belt pulley

Agricultural tractors built up to the early 1950s generally had a belt pulley.

Originally, the writers or contributors to Belt Pulley magazine were called "Reporters."

Team Robot's machine sucked in balls one at a time, transported them up a ramp with a belt pulley and dropped them into a basket.

On older machines (50's) the spindle was directly driven by a flat belt pulley with lower speeds available by manipulating the bull gear.

Like the Alfa Romeo system, these are electrically-controlled hydraulic units, mounted in the camshaft's timing belt pulley.

Into this environment was born the Belt Pulley magazine, with its professed goal, of being dedicated to "all brands of antique farm tractors."

Their tractors included a large belt pulley that could be attached to the front crank shaft, useful for powering grain separators and other belt-driven machines.

In 1989, Kurt and Jane were married and they continued to work together editing and publishing the Belt Pulley.

Dr. Bishop has contributed a regularly to the Belt Pulley magazine and was credited as the magazine's first and only "staff writer."

In the first few issues of the Belt Pulley magazine, Kurt Aumann wrote nearly all the articles contained in each issue.

A belt pulley was standard equipment on the WC, while a power take-off (PTO) and a mechanical power lift for the cultivator were optional.

Testing of the Model 30/Co-op E-3 tractor revealed that the tractor delivered 28.10 horsepower (hp) to the belt pulley and 21.68 hp to the drawbar.

As early as 1987, Jane Waterman of Palmer, Illinois, came to work for the Belt Pulley magazine in the position of Assistant Editor.

The longest serving and most prolific writer for the Belt Pulley magazine is Brian Wayne Wells, currently, of Winfield, West Virginia.

Once in place, the Field-Marshall would be used as the powerplant for the machine, its belt pulley coupled by a large, flat drive belt to the machine's pulley.

Humorous reminiscences from Walter M. Buescher, a retired Allis-Chalmers salesman and manager, were featured in a Belt Pulley column for several years.

Founded in 1986 by Kurt Aumann of Nokomis, Illinois, Belt Pulley magazine is the oldest magazine dedicated to antique farm tractors of all brands and makes.

In January 2003, Kurt and Jane sold their interests in Belt Pulley magazine to Chad and Katie Elmore of Jefferson, Wisconsin.

Like many other tractors of the era, its model name came from its horsepower ratings, with 6-12 (or 6/12) meaning 6 hp at the drawbar and 12 hp at the belt pulley.

Early tractors used belts or cables wrapped around the flywheel or a separate belt pulley to power stationary equipment, such as a threshing machine, buzz saw, silage blower, or stationary baler.

In the May/June 1992 issue of Belt Pulley magazine, Ed Westen began the column called "The Good Ol' Days" with which Ed's name became most commonly identified.

Starting with the March/April 1994 issue of Belt Pulley, he has contributed an article to every issue of the magazine since that time and has continued to do so down to the present time.

Even earlier, the baler was a stationary implement, driven with a tractor or stationary engine using a belt on a belt pulley, with the hay being brought to the baler and fed in by hand.

They could also be used interchangeably with other forms of power, such as a hand crank, line shaft, stationary engine, or the PTO shaft or flat belt pulley from a tractor, which eventually replaced them.

Hand-powered shapers are clearly "the 'same thing' as shapers with electric motors except smaller", and it is trivial to power a micro lathe with a hand-cranked belt pulley instead of an electric motor.