May have toasted my second clutch on my LM2000.

[deeker]

What are the aftermarket options?

Got to be cheaper than Norwoods.

Going to tighten the drive belt tension on the mill/clutch to finish the log/wood order.

It is a 2006 LM2000 with the Briggs and Stratton 23hp.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

EXACTLY what clutch do you have on your mill?

Tightening the belt won't make the clutch slip any less...

I've seen cheaper clutches, but none of them will hold 23hp for long. The clutch that Norwood now sells for the 23hp will...

Rob

 

[deeker]

EXACTLY what clutch do you have on your mill?

Tightening the belt won't make the clutch slip any less...

I've seen cheaper clutches, but none of them will hold 23hp for long. The clutch that Norwood now sells for the 23hp will...

Rob

The first one is the closest to what I have. How expensive is it?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Your clutch was designed for about 13hp max, no wonder it's slipping. Even rebuilding it, won't fix your long term problem.

The one Norwood now sells for the 23, is the answer. I don't know what they cost...

Rob

 

[hamish]

I dont know the belt configuration/set up on the LM2000, but on my ML26 and a friend of a friends uncles etc..... Mark 3 there is no clutch, just a idler wheel that engages the belt and provides belt tension. No idea if it would work with the LM2000, but just an idea, and I have seen alot of OPE with up to 30hp motors set up in this manner.

Jeremy

 

[TraditionalTool]

Deeker,

Curious what you decided to do.

Did you get a new one from Norwood?

 

[deeker]

Deeker,

Curious what you decided to do.

Did you get a new one from Norwood?

Still looking for a new clutch.

Temporary repair worked. The drive belt tensioner had worked loose. Seems to have corrected the problem.

For now.

Kevin

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Still looking for a new clutch.

Temporary repair worked. The drive belt tensioner had worked loose. Seems to have corrected the problem.

For now.

Kevin

So your belt was slipping, not the clutch??? Just don't run the belt any tighter than you have to, as it is hard on other things...

Rob