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Slow progress on the Sidekick conversion - but any progress is better than no progress.
Thanks to much help from the forum (especially Todd!!) we have the measurements and a prototype adapter plate.
Before we can machine the final adapter plate, we need to make the coupler since that will determine the required thickness for the adapter.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to link the pieces in the photograph together?
The PTO clutch disk (did I mention thanks Todd??) fits the motor. That hub then needs to be attached to the flywheel. The flywheel is, of course, convex and the center hub of the PTO disk is only just larger than the center ridge of the flywheel.
One thought is to machine the PTO disk center hub down so that it fits inside the center depression on the flywheel. Since there would then not be enough material to run bolts through, attaching it would be a problem - welding is the only idea we can think of, but (not being a welding expert) I'm not sure how easy it would be to weld to the flywheel and then balance the flywheel.
Another choice is a donut spacer of some sort, then attach through the spring steel of the PTO disk and into tapped holes in the flywheel. Centering would seem to be a challenge in this case.
Any thoughts, suggests, etc. would be appreciated.
[Just noticed that the image sizes are different. The PTO disk is about the same total diameter as the flywheel (9" or so), the flywheel is just a little larger. The motor is just a little larger diameter again].
Thanks to much help from the forum (especially Todd!!) we have the measurements and a prototype adapter plate.
Before we can machine the final adapter plate, we need to make the coupler since that will determine the required thickness for the adapter.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to link the pieces in the photograph together?
The PTO clutch disk (did I mention thanks Todd??) fits the motor. That hub then needs to be attached to the flywheel. The flywheel is, of course, convex and the center hub of the PTO disk is only just larger than the center ridge of the flywheel.
One thought is to machine the PTO disk center hub down so that it fits inside the center depression on the flywheel. Since there would then not be enough material to run bolts through, attaching it would be a problem - welding is the only idea we can think of, but (not being a welding expert) I'm not sure how easy it would be to weld to the flywheel and then balance the flywheel.
Another choice is a donut spacer of some sort, then attach through the spring steel of the PTO disk and into tapped holes in the flywheel. Centering would seem to be a challenge in this case.
Any thoughts, suggests, etc. would be appreciated.
[Just noticed that the image sizes are different. The PTO disk is about the same total diameter as the flywheel (9" or so), the flywheel is just a little larger. The motor is just a little larger diameter again].
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