RE: (ET) Springs on the tiller

["Elie, Larry \(L.D.\)" <lelie ford com>]

POR-15 is too thick; you want what is known as 'GE Varnish'.  I don't hold 
out too much hope.

The strap goes UP from the lift motor pulley OVER one bushing and pin, 
back down to a long pin with bushing 
on the tiller, and back up to a fixed pin on the lift.  It's basically a 
triple block an tackle.  There 
are no springs; you need the full tiller weight in some conditions.  It's 
really a pretty nice system, but 
I don't think I have a picture of it all hooked up.

Larry Elie


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[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Chris Zach
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 11:39 PM
To: Tom Coate
Cc: Elec-trak list
Subject: Re: (ET) Springs on the tiller


Ah. How does that hook up; to the back pin of the lift perhaps? This 
might explain why my motor had one of it's three bolts broken.

Speaking of which, I've found that if I put the motor in the freezer, 
then fire it up, it works fine in both directions. As it warms up though 
it goes down the drain. Definate field short. I'm toying with the idea 
of freezing it, flooding the field coils with POR-15, then letting it 
dry and (hopefully) insulate the field again.

Worth a shot :-)

Chris


Tom Coate wrote:
> Mine doesn't have any springs, nor any obvious way to attach such.  The 
> strap is supposed to be looped down and back, so it lifts slowly, but 
> mine does lift OK.
> 
>  
> 
> Note that there is (should be) a chain that you can use to take the 
> strain off of the strap once its lifted to the desired hight.  For deep 
> tilling, I just let the tiller down all the way so it can float.  For 
> transport or shallow tilling lift it up and then hook the chain into the 
> lift frame to take the weight.
> 
>  
> 
> - Tom
> 
> E-20, Leesburg, VA
> 
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> 
>  
> 
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:48:39 -0500, Chris Zach did scribe:
>> Should there be springs on the tiller mounted to the power lift?
>> That thing is heavy, how does it come up?
>>
>> Chris
>>
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