Grinder Motors

[Austin]

We have a #32 Chop-rite that we use for making burger and sausage and currently have it hooked up to a 1/2 hp motor that spins at 1750 RPM's.

It works ok but you have to feed it real slow and the pork really bogs it down. I am thinking I am under powered and was looking at going to a 1 or a 1 1/2 horse to help it power through the fat. What do I need a motor that runs higher RPM's or will one in the 1800 RPM range be sufficent?

[blacksunshine]

smaller pulley on the grinder end and or larger pulley on the motor end....that will give you more rpms but what you may need is more torque, ie, simplest answer would be a larger motor....

(I think...doped up on nyquil right now so.... )

[bmac]

I have a cabelas 1hp #22 and you cant stop it. It runs about 12lbs/min. I would agree with blacksunshine and say that the pulleys need to be changed and the motor power increased 1 1/2hp should work well for a #32 plate.

[sports]

I have a # 32 grinder that came from allied kenco in Houston.. It came with a large pulley when I bought it not sure of the size but I could measure it if you want me to. I have used a 3/4 horse motor for years and dont have any issues with it. The pulley on the motor is small maybe 2 inches or so. Good luck.

[Austin]

This is from allied kenco and the grinder has a very large pulley and we have a small pulley on the motor about 2".

I am thinking smaller pulley on the grinder and a larger motor should increase the RPM's at the grinder and increase the tourqe

[Texas Grown]

Go with a slower RPM. Try to get your RPM output down to 150-165 to keep from cooking the meat with friction while your grinding. This will also add torque to your motor and help reduce the load it bears. I've got a 1/2 HP at 1100-RPMs on my #32 and can grind a hole hog in no time with this ratio. Motor dose sometimes get a little warm some times though .
A bigger motor will help ya out. Just ratio it down to 150-165.

My Lil Green Meat Eating Machine

[passing thru]

This is from allied kenco and the grinder has a very large pulley and we have a small pulley on the motor about 2".

I am thinking smaller pulley on the grinder and a larger motor should increase the RPM's at the grinder and increase the tourqe

Keep the larger pully on the grinder. My pulley on the grinder is 12" and 1.5" on the motor. Works great.

[sports]

I don't remember the designed rpm for my grinder but Texas Grown sounds about right. My motor is a 1750 rpm and I remeber having a math formula I found online that took the large pulley size and motor rpm to determine the pulley size for the motor. Also I know my grinder has a set of Ball bearings where the feed screw goes against the end of the housing. If you just have thrust washers or something similar that causes friction that could slow you down a little.

Texas Grown nice paint job on your grinder

[cajunsticker]

You might also try getting an insert (the round thing the meat is pushed through) with larger holes. There will be less friction and you wont have to stop to clean the sinew off of the blade. Also the pork doesn't get as mushy.

good luck