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prop test engine- cheap
What have folks found to be the cheapest engine to swing a prop for
function and reliability testing? Needs about 100 hp at 2500rpm with maybe a little extra up to 2800rpm. I would rather not go direct drive if I can help it but that might be the cheapest way. I thought about jacking my truck up and using a shaft off of the driveline in some sort of big steel fixture. Now that would be interesting. Heck, I could make a barge for my truck and "drive" it around the lake like a big airboat Seriously though, what's the cheapest option out there? Joa |
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wrote in message oups.com... What have folks found to be the cheapest engine to swing a prop for function and reliability testing? Needs about 100 hp at 2500rpm with maybe a little extra up to 2800rpm. I would rather not go direct drive if I can help it but that might be the cheapest way. I thought about jacking my truck up and using a shaft off of the driveline in some sort of big steel fixture. Now that would be interesting. Heck, I could make a barge for my truck and "drive" it around the lake like a big airboat Seriously though, what's the cheapest option out there? Joa How about a junkyard motor? |
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If you want to test a prop, for reliability, you must test it with that sort
of engine it is supposed to be on, for vibration reasons. Jan Carlsson www.jcpropellerdesign.com skrev i meddelandet oups.com... What have folks found to be the cheapest engine to swing a prop for function and reliability testing? Needs about 100 hp at 2500rpm with maybe a little extra up to 2800rpm. I would rather not go direct drive if I can help it but that might be the cheapest way. I thought about jacking my truck up and using a shaft off of the driveline in some sort of big steel fixture. Now that would be interesting. Heck, I could make a barge for my truck and "drive" it around the lake like a big airboat Seriously though, what's the cheapest option out there? Joa |
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Yes, it will definitely get tested later on the correct engine. I want
to do an initial run to veryify a few things first though. What 100hp junk-yard engine could be readily adapted to a prop but not have nasty torsional issues? Joa Jan Carlsson wrote: If you want to test a prop, for reliability, you must test it with that sort of engine it is supposed to be on, for vibration reasons. Jan Carlsson www.jcpropellerdesign.com |
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