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edgenet


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I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Original Message   Dec 22, 2010 8:05 pm
I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????

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MN_Runner


Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #32   Jan 5, 2011 7:38 pm
How's the alignment?  Are they perfectly aligned? Excessive heat is a result of friction (even small mis-aligment can produce large heat).  Do you have an IR camera?  If yes, you can see the heat source.
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edgenet


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #33   Jan 5, 2011 8:24 pm
Mn-Runner you were correct the auger pulley was  out of allignment by 1/4" and I also re-installed the same size ideler pully as the orginal.  I installed a larger idler-pulley thinking it will be a heavier duty unit and for some reason that made the belt shake like crazy in the stop mode. I wish I did have the gun that would have help.

 One other point eventhough it has the ajustable idler pulley.  I am using  a 1/2" x 38" belt It is just loose enough to work with the 3" x 5/8' auger pulley. I changed  the pulley  to 1/2" x 3"  so I would be consistent with the lower auger pully  now  the 38" belt is to tight and the 39" belt is too loose even with the ideler pulley adjust to max-in.  I re-installed the 5/8 pulley with the 38" belt.  Buttom line if I want to use the 1/2" pulley I will have to find a 38-1/2"  belt. All off the off the shelf belts are sold  in 1" increments. At this point I am hopping the 5/8" pulley will provide a good grip using  the 1/2" belt. Nothing is straight forward. One step at a time I guess.   

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hirschallan


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #34   Jan 5, 2011 10:11 pm
edgenet wrote:
 One other point eventhough it has the ajustable idler pulley.  I am using  a 1/2" x 38" belt It is just loose enough to work with the 3" x 5/8' auger pulley. I changed  the pulley  to 1/2" x 3"  so I would be consistent with the lower auger pully  now  the 38" belt is to tight and the 39" belt is too loose even with the ideler pulley adjust to max-in.  I re-installed the 5/8 pulley with the 38" belt.  Buttom line if I want to use the 1/2" pulley I will have to find a 38-1/2"  belt. All off the off the shelf belts are sold  in 1" increments. At this point I am hopping the 5/8" pulley will provide a good grip using  the 1/2" belt. Nothing is straight forward. One step at a time I guess.   



I seem to disagree. A "v" belt is supposed to ride on the sides of the belt and at the bottom of the "v" is supposed to be a gap, so when the belt starts to wear and get thin it can still have friction to drive the pulley where as if its riding on the bottom of the V it will start to slip and haet up. By using the 5/8" pulley the belt is sinking lower to the bottom and when that belt starts to strech a bit you will be losing grip and heating up.

 In a previous post you talk about A and B pulley combo pulley. A 1/2' belt is the same as a B belt but a combo pulley will have the wider belt ride on the outer edge and the narrower one lower to the center therefore when you use the combo pulley your belt ends up to long because,the diameter is smaller using less of the belt. You must look for a half inch increment belt or utilize the idler pulley. I can't see why you dont use the 39'' belt and utilize the larger idler pulley to take up the slack.

MN_Runner


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #35   Jan 5, 2011 10:30 pm
Is the belt closer to the chute giving you the heating problem?  Just wondering if the edge of the belt is being heated due to a size mismatch. 
carlb


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #36   Jan 6, 2011 11:49 am
As previously stated, do not use a 5/8 pulley with a 1/2 belt.  It will just cause it to ride too deep and not work well.  I suspect it would burn up that belt pretty quickly
hirschallan


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #37   Jan 6, 2011 2:57 pm
carlb wrote:
As previously stated, do not use a 5/8 pulley with a 1/2 belt.  It will just cause it to ride too deep and not work well.  I suspect it would burn up that belt pretty quickly


+1

edgenet


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #38   Jan 6, 2011 4:32 pm
I have to agree the 5/8 pulley will have to come off I did another test and that pully heated-up in no time and I could smell the belt. The smallest  1/2"  pulley with a finished 1" bore  I can find is  2-3/4" that is not that much smaller then my 3"  1/2" pulley. At  this point I am in a box I need to find a  38-1/2"  belt. I do have a single stage blower I can use till I solve this or I can remove the Honda engine and bolt on a  6.5-hp clone. I don't think this will have the power for a 27-inch snowblower. What a mess I wanted to build a monster and now I am thinking in building a mouse-blower
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Shryp


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #39   Jan 6, 2011 4:40 pm
I though you were making this to sell.

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-garden-SnowBlower-with-Honda-Monster-13-hp-Engine-Custom-1-of-1-W0QQAdIdZ251396084
edgenet


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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #40   Jan 7, 2011 8:09 am
I build a few costom-repowered  Lawnmowers and snowblowers after testing and once I am satified that what I build runs perfect and is 100% safe I sell them and move on to another project. At this point this snowblower is not going anywhere. If  I can't get it to work perfectly I will remove the Honda engine and install a  B&S  or clone  8-hp to 9-hp engine.

I did find part numbers for 38.5 " belts if that works we are flying.  

If you are getting paid for what you are doing No matter how much you Enjoy it,   It's a Job
hirschallan


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Location: Northern Hills of NY
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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Re: I have a Honda 13-hp GX390 engine I want to build a monster SnowBlower. What deck should I be looking for that can handle this engine??????
Reply #41   Jan 7, 2011 9:01 am
edgenet wrote:
I build a few costom-repowered  Lawnmowers and snowblowers after testing and once I am satified that what I build runs perfect and is 100% safe I sell them and move on to another project. At this point this snowblower is not going anywhere. If  I can't get it to work perfectly I will remove the Honda engine and install a  B&S  or clone  8-hp to 9-hp engine.

I did find part numbers for 38.5 " belts if that works we are flying.  



L@@K here "http://www.vbelts4less.com" they have some 38 1/2" belts

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