Tom,
I asked the question on here a little while ago: Truck Powered Chunker, would it work? I got a strong negative response from people here. But still, I think it could be done somehow. The exact setup on that thread wouldn’t work. I see that now. I think the speed would have to be reduced 2:1. I’m worried that your tire full of cement might be hard to balance. A flywheel from an old baler would have been made to turn at 540 rpm, and it seems that most chunkers turn between 60 and 120 rpm. I flywheel stores energy at a rate proportional to the square of its speed. 60rpm/540rpm=1/9 so a baler flywheel turning at 60rpm just isn’t going to be anywhere close to storing enough energy.
Here is a preliminary calc I did to estimate the size of a flywheel turning at 1800rpm. This is based on @Chris baler chunker video which he was powering with a 9 amp motor. Right now I’m thinking I could power with a 212cc predator on chargas.
Rindert
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