[TheForge] 50lb Little Giant

[Steve Bloom]

At 11:17 AM 5/20/2002 -0500, Bob wrote:
>i ran a 50lb lg on a 1-1/2 hp farm duty motor for a while. it was an older 
>motor and pretty big compared to motors today. i think the specs call for 
>a 2 horse. i don't think running a power hammer is really hard on a motor. 
>i remember a while back some guys in the anvils ring were running a 25lb 
>with a chainsaw engine. not ideal no doubt but i think they were just 
>getting thru a job if i remember right. who is rebuilding the hammer? sid? 
>i sometimes wish i had kept that 50lb. i have a 25 now. the 50 will do 
>everything the 25 will and more. good luck.

I've been running a 1.5 hp (220v) unit from Harbor Freight on my
50lb-er since 1991 - no problems and plenty of power.

Steve
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