Pulley and belt cover 2

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Very early prototype to help prevent dirt related wear on pulleys and belt.

BTW. I have 2 x 2 mulching discs available $100 USD.

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Getting closer. Time to put it on the core and give it a spin.

I’m thinking about a soft cover for the motor pulley. Too many wires to incorporate it into the hard cover. Thoughts?

I didn’t have any clearish plastic as was previously suggested.

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You plan on covering this gear at all? I think it would be good, but leave a water weeping hole(s) and angle it down for drainage. I think a soft cover would be cool, but will it retain heat?

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The soft cover I am imagining would be around the motor mount, not the motor itself. I will look at that other gear after I see if the blower will still mount on the core. It should but shit happens :winking_face_with_tongue:

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Okay two things went wrong. The bottom of the cover slightly contacted the core frame. Easily corrected, I cut it off. Now I have a drain :wink:. There is a rounded cut out, for the pulley in the core frame, that could be enlarged but don’t want to modify it.

Second issue is I didn’t leave enough clearance. It rubbed against cover. So back to the drawing board.

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New print with open bottom for drainage but mostly for core frame clearance and a wider belt “ mouth “ so no rubbing. I am putting hooks on the mouth and a soft cover around the motor mount. STL file available upon request.

Has anyone considered putting a bearing on the motor shaft between the motor and the pulley. Might help keep the motor shaft for moving up and down screwing up alignment.

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Soft cover for the motor mount :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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That wine for the Yarbo too? :joy:

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Haven’t you noticed alcohol makes everything run smoother :rofl:

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Now all it needs is some cheese for that track gear whine and it’s all set! :joy:

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A nice blue :winking_face_with_tongue:

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LOL. Nice. Well played sir.