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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Frank on May 14, 2014, 11:11:13 PM

Title: Can anyone tell me what a dual shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: Frank on May 14, 2014, 11:11:13 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRIGGS-STRATTON-5-HP-DUEL-SHAFT-ENGINE-VERY-RARE-/301180363974?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item461fbfa4c6

Its a B&S engine with two different output shafts. I know the smaller one drives at a lower rpm I believe. I was just curious what it would have been used for.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what a dual shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: bonneyman on May 14, 2014, 11:55:40 PM

Total SWAG - small riding tractor with mower attachment?

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what a dutgghial shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: Chillylulu on May 15, 2014, 02:35:15 AM

With the speed reducer those shafts come out of it could be used in lots of stuff.

Snow blower comes to mind, one shaft drives the propulsion and the other drives the auger or screw.

Chilly

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what a dual shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: Ken W. on May 15, 2014, 08:08:01 AM

Looks like a rototiller engine and the extra shaft is for reverse.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what a dual shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2014, 05:43:06 PM

Ditto on roto tiller, dual shafts eliminated having any external gearing, just 2 slip belt clutch assemblies, like so:
http://tulsaenginewarehouse.com/catalog/belt_view.jpg

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what a dual shaft engine like this was used for?
Post by: john k on May 15, 2014, 08:56:06 PM

I have one, came off a roto tiller.   I believe the second shaft pulley runs off the camshaft, so half speed.   There was a big push mower that used an engine that ran the whole works off the cam, wonder how they worked out the bearing issue?