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Old 06-07-2007, 08:29 AM   #1
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http://www.baldor.com/products/detai...se&voltage=500
a little pricey but 500 hp right out of the box!
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Old 06-07-2007, 09:02 AM   #2
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My crawler has more power

Cant run that one without a load, it will destroy itself.
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Old 06-07-2007, 09:08 AM   #3
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My crawler has more power
i dont doubt that one bit, and probably quite a bit smaller!
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Old 06-07-2007, 09:11 AM   #4
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My crawler has more power

Cant run that one without a load, it will destroy itself.
you got a motor with 75 foot lbs of torque i want it :-P
i need to snap some pics of the vfd's(varible frequency drive) at work basically i giant speed control for huge electric motors they are pretty kewl and if the motor is spinning backwards when you start them the make a cool popping noice follwed by lots of smoke and yelling. good times
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Old 06-07-2007, 02:21 PM   #5
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ill take a LS7
http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...FQ2_SgodpmFMVw
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Old 06-07-2007, 03:02 PM   #6
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yeah but its electric. with the price of gas and its rate of increase, this motor will pay for itself in what, 75 years or so.
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Old 06-07-2007, 06:57 PM   #7
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I work for a division of Baldor it is a great company that continues to grow. I currently work for the generator division that builds units from 2kw to 2 megawatt. http://www.baldor.com/products/generators/idlc.asp
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Old 06-10-2007, 01:47 PM   #8
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HV do you make the generators that are put on the trailers? If so I build those trailers. I work at Triton trailers.
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You bet we do, Our largest units are towed with semis it is awesome firing up a 16 cylinder Mitsubishi
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