I broke two motor shafts in exactly the same place,at the face of the
motor.Both motors I broke were Leeson DC.To me, the reason is the design of
the motor mount,coupled with the long body of the motor create a "rocking
"effect at the pulley and this constant movement eventually snaps the
shaft.Before moving up to the dvr I had a period with an old Baldor farm
duty motor and had absolutely no problem.The person I sold it too has had
this same setup for about three years now with no problems.Thanks,Rick
"George" george@least wrote in message
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Still waiting and drooling until March for mine, but the complaints about
motor shafts keep gnawing on me. I notice from the manual that the cam
tensioner is nearest the motor, while the most-used pulleys - for me
anyway,
are at the other end. Anyone reverse the pulley cones? Seems it might be
easier on the motor shaft than giving all that leverage, and the 1 1/4"
shaft can certainly take a greater load than a 5/8".

So - anyone do it? Are the pulleys even configured such that they can be
reversed? Seems ambiguous from the parts diagram.