Gas Rototiller Converted To Electric Power
When the gasoline engine on his Sears Craftsman rototiller quit running, David Hunt of Pass Christian, Miss., remembered an idea he saw in FARM SHOW'S "Encyclopedia of Made It Myself Ideas". It told how to "repower" a rototiller with an electric motor.
"It only took a couple of hours to do and it works great. It's useful for small gardens that are within a short distance from electricity," says Hunt.
After removing the old 5 hp engine, Hunt made a platform from pressure-treated plywood and bolted it on in place of the engine using four 6-in. stove bolts. Next, he bolted a 1/2 hp electric motor to the platform using 1 1/2-in. bolts. The pulley on the motor belt-drives the gearbox. He then ran the motor's electrical cord to a switch he mounted on the handle.
"My electric tiller is quiet and always starts, and I'm amazed at how much power it has," says Hunt. "The pulley on the electric motor and the pulley on the gas engine were both the same size so matching it up to the gearbox was no problem."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David H. Hunt, Pass Christian, Miss. 39571.
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Gas Rototiller Converted To Electric Power FARM HOME Miscellaneous 32-3-17 When the gasoline engine on his Sears Craftsman rototiller quit running, David Hunt of Pass Christian, Miss., remembered an idea he saw in FARM SHOW'S "Encyclopedia of Made It Myself Ideas". It told how to "repower" a rototiller with an electric motor.
"It only took a couple of hours to do and it works great. It's useful for small gardens that are within a short distance from electricity," says Hunt.
After removing the old 5 hp engine, Hunt made a platform from pressure-treated plywood and bolted it on in place of the engine using four 6-in. stove bolts. Next, he bolted a 1/2 hp electric motor to the platform using 1 1/2-in. bolts. The pulley on the motor belt-drives the gearbox. He then ran the motor's electrical cord to a switch he mounted on the handle.
"My electric tiller is quiet and always starts, and I'm amazed at how much power it has," says Hunt. "The pulley on the electric motor and the pulley on the gas engine were both the same size so matching it up to the gearbox was no problem."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David H. Hunt, Pass Christian, Miss. 39571.
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