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Paul Singleton 12-06-22 18:32
Repurposed gun tractor winch
 
I saw this on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...2237205075390/

m606paz 12-06-22 18:33
Good adaptation...
Idea?

Bruce Parker (RIP) 12-06-22 19:54
When the grain and seed silos down the street from me closed down and were being dismantled, there were three or four Ford axles (CMP if I know anything about CMPs) that they had been using to drive conveyor belts.

Paul Singleton 12-06-22 23:16
Ford axle
 
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When the grain and seed silos down the street from me closed down and were being dismantled, there were three or four Ford axles (CMP if I know anything about CMPs) that they had been using to drive conveyor belts.
It seems that several industrial suppliers used the Ford style axle assemblies for industrial applications. Forty years ago I remember seeing Wayne street sweepers using something similar to drive the gutter brooms.

Tony Smith 13-06-22 14:59
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It seems that several industrial suppliers used the Ford style axle assemblies for industrial applications.
Quite true.

This 2 foot gauge Sugar Cane Locomotive was built in Sydney using a War-surplus Ford Differential.


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