I don't know much about this old motor. I do know it is very old. It has babbitt bearings and no motor plate or Manufactors marks on it. So it's maker and size is totally unknown. Voltage is even unknown. If you recognize this motor I would love to hear from you! What we do know is it was powering a Greaves Kluesman 24 jointer. From that we are guessing it is 5 hp to maybe 7.5 hp. Physically it is a very large motor but as old as it is, they were all much larger than modern motors.

This is the jointer it came off of, after being restored. It is destined for the Georgia Agrirama Museum and will be line shaft driven so the motor was not needed. Jeff Smith, who donated the jointer to Keith Rucker, saved the motor and then gave it to me.

This is the jointer it was originally powering. Some photos of the motor as I received it.



Some photos of the motor as I received it.

First thing was tear down the motor and clean it up. It had been living outside in the weather for about 7 years. Lots of trash, leaves and assorted junk was inside. Probably a few spiders too! After a good cleaning and degreasing it was time for some wire brushing, paint and primer.

With the bell ends finished it was time to start on the winding center section. I talked to the local motor shop about doing the repairs and he told me to just do it myself. He would have to charge me more that it I want to pay. Got to love an honest man! So with advice I found some spray on, air dry winding varnish. First step was the clean the outside case and paint it. Then I taped off the case and varnished the windings.

I had a choice of clear, red of green varnish. I didn't want clear, it would be to hard to know what I sprayed and I wanted to windings to stand out. I wasn't so sure red would look good with jointer and the green center band so I chose green. I had no idea it was going to be such an awful green either!!

All that was left was a little assembly time and she is almost ready to go!

Here is photo with some junk in the picture so you can get a feel for how big this motor is. Now that is back together, I can not pick up off the bench. I gave it a bear hug just to see if I could pick it, NO WAY!