Po boy debarker

[jimparamedic]

Pretty much the same thing just for a thinner blade

[Grower]

Why could one not use a 12 volt starter motor as a motor to drive a mudsaw? A 12 volt DC motor down here is proving hard to get.

[eastberkshirecustoms]

Why could one not use a 12 volt starter motor as a motor to drive a mudsaw? A 12 volt DC motor down here is proving hard to get.

Have you tried ebay? I picked this 1/4 HP, 12 VDC, 1800 RPM motor for $40.




I'm not sure if a starter motor is rated for continuous duty. Also once you remove the bendix and nose, you may have to contend with lack of bearing support on that end of the motor , unless you scavenge an old ford starter or similar. I also think that the rpm would be too slow. I believe the WM debarker runs at 1750 rpm.  -EBC

[Grower]

Thats a pretty good job you made of things there chief! You mentioned Ebay so I went and had a look, how would this unit go? http://www.amazon.com/Ramsey-Winch-Motor-Bi-Directional-MBJ4407/dp/B003PL9IUO/ref=sr_1_43?ie=UTF8&qid=1317461975&sr=8-43

[r.man]

The winch motor would be a better choice for the amount of time you would need to debark. I expect speed is less of an issue if it has the hp to bull its way through.

[zopi]

Right after "hydraulics" "debarker" is on top of my "get that" list...

[eastberkshirecustoms]

Thats a pretty good job you made of things there chief! You mentioned Ebay so I went and had a look, how would this unit go?

I think that's a much better choice than a starter motor! It has a good price, plenty of speed and power.

Thanks for the comment. I just hope it all works! The unit has a smaller gear motor (not seen in the pic) that swings the debarker in/out with a chain driven slip clutch. The head is also spring loaded to float over irregularities in the log. The swing arm articulates to allow for maximum log length to be debarked and then swing out of the way of the band cutting path with the shortest possible arm length. I hope that makes sense...

Oh, and I have just about $200 into the unit, not counting my labor, of course.

[rbarshaw]

Thats a pretty good job you made of things there chief! You mentioned Ebay so I went and had a look, how would this unit go? http://www.amazon.com/Ramsey-Winch-Motor-Bi-Directional-MBJ4407/dp/B003PL9IUO/ref=sr_1_43?ie=UTF8&qid=1317461975&sr=8-43

I'm using one of those for the head lift on my mill, it has lots of power, make sure you use heavy enough wire to cary the current required.

[Grower]

I bought these 2 pumps online locally for 30 bananas the pair. The smaller one will run at up to 6000 rpm, the cheapest comparable new one is 600 (for one). They are used on airseeders in the US, Canada and Aussie where I was using one on a New Holland rig with a 60 foot bar in tow. https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1910&pos=0