tnau664
Bronze Member
I have a homemade splitter so I guess this is the best place to post my question.
I got tired of pulling the rope when my little 5 hp stalled out on my splitter so I added an 18 hp with electric start and vertical shaft, but no mounting holes. At the time I let the pump drop under the mounting plate and it worked fine for several years. I recently hit something that caused my mounting bolts to bend and thus changed my coupler to small pieces.
I've replaced the coupler but before I put it back together I'm looking for some way to raise the pump and possibly add a skid plate. I'm thinking along the lines of using a 1/2 plate with a hole drilled to allow it to go on the motor shaft above the top section of coupler and then bolt the pump directly under the coupler. I can place a side arm to keep the pump from spinning.
Does this sound like a feasible mounting option or do I run a risk of damaging the engine down shaft?
Any help or tips will be greatly appreciated.
TN
I got tired of pulling the rope when my little 5 hp stalled out on my splitter so I added an 18 hp with electric start and vertical shaft, but no mounting holes. At the time I let the pump drop under the mounting plate and it worked fine for several years. I recently hit something that caused my mounting bolts to bend and thus changed my coupler to small pieces.
I've replaced the coupler but before I put it back together I'm looking for some way to raise the pump and possibly add a skid plate. I'm thinking along the lines of using a 1/2 plate with a hole drilled to allow it to go on the motor shaft above the top section of coupler and then bolt the pump directly under the coupler. I can place a side arm to keep the pump from spinning.
Does this sound like a feasible mounting option or do I run a risk of damaging the engine down shaft?
Any help or tips will be greatly appreciated.
TN