Briggs 8hp Engine with 1-1/8" Shaft?

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I picked up this 8hp industrial plus Briggs engine as a replacement for my brush mower. Good running engine. When swapping it out, found this one has a 1-1/8" shaft size, and my 1" pulleys won't swap over.

Does anybody know what these were used for, or if these are in demand? First one I have seen this size on a small motor. Also, are the cranks interchangeable with the older engines? I'm debating on tearing into it and either swapping the crank out for a 1" I have, or milling down the existing one to fit. Just don't want to do so if this is a "special" engine. :LOL:
Model 196402, Type 1165 E1

Side note, the engine I could borrow the crank & parts from is a 190402 type 6144 01



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you might could have a machine shop oversize the pulley to fit the crank.
 

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Or go to a bearing shop and get a pair of new pulleys , a spacer and a length of key steel .
Pulleys have standard size bores
 

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you might could have a machine shop oversize the pulley to fit the crank.
Or go to a bearing shop and get a pair of new pulleys , a spacer and a length of key steel .
Pulleys have standard size bores
The problem that I ran into is that my pulley is 2.25" OD, they do not make them for a 1-1/8" shaft. There would not be enough material left if pulley was bored out.

There is a 2.5 listed in the catalog, bit seems like they are not available anywhere I have found. This would be pushing it, but may work
 

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How thick is that pulley? 1/4"?
Also, have you checked Mcmaster-Carr for a pulley?

Going to see if i can track down the crank specs of those 2 engines.
 
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How thick is that pulley? 1/4"?

Going to see if i can track down the crank specs of those 2 engines.
Pulley takes 1/2" belt

Currently measures 2.25" OD, and 1.35" in the base of the groove. If the bore size was increased to 1-1/8", then it would only leave a inner wall thickness of around 0.11". Once the key is cut out from it, there would be pretty much no wall left.
 

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The other option now that I'm thinking of it would be to just order a bigger size, then see if I can adjust the output shaft pulley size to compensate.
 
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I picked up this 8hp industrial plus Briggs engine as a replacement for my brush mower. Good running engine. When swapping it out, found this one has a 1-1/8" shaft size, and my 1" pulleys won't swap over.

Does anybody know what these were used for, or if these are in demand? First one I have seen this size on a small motor. Also, are the cranks interchangeable with the older engines? I'm debating on tearing into it and either swapping the crank out for a 1" I have, or milling down the existing one to fit. Just don't want to do so if this is a "special" engine. :LOL:
Model 196402, Type 1165 E1

Side note, the engine I could borrow the crank & parts from is a 190402 type 6144 01



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Some of the old Troy-Bilt 'tillers used those engines.
 
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