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Whatsup



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 15 3:07 pm    Post subject: Mini Belle Cement Mixer Reply with quote
    

Hi - I have an elderly petrol driven (Honda GXH50 engine) Mini Belle Cement Mixer. The engine runs just fine and the drum rotates as expected when not loaded but as soon as I put even a very small amount of sand in the drum it stops turning. The drive belt looks fine (maybe a bit slack?) as do the small and large pulley wheels.Any suggestions as to the most likely cause of this would be most welcome.

sean
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 15 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

No real idea. Welcome aboard though. Drive belt slipping or one or other of the pulley wheels seems most likely.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 15 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Does the motor stop turning, or just the drum?
If just the drum, then is probably a slipping belt, but if it all stops then I'd guess the motor is shafted.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 15 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

A shaft and a belt?

Whatsup



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 15 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Started to fit a new drive belt then all was revealed! As I took the original belt off it became clear that the nylon pulley wheel on the end of the engine crankshaft was just 'flopping' around. When I took this of - the oblong 'key' was badly damaged as was the keyway on the crankshaft. So need a new pulley wheel kit, a new crankshaft and presumably a set of gaskets for when I put the engine back together. Not a lot of money and worth doing but nowhere near the top of my wife's long long list of things that need doing! Ha Ha!

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