Here are the only two pics I had of my first attempt at powering my lift with a gas engine. Here is the big flywheel that I later replaced with a truck Tire. Notice that all my components are BOLTED TOGETHER,..... I havent permanently altered the appearance of the original sturcture any more than a few paint chips. (No new welds, no new holes, no duct-tape).
Here is the right-angle gearbox that my axle was attached to and powered by a chain and sprockets. (It was originally supposed to be belts and pulleys, but I hadn't considered that everything I was doing was LOW R.P.M, and therefore High-Torque..... and there was no chance of getting the belts tight enough to make this thing move, so I had to use chain and sprockets).
I really didn't want to use chain and sprockets.
And HERE is the all new design. After the mice destroyed my other engine, I was going to modify my existing design to accomodate the new engine and then re-engineer everything in the Summer..... but after properly analyzing the layout, I decided that re-engineering the new design was actually going to be QUICKER and easier than making the alterations to the old design for the new engine.
Here it is in both operating positions.........
Here is one of the original Hangers that needs a little maintenance.
THIS one appears to have been aquired aftermarket ....... it's much newer than the old red springboxes. (There are four or five of this newer style, installed).
Close-up.......
Here are the sheaves from the tower closest to the bottom of the hill. (I didn't want to hike up the hill any farther than this).
This post has been edited by Don CoyoteŽ: 31 March 2011 - 06:03 PM
Silence is golden,..... Duct Tape is silver.