engine run stand
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Here's the one Paragon made for their own use - made mostly from square tubing.
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C2 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
The trick to having a good engine testing stand is to think ahead and plan for the details:
How will you do throttle control?
Will you include a fuel shut off valve?
What about an electrical kill switch?
What other circuit protections will you provide for the wiring?
How much instrumentation do you want/need?
Will you run off battery or provide for run-time recharging?
What provisions will you include for engine cooling?
What will you do about exhaust and muffling the noise?
I couldn't weld if my life depended on it, but I can plan and plan and plan. So I bought a bare bones pre-fab stand from Northern Tool and then made it my own.
Throttle control is via lawn mower cable. Fuel and electrical shut offs are included. All circuits are fused. A large radiator handles cooling and an alternator keeps the battery hot.
Jim
How will you do throttle control?
Will you include a fuel shut off valve?
What about an electrical kill switch?
What other circuit protections will you provide for the wiring?
How much instrumentation do you want/need?
Will you run off battery or provide for run-time recharging?
What provisions will you include for engine cooling?
What will you do about exhaust and muffling the noise?
I couldn't weld if my life depended on it, but I can plan and plan and plan. So I bought a bare bones pre-fab stand from Northern Tool and then made it my own.
Throttle control is via lawn mower cable. Fuel and electrical shut offs are included. All circuits are fused. A large radiator handles cooling and an alternator keeps the battery hot.
Jim