A decent find

[reubenjames]

Tomorrow morning I drive about 45 minutes to go pick up the parts leftover from a DIY PowerPro conversion. Actually, if I think of it, I'll swing up north afterward and pick up my box of parts, which is mostly parts from my own PowerPro conversion (minus the motor, which fried completely).

At any rate, it's coming from a 520 built in 2001, so it has the 1 1/8 HP Emerson motor, plus double-bearing quill, speed control, idler shaft, and I believe the belts. All for a grand total of...

$50.

Hey, not too shabby for a 2001 motor, I thought. I have an old beast I can resurrect with this.

[garys]

Great find. You can drop it off at my house.

[JPG]

FWIW A fried motor has salvageable parts that are not otherwise obtainable!

Start switch and actuator comes to mind!

What manufacturer?

[reubenjames]

What manufacturer?

As I mentioned in first post, it's an Emerson. It doesn't appear / smell to be fried at all. Bearings feel great, too. I think I just got lucky on the deal. He had a lot of people contacting him right away asking if he'll ship; I think local pickup and cash payment saved me there--definitely an easier and more attractive option to make a 5 minute cash exchange with someone who will pick up at your home. He was a nice guy, and lived in a nice, new development in an otherwise older countryside area. When I asked him what made him go with the PowerPro (especially on a 2001 machine), he replied, "Well, first of all, I had the money." Yup. I don't think he knew or cared what his old motor was worth, because he could afford not to care. Good for him and good for me!

I did a quick recount in my head of what I think I got lined up with what mother charges new (not including a few bolts and screws here and there). Somebody can correct if something here seems inaccurate:

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Quill feed assembly			 	$100.22
Speed control assembly		 	 $79.87
Speed control dial			 	  $13.97
Idler shaft & sheave assembly	$128.88
Drive belt							  $19.99
Motor assembly						$358.18
Power cord							  $35.20
Fan sheave							  $26.69
Floating sheave						$32.75
Switch with key						$30.87
Control sheave assembly			 $49.26
Poly V-Belt							 $22.80
TOTAL									$898.68

[JPG]

The motor UP NORTH is what I was inquiring about. The 'fried' one. A spare start switch actuator saved my emerson motor.

So do not be so hasty to pitch it all out.







Yes I broke the original actuator!

[oldiron]

Md. shouldn't be too far out of your way if it starts bogging down your vehicle.

Great find!!!

Mike

[reubenjames]

The motor UP NORTH is what I was inquiring about. The 'fried' one. A spare start switch actuator saved my emerson motor.
So do not be so hasty to pitch it all out.

Ah, sorry, my mistake. It was a 1985, so probably a "box-back" GE or equivalent AO Smith. However, I cannot say b/c I think I did hastily pitch it out. Well, I think I pitched it after a few years of sitting around and me not thinking to look into it any further. The windings were pretty charred and I thought short of re-winding the motor, it was going to just be a giant garage paperweight.

That being said, there is a *slight* possibility I thought better of it and that I have it in that box on the farm.

An even more slight possibility that it's still in a garbage pile next to my garage that hasn't made it to the giant motor graveyard in the sky quite yet. I'll look for that possibility tonight, or next chance I get.

[JPG]

The motor UP NORTH is what I was inquiring about. The 'fried' one. A spare start switch actuator saved my emerson motor.
So do not be so hasty to pitch it all out.

Ah, sorry, my mistake. It was a 1985, so probably a "box-back" GE or equivalent AO Smith. However, I cannot say b/c I think I did hastily pitch it out. Well, I think I pitched it after a few years of sitting around and me not thinking to look into it any further. The windings were pretty charred and I thought short of re-winding the motor, it was going to just be a giant garage paperweight.

That being said, there is a *slight* possibility I thought better of it and that I have it in that box on the farm.

An even more slight possibility that it's still in a garbage pile next to my garage that hasn't made it to the giant motor graveyard in the sky quite yet. I'll look for that possibility tonight, or next chance I get.

Back box GEs went out with the Gilmer drive.

It is likely an Emerson or possibly an A O Smith.

[reubenjames]

No, humpback or "roundback" GE's went out with Gilmer drive. Box-back GEs are still in during the 80's, along with their AO Smith counterparts.

I know this b/c my '83 and my '82 have them.

You can confirm with Jacob Anderson's list. He's seen a ShopSmith motor or two...thousand. (Ok, I think technically 1500.)

https://jacobs-repairshop.com/headstock ... ber-chart/