"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
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Want to purchase a vertical shaft small engine (probably HF) to replace the
unobtainable one that goes on my "Deep Rock" well drilling setup.
Some time back there was mention in this group that these engines will not
run without the flywheel effect of lawn mower blades etc.
Is this true. There is no mention of this in the specs.
In my case the only flywheel effect would be some clutch parts weighing just
a few ounces.
clarification would be appreciated. Let's not get off topic with a HF rant.
Thanks.
Ivan Vegvary
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Reading the manual at hf
(http://manuals.harborfreight.com/man...999/69731.pdf), it says
several times to only use this on a lawnmower, not on a vehicle, which isn't
that much help because lots of riding mowers use belt drives between motor
and blades. However, on page 8 in the installation instructions it says:

8. Refer to the mower's service manual for instructions
on how to properly attach a belt drive pulley, chain
drive gear, etc. onto the output shaft of the Engine.

So to me that says it should be able to handle your pulley without a blade
for extra flywheel, but I have no first-hand experience so of course ymmv.

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Regards,
Carl Ijames