Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Ideas for projects involving a vertical lawn mower engine?

From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:22:38 -0500

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Those work well for a log splitter, or a sprayer as well.  I had a crazy
idea for a gas powered air conditioner a few years back, but I am not sure
6 horse would be enough for that application.

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 7:42 PM, Jimmie Mayfield <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Tangentially shop-related, I suppose.
>
> Last week I replaced my 15yo push mower.  The old deck was more rust than
> steel these days but the 6HP B&S engine is still in reasonably good shape.
> Trying to come up with potential re-uses for a small vertical-shaft engine
> before I sell or donate it.
>
> The only things I've come up with are things I already have (generator,
> heavy-duty weed-eater on wheels, pressure washer).
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Those work well for a log splitter, or a sprayer as well.=
=C2=A0 I had a crazy idea for a gas powered air conditioner a few years bac=
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2016 at 7:42 PM, Jimmie Mayfield <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ma=
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shop-related, I suppose.<br>
<br>
Last week I replaced my 15yo push mower.=C2=A0 The old deck was more rust t=
han steel these days but the 6HP B&amp;S engine is still in reasonably good=
 shape.=C2=A0 Trying to come up with potential re-uses for a small vertical=
-shaft engine before I sell or donate it.<br>
<br>
The only things I&#39;ve come up with are things I already have (generator,=
 heavy-duty weed-eater on wheels, pressure washer).<br>
<br>
Any ideas?<br>
<br>
<br>
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From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:27:51 -0500

If you have need to clean large areas of concrete slab, you can recreate the mower, but replace the blade with a bar and secure a couple wire scrub brushes to it. Slow the engine down so it is safer & try to balance it as well as possible. We built one of these for cleaning parking lots prior to carnivals & it did well cleaning the floor of a soft drink warehouse. Water is necessary but don't add too much

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity

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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:15:41 -0400

> I had a crazy

Depends on what you want to cool.  If you can get an honest 5 hp, that
should be good for 5 tons (60,000 btuh IIRC) or so; enough for a fair-sized
home (roughly 3000 square feet depending on a lot of factors like
insulation, where you're located, etc.)

Run the exhaust through a hot water heater, and you'd have hot water too <g>

Randall

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