WD45 Flywheel Help!
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Topic: WD45 Flywheel Help!
Posted By: PotterfFarm
Subject: WD45 Flywheel Help!
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 8:26pm
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Okay everyone, I inherited my grandpas old WD 45 which has the flywheel. Im wanting to run a hammer mill with it, but I cant figure out how to engage the flywheel? Right now it seems like the fly wheel is "free wheeling" like its not connected to anything. Is there something that need to be connected to get it running? And then do you use the pto knob to engage it? Thanks everyone, Jason in Ohio |
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Posted By: David Gibson (OH)
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 8:54pm
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Welcome Jason. Do you meant the belt pulley in front of your right foot while you are sitting on it. ------------- David Gibson http://www.darkecountysteam.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.darkecountysteam.com 1956 WD45 |
Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 8:56pm
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First of all, it's call a belt pulley. It is engaged removing the locking nut andbolt and pushing the pulley toward the center of the tractor to engage the gears. The housing of the pulley assembly has several holes that can be acessed as you rotate the housing.
This holes are used to adjust the correct gear slap. In other words you don't want the gear to be jambed in too tight or have them too loose. Of course you the tractor must not be running when you engage the pulley. Bob
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Posted By: PotterfFarm
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 9:02pm
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Yes, the belt pulley is what I was referring to. I was wondering if that lock nut & bolt above the belt pulley could have something to do with engaging it, I just hadnt had time to try it yet. Once the gears are meshed & engaged, the pto knob will control it...correct? Thanks for the help everyone. Jason |
Posted By: JCinPA
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 9:05pm
| First I will assume you are talking about the Belt pulley. This being the case you will need to back out the lock screw located just inside the frame rail. this should allow you to push the pulley into the housing far enough to engage the bevel gear. then you need to reengage the lock screw. The belt pulley is engaged all the time untill you back out the set screw and slide the pulley out of the hole thus disengaging the bevel gear. Good luck JCinPA |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2010 at 9:39pm
If your tractor is like my WC then the PTO lever has nothing to do with the belt pulley. When you start the tractor with the pulley slid back it will turn and to stop it you have to stop the tractor and pull the pulley back out. My Oliver is better in that you do not have to do any of this. To engage and disengage it you use a lever next to the shifter. This lever also engages and disengages the PTO. That is something Oliver had up on Allis-Chalmers in my opinion.
Oh Yeah, Welcome to the forum. We live tractors so some of us get a little picky with our tractor termanonlgy (myself included). ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
PotterfFarm wrote:Posted By: Gary in Texas
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 6:05am
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I am no farmer, but won't the pully stop if you push in the clutch pedal?
Isn't there an aftermarket kit, to engage and disingage the pully, using a lever?
(seemd I saw someone on here had one.)
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Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 6:43am
| The belt pulley was originally meant for stationary work like running threshing machines, saw mills or feed grinders and such. Once the pulley is engaged it runs continously until the clutch is pushed in. There should be a bar next to your clutch pedal that will allow you to pull the cutch in with you hand and flip the bar over to lock it there. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 7:30am
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And don't let the engine run for extended periods of time with the clutch locked down. You will end up with a bad throw out bearing and a bad thrust bearing in the engine.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: MarcG
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 10:49am
| yup the foot clutch controls it. |
Posted By: Roger Nolin
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 7:10pm
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There after market levers to engage and disengage the belt pulley, after it has been set up properly. I have one for my 1942 WC and also have one for my 1954 WD 45. need to get busy and clean them and put them on. |
Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 8:35pm
| There is an aftermarket one on Craigslist right now. Search in the Cedar Rapids, IA listings and it'll come up. I have one on my WC. Works great, but I think to be technical about it, I have no way to set the backlash on the gears. Not sure now critical that is, but the book talks about getting that right. Speaking of books, sounds like you need to get an operators manual, very handy to have. AaronSEIA |