Re: (ET) Elec-Trak Chipper shredder conversion: MacKissic Hammermill type shipper Shredder with GE Snow-Thrower motor

[Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

> I recently converted a very old (LOUD) Belt driven Gasoline engine 
> MacKissic brand Hammermill style Chipper Shredder to Elec-Trak powered 
> (nicely quieter) unit by borrowing the motor from my Elec-Trak Snow 
> Thrower.
Nice idea! I have a spare motor here from an E12 which is currently 
hooked up to a 1500 PSI pressure washer. It's *really* nice to have to 
clean the house and other things, and of course it's much quieter and 
more reliable than a gas model. And the shunt wound motor provides a 
nice constant RPM.
I'll have to look into a chipper: I have used the vaccuum/blower to chip 
up junk but I'm worried that branches could cause damage to the bearings 
as the impeller basically runs on the end of the motor shaft and the 
bottom bearing takes the load. Granted it's easy to replace but damaging 
the magnets on the motor would be very bad.
Post some pictures of your conversion, that would be nice to see.