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900 HP Allis Chalmers electric motor

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Topic: 900 HP Allis Chalmers electric motor

Posted By: Acdiesel
Subject: 900 HP Allis Chalmers electric motor
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 8:11pm

this thing is pretty cool, But not the price tag. $16,511.00

Link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/900-HP-Allis-Chalmers-AC-Electric-Motor-720-RPM-Fr-3740-DPBB-2300-V-EOK/202877565541?hash=item2f3c71fa65:g:m3YAAOSwD0deHdHj" rel="nofollow -

- 900 HP Allis-Chalmers AC Electric Motor 720 RPM Fr 3740 DPBB 2300 V EOK

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Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 9:33pm

900 hp at 720 rpm, that is some serious torque!

Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 11:27pm

Great picture. The old wooden elevator in my little old home town had a 100 HP AC motor in the lower level. With belts it ran the whole elevator. However the train tracks had been pulled in 1949. I saw it in 1961 or 62 when we were snooping around on Halloween afternoon. I noticed it because dad had AC tractors and at the time, I had no idea AC made electrical stuff. The elevator was torn down in the early 1970's. I always wondered what happened to the motor.

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 6:38am

hmm... 900HP...

needs 2700 Volts and 300 Amps to spin it...yeesh that'd spin the old meter round FAST !!!

has 4" shaft. add x2 pulleys you get 540 RPM..hmm PTO speed...

make a GREAT start to an E-tractor

OK, I'll leave...go fight with the B&S mess...

supposed to me nice here, be safe guys !!

Jay

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Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 7:00am

Before I looked at the picture I figured it would be larger than it appears to be. Take quite an extension cord to run it.

Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2021 at 7:03pm

First I thought no way 900 hp for a motor that size - but according to the tag -yup- and its an Allis so heck yes !

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2021 at 7:23pm

I think its confusing setting on the pallet. EVeryone is picturing a pallet with 2 x 4 runners and 1 x 3 floor..... I would guess these are 6 x 6 runners with rough cut 2 x 6 floor... Its probably over 5 ft square .... That motor is probably over 6000 pounds.

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Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2021 at 10:15pm

the part I like is that it will be clean and have a nice shiny coat of paint when you get it, but no guarantee it will run, in fact it is recommended it be refurbished with new bearings, etc......put what shiny paint, it sure looks purty with that shiny paint

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