Glad you got to have some fun out there

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Posted December 06, 2013 - 05:06 PM
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Posted December 08, 2013 - 03:39 PM
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Posted December 08, 2013 - 06:19 PM
I just now noticed that's an old, modified Sears blower mounted on there...I just finished restoring one.
Thanks!
I've been trying to figure out what brand that blower was for a couple weeks now
Someone was really determined to get that on there. Are all those pulley's and springs part of the sears system?
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Posted December 08, 2013 - 07:35 PM
I just now noticed that's an old, modified Sears blower mounted on there...I just finished restoring one.
Thx, thats good to know, do you have pics of it?
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Posted December 08, 2013 - 09:02 PM
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Posted December 09, 2013 - 06:11 AM
Thanks!
I've been trying to figure out what brand that blower was for a couple weeks now
Someone was really determined to get that on there. Are all those pulley's and springs part of the sears system?
I'll have to ask him but I expect my uncle likely did the conversion, he was an auto mechanic by trade and was always good at building things, he still has an early '60s Willy's jeep with a front blade I'd like to get my hands on some day too.
Theres a small gear reduction box on the oem blower that I dont have but other than that alot of parts do seem to be from the Sears, the drive belt is on the other side of the tractor so mine has a long drive shaft over to the left side of the blower but it uses the same overcenter spring and pulley system to engage it.
very nice restoration Walkman, a job well done ;)
Edited by Lance Skene, December 09, 2013 - 06:12 AM.
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Posted December 09, 2013 - 07:36 AM
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Posted December 09, 2013 - 12:52 PM
The gearbox isnt here, but the pulley on the blower is bigger so that would lower the rpm possibly closer to what the gearbox does.
When I got the RaM it had a homebuilt plywood cab and there was a push/pull rod from the pto lever back into the cab, which I will remake when I get a new cab built, there just isnt a good place to put one right now.
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Posted December 09, 2013 - 08:16 PM
Nice looking machine.