Fed up with how much time it's taking to use the walk behind on the fill portion of my shop build (https://irate4x4.com/shop-and-tools/...uilding-a-shop), I'm going to try to red green a larger, more powerful unit for the tractor. It's also snowing and my tractor has a heated cab.
My plan is to not plan too much.
I looked around the yard and mobile home axle hubs have the best bearings for the job out of what I have on hand so I'm going to build the exciter out of a pair of them shortened and mounted to a machine frame I had laying around.
I cleaned up the extra stuff from the frame and cut the hubs off one axle tonight.
I've got some ideas on how to make them spin. Synchronizing them is the challenge.
My goal is a 60"x24" plate with 20,000 lbs of compaction force and the MH bearings last at least 5 hours
My plan is to not plan too much.
I looked around the yard and mobile home axle hubs have the best bearings for the job out of what I have on hand so I'm going to build the exciter out of a pair of them shortened and mounted to a machine frame I had laying around.
I cleaned up the extra stuff from the frame and cut the hubs off one axle tonight.
I've got some ideas on how to make them spin. Synchronizing them is the challenge.
My goal is a 60"x24" plate with 20,000 lbs of compaction force and the MH bearings last at least 5 hours