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Old 04-09-2008, 01:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
bennelson
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I read through the comments on the Forkencycle video at YouTube. He used the motor from a Raymond stand-on reach truck. Same Make and style as what I took apart in my driveway in January (although a different model).

I noticed the motor is double-ended. Sometimes motors like that have a parking brake on the back end. Looks like he is using the back end of the motor to drive the cycle. When he shows the other side of the cycle, you can see a threaded shaft sticking out from the motor.
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