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Posted by John (C-IL) on March 04, 2007 at 06:06:13 from (152.163.101.6):
In Reply to: Hammermill horsepower posted by Rick Kr on March 04, 2007 at 05:45:33:
We had a Montgomery Wards hammer mill about that size on the farm. We ran it with a WD45 fairly well, if you opened the slide too far it would make the 45 talk. Not sure on the conversion to electric, but you will need a gear box or the correct pulley sizes to get the rpm's up. I'm thinking you will need at least 15hp electric and maybe 20hp. For what it would cost to get the electric set up properly you could own a WD45 or WC to run it.
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