Fertiliser spreader Gearbox for 5.5 hp engine

cuff92

Hi, I'm looking for a gearbox for a 5.5 hp engine so I can use my vicin shaker on the back of the quad cheers.

cuff92

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Nekarsulm

What speed does that engine run at? Could you adapt a box from a scrapped quad?

cuff92

I don't no really? I'd imagine ud still have to set the speed to 540?

Nekarsulm

Most of those engines run at a set speed. A Google seems to suggest many of those Hondas are 3600 rpm.
Do you run a Vicon at 540?
If so, you need roughly a7:1 reduction.

Ideally you would need to get a handheld rev counter that reads a rotating shaft, to try out various gearboxes, or investigate some engineering suppliers like these crowd.
https://catalog.nordex.com/speed-reducers

st1979

I started to make one of these and way I was going to do it was a centrifugal clutch same as a chainsaw driving belts. Use pulling sizing to get your gearing. As you will never start the engine with a direct link. Still have the clutch in workshop if your interested

cuff92

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Most of those engines run at a set speed. A Google seems to suggest many of those Hondas are 3600 rpm.
Do you run a Vicon at 540?
If so, you need roughly a7:1 reduction.

Ideally you would need to get a handheld rev counter that reads a rotating shaft, to try out various gearboxes, or investigate some engineering suppliers like these crowd.
https://catalog.nordex.com/speed-reducers

Spent a good while on the net and cant seem to find any help there.
But yeah that looks along the lines

cuff92

st1979 wrote: »

I started to make one of these and way I was going to do it was a centrifugal clutch same as a chainsaw driving belts. Use pulling sizing to get your gearing. As you will never start the engine with a direct link. Still have the clutch in workshop if your interested

How did it work out.? Was the shaker running at the right speed.?

st1979

cuff92 wrote:

How did it work out.? Was the shaker running at the right speed.?

Never actually got that far had problems with the engine I was going to use

gctest50

The pulleys and belt off s small cement mixer maybe ?

Muckit

Seems like a lot of engineering to spread 3 or 4 hundred weight of bag manure. I'm just thinking of the small quad type wheels under spreader and thinking they'd rut before them. A little 35 or similar with twins would probably do less damage but wouldn't be as fancy.

Muckit

The shaker with wheels under it is rose another what 20-24" ? You can't let it down (like on tractor lift arms). Do you fill off a platform or pallet on pallet forks? Maybe it just me but can't see the benefits but there must be.

cuff92

Muckit wrote: »

Seems like a lot of engineering to spread 3 or 4 hundred weight of bag manure. I'm just thinking of the small quad type wheels under spreader and thinking they'd rut before them. A little 35 or similar with twins would probably do less damage but wouldn't be as fancy.

No I've used the likes before. Doesn't leave a mark. handy on steep land. Yeah you'd want to be loading it off a trailer alright there a small bit high.

Username John

cuff92 wrote: »

No I've used the likes before. Doesn't leave a mark. handy on steep land. Yeah you'd want to be loading it off a trailer alright there a small bit high.

I could see how twould be handy on steep land, as the ground driven ones can be tricky as you need to maintain the speed to get the spreading width...

You'd cover quare steep land on a 135 with duals as well like Mickey said, but would the quad and spinner on wheels be less inclined to slip on very high fields?

Nekarsulm

You could probably have this home for 700 Euro. (Or offer 375 and see if he bites)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VICON-602-FERT-SPREADER-ON-LOGIC-QUAD-BIKE-CHASSI-HONDA-ENGINE-SPARES-REPAIR-/391709159580?hash=item5b33af709c:g:CQYAAOSw4CFYqfm2

Sell your own spreader, and it wouldn't be too dear.

fastrac

I wonder does anybody sell a ground drive kit for quad attachments.

cuff92

Logic sell these type of spreaders from new so I'll get onto there dealer here and see how much for a price..

Muckit

Be interesting to see price. Would €2,500 buy one?

kowtow

I have a feeling there are people in the US building bogeys with small engines and PTO to take tractor implements with horse teams.

Some communities of Amish use them, in fact I think they may be designed or made there.

Quad is not so different when you think about it - except that you can't eat it in a bind.

jjjjjjjk

Does anyone know

Can anyone help me track Down Or know anywhere to get this coupler between the Vicon spreader and engine .