Them "Growlers",,,,,
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Topic: Them "Growlers",,,,,
Posted By: desertjoe
Subject: Them "Growlers",,,,,
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 5:48am
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I had a fellar come by last week and he bugged me so long and gave me such a sob story,,,I almost HAD to help him with the starter on an older forklift,,,,,He had no idea what brand the forklift is,,,but he does know it is a 6 cylinder,,,and it yellow,,,,sheeesh,,,, I took the starter apart and bushings was almost completely gone and armature had been draggin on the fields but not too bad.. I whipped out some brass bushings on my lathe but had some problems finding the brushes as there just ain't anybody that carries that sort of stuff anymore,,,  Ya'll might remember me talkin bout always buyin all parts I could from a "Mom& Pop" parts store here but after 60 years in the business,,,the old Guy finally closed her up a month ago and sold all his stock to a guy in Texas,, CHIT FIRE,,,!!!Even Ebay did not have the right brushes as the bolt hole on these is offset to one side. Finally I find a repair shop up in Roswell that stocks just about every size of bushings and brushes,,,YEA,,,YEA!! OK,,here is my main question,,,(Whew)  The Guy offered to test the armature and he set it on one of them "OLD" growlers like everybody used to use back in the old days. He run thet hacksaw blade up and down the armature and tells me the Armature is OK,,,just like that,,!!! I had already checked it with my Fluke testor but was glad his " Growler" said it was OK,,,  anybody seen or have one of them "old Timers",,?? |
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 6:08am
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yeesh, ebay wants $$$$ for them !! just google 'diy growler' or 'homemade growler', ther's plenty of hits. You could probably use a microwave transformer core. Easy way to remove the copper windings is to use an angle grinder to slit(cut) the wires, then yank them out. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 9:30am
| I made one about 40 years ago its probably in moms garage. It was a kit a bunch of precut steel sheets that you riveted together and a spool of varnished wire to wrap it. it worked so I got a passing grade. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 10:35am
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My partner in all kinds of drag it home projects had one. I cannot say if it sevived his shop fire. Dang it Joe now you got me crying  about all the good stuff that went up in smoke. A bunch of stuff like them brushes you were looking for real hard to find if you don't already have them put on the shelf. An unlike a bunch of us he had a idea of which wall to start looking to find it.An he almost cussed  me out for bring his IR 1 inch electric impact home, cause I did it the day before the fire. But several years later another friend directed him to a brand new in box one for a good price. I forgot to say Joe, what's going one I guessed right for a change what we was going to talk about. I guess it is early so we could go off to left field yet.
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 7:38pm
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There's a gal up by here that has a starter/alternator shop and she has one of them yet. I hope she doesn't go out of business until after I'm dead and gone... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 8:04pm
| I got one of them at the bottom of a surprise box at an auction once, never did have a need to use it yet. |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 8:32pm
| I bought some brushes from Sandy Lake in So Carolina a year ago for my Allis. |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2018 at 10:45pm
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Isn't Sandy Lake in PA? ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2018 at 1:52pm
They was the last I checked
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JohnCO wrote: