Estate Sale Score
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I found this Hobart 18 inch buffalo chopper today at an estate sale in a nearby town.
It came with all the important accessories including a #12 grinder and a “pelican” vegetable shredder, which I will probably try to find a new home for.
Chopper blades were in good shape and the grinder came with a 3/16 inch plate and a brand new Zico grinder knife.The drive unit looks like it had been sitting unused for a long time. When I plugged it in at the guys garage it just hummed. After getting it home and looking it over, I plugged it in to a dedicated 20 amp outlet in my shop. It started right up and ran as it should. The amp draw while it was running was under the name plate rating, so that’s a good sign.
Looks like all it will need is a good cleaning and I look forward to trying out the bowl chopper.I also bought a small Enterprise cast iron stuffer which you can see in the background of the top photo. A project for another day.
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processhead great find! Please let me know if you ever find a grinder attachement for mine? I’ll pay?
Pivodog said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead great find! Please let me know if you ever find a grinder attachement for mine? I’ll pay?
Funny you should mention that.
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Well, a minor setback. The chopper was a little noisier than it should be while it was running.
I pulled the drive belt off the motor so the motor was the only rotating part of the chopper. The motor was kind of loud so I pulled the bearings out and they were pretty well roached.
The grease was dried up and the bearings were really rough when rotated by hand.
So new ones are on the way. I will put them in the motor and run it again and see if that is the only noise source.
Paul
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Well, a minor setback. The chopper was a little noisier than it should be while it was running.
I pulled the drive belt off the motor so the motor was the only rotating part of the chopper. The motor was kind of loud so I pulled the bearings out and they were pretty well roached.
The grease was dried up and the bearings were really rough when rotated by hand.
So new ones are on the way. I will put them in the motor and run it again and see if that is the only noise source.processhead We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Those bearings & shaft can probably make quite a racket when they go or are not maintained.
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processhead We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Those bearings & shaft can probably make quite a racket when they go or are not maintained.
calldoctoday said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Those bearings & shaft can probably make quite a racket when they go or are not maintained.
There are bearings on the main knife shaft. They look like a pain to replace. I am hoping I don’t have to tear into the gear box to replace those.
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Man vs. machine, I’m betting on you Paul!
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calldoctoday said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Those bearings & shaft can probably make quite a racket when they go or are not maintained.
There are bearings on the main knife shaft. They look like a pain to replace. I am hoping I don’t have to tear into the gear box to replace those.
processhead let’s hope that just the outer bearings do the trick. Otherwise, not too bad, but still a pain. The good thing is you can still work on something like this, so there is always hope, unlike a whole lot of other things these days. Still keeping my fingers crossed for you.
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Well, a minor setback. The chopper was a little noisier than it should be while it was running.
I pulled the drive belt off the motor so the motor was the only rotating part of the chopper. The motor was kind of loud so I pulled the bearings out and they were pretty well roached.
The grease was dried up and the bearings were really rough when rotated by hand.
So new ones are on the way. I will put them in the motor and run it again and see if that is the only noise source.processhead said in Estate Sale Score:
So new ones are on the wa
Well, that sucks! Do the windings and brushes all look good?
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processhead said in Estate Sale Score:
So new ones are on the wa
Well, that sucks! Do the windings and brushes all look good?
Pivodog said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead said in Estate Sale Score:
So new ones are on the wa
Well, that sucks! Do the windings and brushes all look good?
It is a split phase induction motor, so no brushes and no rotor winding, just stator windings.
The rest of the motor looks good, and the start capacitor checks out good.
So I am not anticipating any other motor issues.
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Pivodog Yes, they were available and inexpensive.
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Pivodog said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead great find! Please let me know if you ever find a grinder attachement for mine? I’ll pay?
Funny you should mention that.
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Pivodog Yes, they were available and inexpensive.
processhead Let us know the progress!
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Bearings are supposed to arrive today, and I will be putting the motor back together as soon as the mail box door closes.
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Wrong bearings arrived today. Operator error on my part. Stupid little part number and fuzzy eyesight.
Got an order in for the right ones.
Paul
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Wrong bearings arrived today. Operator error on my part. Stupid little part number and fuzzy eyesight.
Got an order in for the right ones.
processhead B203 0r 8203? Looks like B203 to me and my old eyes. That’s a pretty common bearing if it’s a B203.
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processhead B203 0r 8203? Looks like B203 to me and my old eyes. That’s a pretty common bearing if it’s a B203.
johnsbrewhouse said in Estate Sale Score:
processhead B203 0r 8203? Looks like B203 to me and my old eyes. That’s a pretty common bearing if it’s a B203.
I’m with you. B203 or 8203.
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The original bearing measures OD 40 mm x ID 17mm x Width 12 mm
The owners manual for the chopper has a parts list and a diagram. It shows that the motor bearing have an OEM part number of ND Z99503 and a Hobart part number of BB-5-30. When I looked up the dimensions for OEM bearing, they match the original bearings that are in the motor, OD 40 mm x ID 17mm x Width 12 mm.I was able to find and ordered the Z99503 bearing which were used in a lot of General Motors /Delco applications.
My research shows that B203 is a one-way clutch bearing.
8203 is a type of thrust bearing.
So neither of these appear to be viable crosses unless I am missing something.Paul
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