lil 3.5HP from a snow blower.

[Big Daddy]

Rummaging thru the barn we found the old snowblower that we no longer use. HA! Horiz shaft! Upon taking the belt shroud off we found a main drive shaft and a secondary gear driven shaft turning in the opposite direction. Is this a viable engine? Anyone ever dealt with something such as this? Certainly the secondary shaft would be doing nothing.....
Pics....

Chad

 

[Affair_driven]

Also known as an auxiliary PTO.
It's actually an extended camshaft.
It can be ignored, cut off, or changed out.
Yes, engine is viable and will need an air cleaner.

 

[Big Daddy]

You rock, then she goes! it's for an 8 year old boy so it does not have to have killer power. I'll get the carb cleaned up/rebuilt and have something to use! I'm aware of the absence of an air cleaner and that is already probably found. Did some more digging!

We are kind of doing a "2 at once" project now

 

[Raywelder]

Use the secondary shaft for an alternator or something, I wouldn't cut it off, IT may come in handy.

 

[Big Daddy]

Use the secondary shaft for an alternator or something,

That's Egg-Zachary what I was thinking!

 

[Affair_driven]

Use the secondary shaft for an alternator or something, I wouldn't cut it off, IT may come in handy.

Possibly, but only turns half speed of crankshaft. Don't think that's enough for an alternator. With governor intact, will only spin 1800 rpm maximum.
I mentioned cutting only as an option. Sometimes they simply get in the way (clutch, TAV, etc.).

 

[Big Daddy]

Well, there's SOME room in there for pulley/gearing ratios Not much but that's a later thought, we shall see what we can do.

Always thinking.

 

[choppedandtwisted]

I picked up a nearly identical motor to yours and I am thinking about a bicycle generator to run off the Aux. pto shaft. Just a thought.
Jeff