or a plate and stub shaft replacement? I have looked on the usual Trade sites but Found nothing.
Spose the other thing would be to take the original to a machine shop and ask them to make a plate and shaft for me. Hate to think what that would cost. Would seem simple enough to turn a plate and a shaft and bore a hole to centre them so I could weld them together but I bet I'd be horrified at the price.
At least with a stub shaft I could put on any size pulley I want. Calculated the ideal size is 4" and of course the stock one is 3".
