[TheForge] 50lb Little Giant

Tue May 21 06:26:01 2002

        Steve, you have one rated at 5HP?


Ralph


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 50lb Little Giant


> I've got magnetic starters if one is needed...
>
> Steve Smith
>
> Dave Brown wrote:
>
> > At 18:02 05/18/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >We are having a 50lb Little Giant power hammer rebuilt for us.  What is
a
> > >good motor to put on it and where can one get it from?  Buying new is
not a
> > >problem.  Bill
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > The original motor with mine was a 2hp motor, but that was the old style
> > and old way of rating HP in electric motors.  I put a new Marathon 240v
2hp
> > motor on mine and it does the job just fine.  But then again mine is
> > getting limited use and light duty most of the time.  I got the motor
> > through Harbor Freight.  They are made by Marathon in Marathon City, WI
and
> > are good motors.
> >
> > Although the original motor used a flat belt, I'm using 2 V-belts, which
is
> > the current recommendation from Sid Suedmeier.
> >
> > Your best bet would be to call Sid at Little Giant/Mayer Bros. in
Nebraska
> > and ask him.  He will talk your ear off and you'll be glad he did.  Sid
can
> > be reached at 402-873-6603
> >
> > Dave Brown
> >
> > If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
> >
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