Gast 1550

[butler]

Putting together one of these pumps with a honda motor...what do you guys use as a baseplate to mount the pump and motor? And what is the easiest way to keep belt tight in this set up

[mudr]

I put one together but still need to add the final touches to it. I used a 2x8 and an idler pulley from tractor supply.

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[butler]

Any pics.... looking for a good item to mount both the pump and motor so the line up the belt nice and level... any ideas or pics would be great

[mudr]

Not quite complete (mainly releaser stuff yet). Hope to get it fully up and running to have it run once or twice this year.

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[butler]

Thanks for the pic... looks great!

How do you loosen belt off the idler wheel?

[MT Pockets Producer]

http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...t=Idler+pulley

We have two set up like this. Has worked very well.

[rhwells2003]

Anyone have any experience putting a gast 1550 on an electric motor? Sick of filling a gas tank 2-3 times a day

[OGDENS SUGAR BUSH]

Im running mine with a honda 2000 with 1/2hp motor

[rhwells2003]

That was going to be my next question, what size electric motor works best. I just picked up a 1/2hp used electric motor that spins 1725rpm so I'm thinking I'll match the pullies and should be good to go

[WESTMAPLES]

i think that will work fine , the 1550 i used to have was a 1/2hp 1725 rpm with the same size pulley on the motor as the pump and it worked great