planer

[mike p]

kirk hauled my planer on his way to a fire thing & i met him in route at my boys place 40 miles east of KC. well i only had 120 miles to get it home at it a beaut
i found a picture of this exact model in a Crescent 1925 woodworking cat. 26"x8" all 4 rollers are powred of the motor

[mike p]

its motor is missing takes a 10-15 hp i might have to learn about phase converters any one familar with these . im conserding a 2 cly onan gas motor
it weighs 3200 lbs acording to the cat.

[joasis]

Now why did Kirk have to drop it off with you? I could have appreciated that monster far more! What a find....I will have one someday......

Now, phase converters: Since you are pretty handy, google a search for them or buy a set of instructions from a seller on eBay, and then locate the parts...pretty inexpensive to build, but, it takes a lot of juice to run 10 hp, and that planer was probably rated for 10 or 15 when it was new, and a 10 or 15 horse electric motor back then would be the equivalent of a 25 hp now. If you have a 2 cylinder 18 horse Wisconsin or a 4 cyl. 30 horse, it may be a great match.

[Kirk Allen]

It was all about the greenbacks Jay 

[joasis]

I don't remember you telling me you had it.....what a pal!

[Kirk Allen]

Mike saw it when he visted a few years ago and had he not asked if I would sell it, it would still be sitting in the corn crib. 

Had I known you were looking for one I could have had you guys bid on it

[mike p]

you know jay this thing is so old & ugly;    that it realy looks good
what i wood realy like to do is get a counter pulley set up overhead conect to my tractor or one engine to run planer , air compressor & my lathe . dreams

[Kirk Allen]

It can be done!  My Dads Super "M" has the pulley on it and my Grandfather used it for a Buzz saw and serveral other peices of ag equipment. 

[mike p]

yea say any one got one of those counter shafts laying around

[Kirk Allen]

Frank surly does 

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

They run off of the pto and are a 90 degree gearbox.  I have a couple three of them.  Say, Kirk, do you recall where you saw them?

[Kirk Allen]

"IF" I recall correctly they were near one of the motorized crosscut saws I wanted.   

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Not bad, fsor a guy getting to middle aged.    You are absolutely correct.


You know, MIke, I have another gear unit that might even be better and cheaper.  I will look at it this morning.  I am off with a nieghbor to assist him in purchasing a MD mill from a good friend of mine.  More on that later.

[mike p]

You know, MIke, I have another gear unit that might even be better and cheaper.  I will look at it this morning.  I am off with a nieghbor to assist him in purchasing a MD mill from a good friend of mine.  More on that later.
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hay frank you ever find that unit

[Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"]

Yes! I trip over it quite often, these days.  The unit has chain sprokets .  You might be asble to convert.