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Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« on: June 29, 2019, 06:10:57 pm »
I've been looking for an accessory for my full sized Eclipse engine to take to shows.  People attending the shows seem to like to see the engines doing something, but the accessories are heavier than the engines!  I needed something that I could pick up and move easily.  I found this corn grinder at a local sale, and it already had the belt drive pulley on it.  It seemed the perfect match for my Fairbanks-Morse Eclipse engine.

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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2019, 03:52:48 am »
So much better when they have something to haul...

Congrats on adding a great accessory there Doug !
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2019, 09:47:23 am »
As Jan said ... Nice set-up and nice to have an appropriate load to run.
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2019, 10:09:45 am »
That's a really nice set up!
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2019, 07:57:17 am »
Your right Doug people want to see an exibition or how they function, shuck corn, cut wood, grist flower, etc. Nice setup.
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2019, 08:32:52 am »
My son loves to see corn grinders.
Perhaps extend the cart, so the two are married together?

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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2019, 08:56:28 am »
My son loves to see corn grinders.
Perhaps extend the cart, so the two are married together?

You'll have to get him a small burr mill  ;) this one was only $20 at Mt. Pleasant

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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2019, 10:21:35 am »
I do have a 2 HP dishpan FMZ garden tractor. 
I could belt it up to that.

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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2019, 05:15:41 am »
I've been looking for an accessory for my full sized Eclipse engine to take to shows.  People attending the shows seem to like to see the engines doing something, but the accessories are heavier than the engines!  I needed something that I could pick up and move easily.  I found this corn grinder at a local sale, and it already had the belt drive pulley on it.  It seemed the perfect match for my Fairbanks-Morse Eclipse engine.


This is a great paring Doug. I like that the corn grinder is proportional to the engine. I think it would be cool to put the corn grinder on a small cart like the one on your Eclipse.  You could pull it behind your Eclipse Engine Cart.

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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2019, 08:50:01 pm »
Great set up. And a totally cool Eclipse!
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2019, 09:12:04 am »
People attending the shows seem to like to see the engines doing something, but the accessories are heavier than the engines!
This set up was made for the same reason



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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2019, 10:58:57 pm »
Very cool Doug :)
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Re: Corn Grinder Accessory for My Eclipse Engine
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2019, 01:11:10 pm »
Very nice Doug and others too.