wolesley major rotovator

[p54jes]

Hi, I have taken over a new plot and in the shed is a wolsley major rotavator , sadly it's engine is in a non repairable state but all the rest of it could be used so if anyone has one and you want some spare parts you can have them just give me. If nobody wants it its off to the scrapyard.
Cheers,
P54jes

[Graham K]

Does it still have the pulley attached to the shaft that sticks out of the engine? I'm in desperate need of/can use one of them, if you can get it off (and the belt).

Thanks, Graham.

[Aberdeenplotter]

the pulley is held on by a small grub screw removable with an allan key. Once that is removed, the pulley should come of with a little encouragement if needed with a hammer and a block of wood. Maybe give the protruding bit of shaft a scuff with a wire brush first to remove any surface rust.

The engine from a cylinder lawnmower should fit these machines to get it going again.

[p54jes]

You must be joking , had to borrow a set of pullers from work to get it off and it fought all the way , didn't do it much good I'm afraid and the belt is not that good either.

[p54jes]

Just a thought you can get pulley drives from any industrial motor supplier.

[Graham K]

You must be joking , had to borrow a set of pullers from work to get it off and it fought all the way , didn't do it much good I'm afraid and the belt is not that good either.

I'm with you on this one, that's why I'm after a new one.

My puller worked fine, unfortunately pulled on side of the pulley clean off with the other bit still on the (old) engine. I've been "shopping" around for a new/second hand pulley for a while now but haven't found any for less than £25.00 a go. The rotovator only cost me £28 complete, shame it's not still complete (see thread "don't do this at home"), any other ideas where to find a pulley most welcome.

Graham.

[Graham K]

another daft question.

Do I realy need a pulley with a "key" for the rotovator. The engine shaft has a 3/16 key-way and I thought this was to help transfer the power to the pulley.

I have just found a pulley that is the correct size for under a tenner but with a smooth bore and no key-way just a grub screw to hold it on, would this do the job or would I end up with the pulley "spinning" on the shaft?

[p54jes]

Don't think it would do it much good in the long term. There is a lot of power transfered through a little grub screw thats why key is there.

[p54jes]

Last chance anyone? if nobody wants it it's going down the scrappy to be weighed in next week.

[Fruit&2veg]

Personally, I Wish I lived a bit nearer, But thanks for the offer p54jes