Techumseh 2hp Power Head on a Nils auger...

[BRULEDRIFTER]

Would that work?

I have a great working powerhead and want a Nils hand auger. Wondering if/when I get one, can I attach it to the Techumseh powerhead and have it work properly without messing up the engine?

Thanks!

[jentz]

Dont see why not.The auger just needs a power source.If you can alter the parts to fit and work smoothly,I'm sure it would be a fine combo!

Iknow the motor top to bottom,the auger not at all.The motor is low speed (RPMS) and high torque.If the auger aint built strong the motor will let you know how well built it is.

[bobbymalone]

More to it than just the possibility of messing up the engine.

Does the motor and gear box turn the right direction?

Does the coupling match up?

[Surface Tension]

Assuming the transmission has clcokwise rotation which would be just about every brand auger except a Jiffy, then it'll work.

You'll need to get the coller/adapter to mount the Nils drill. Because of the gear ratio of the Tec's transmission and engine RPMs you won't see the speed but you'll have a great hand auger.

But with that gear ratio is power and I can get you setup with an aggressive Nils head matched to that power. End result, slow rotation but ridiculously fast drill speed.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

Thanks ST! That's what I figured I'd need to do.

Where does one find the adapter to mount a Nils drill on a SM head?

This part of your post confuses me though....

"Because of the gear ratio of the Tec's transmission and engine RPMs you won't see the speed but you'll have a great hand auger.

But with that gear ratio is power and I can get you setup with an aggressive Nils head matched to that power. End result, slow rotation but ridiculously fast drill speed."

In one sentence you say I'll lose speed, but then with the right Nils head I can get ridiculous fast speed. Which is the right Nils blade to buy?

I guess speed isn't that important to me. What I'm looking for really is a way to utilize the Nils blade without having to buy the Nils power head if I choose to use the Nils blade on a powerhead.

Just want to make sure I won't screw up my SM head attempting this.

Thanks for your input!

[Surface Tension]

"But with that gear ratio is power I can get you setup with an aggressive Nils head matched to that power. End result, slow rotation but ridiculously fast drill speed."

Key phrase there is "aggressive Nils head"

Meaning for whatever reason but most common is a Nils blade that had enough damage to the blade that to set a new edge a large amount of material had to be taken off the edge, a big nick for example. That alteration changes the blade and more times then not the blade has a very aggressive cut. There are other ways to reshape a head or change the dynamics of its cut but in this case the distance between parallel lines of both blades was increased considerably.

The 2 HP Strike Master with the larger CC and lower geared transmission will turn that altered Nils blade. "Fast Drill speed" meaning depth of cut per rotation.

It won't hurt the SM powerhead I can tell you that.