huber road maintainer

[kawman14733]

hi all . anybody have any exp with one of these machines it has a hercules 6 cylinder motor. would like to id the year the engine ,,,, it has a h ,then below that #s are 2873615 below that is qxb5 its 3 1/4 x 1/8 bore . unfortantly i paid to have it rebuilt valves pistons and 12 volt conversion and the guy died. now its done with a lost oil pan fuel tank govener and ex manifold. 2 grand to loose parts for me ,lucky me ,, wanted to get it going to show my wife. becouse she said it will never run and she is sick of looking at it.. it was my dads and he has passed away and im thinking of just repowering it with a new motor and tranz . it only had 66hp to start with. ill try and post some pics thanx steve

 

[beenthere]

:welcome:
Yes, we'd like to see some pics.

Unfortunate to have lost the parts.

 

[kawman14733]

i tried the copy and past method of putting pics on,, but it dident work ,,how do i do it ? i can send em to some one to post for me till i figure it out ..if some one dont mind..steve

 

[kawman14733]

my email is bone65200214733@yahoo.com if some one wants to send me ther email to send you pics of it to post for me..steve

 

[beenthere]

Get your pics on your computer first.

Then click on the "Go Advanced" tab below this message post window, and browse for your pics. Follow the upload procedure and your pics will be attached. Quite easy as long as the pics are on your computer.

 

[TJA]

I started out with a Huber that had been sitting for 32 years, I'm about 80 percent finished. I have another one for parts, let me know what you need, maybe I can help.

Tim

 

[kawman14733]

I started out with a Huber that had been sitting for 32 years, I'm about 80 percent finished. I have another one for parts, let me know what you need, maybe I can help.

Tim

hi tim were are you in ny, im 80 miles south of buffalo.. i really need a motor. i have a huber that looks just like yours, without the cab.i paid to get head rebuilt and pistons and rings and all new bearings. fella died before he put oil pan back on and started it. son lost building after his passing.. and it got moved outside under tarp and i just retrieved it before everything came up missing. so far what i see is the pan is off no exhaust manifold .or carb and i think mabee the govenor is partialy gone no exhuast or gas tank. i almost need a parts book to tell whats missing. no idea on year of motor or machine to even buy a book . there is so many series. my email is bone65200214733@yahoo.com if ya sent me your email mabee i could send ya a few pics of motor and you could tell me what im missing. the guys son says he has all the parts for it but has had his feet cut off, and cant get around right now to look for me. i dought if that happens anyway, he is a drunk. hard to find a guy to work on hercules motors up my way. i can build a 7 sec 1/4 mile dragbike ,and have several of them but ithink im over my head unless i repower it with a differant motor and tranny. i cant figure how to post a pic...steve

 

[kawman14733]

Get your pics on your computer first.

Then click on the "Go Advanced" tab below this message post window, and browse for your pics. Follow the upload procedure and your pics will be attached. Quite easy as long as the pics are on your computer.

thanx for the help i tried it and it said post a quick reply a little box poped up

 

[beenthere]

thanx for the help i tried it and it said post a quick reply a little box poped up

When at the "post a quick reply" click the "go advanced" box and then scroll down to the box "manage attachments". That will take you to the window where you can browse for your pics and upload them.
Preview the post to see what you are loading before clicking the "submit reply" box.

 

[kawman14733]

huber pic

 

[TJA]

your's is close to the year of mine, early 50s. Get some of your big friends, go to where the parts are and get them. Tell whoever has the parts you're not taking no for an answer

 

[TJA]

Almost finished

 

[kawman14733]

looks nice. congrats on the progress. iv ran a couple of them ther a great machine . does your have the front blade or the loader bucket.. ther heavy duty campaired to the new ones.:thumbsup:

 

[TJA]

No front blade or loader, what you see is what I got. They do a great job, I have a 1/2 mile long gravel driveway I keep in shape with it.

Tim

 

[tommu56]

Hercules engine parts

Kraft Power Corp. - Hercules Engines Products - extensive inventory of original spare parts and components for the full line of Hercules engines

We had an old fore truck with a Hercules in it and a detroit 671 bolted right in but that wont be cheep


tom

 

[TJA]

The Herc. in my grader runs great. I have a second Huber that I robbed some parts off of. That one also has a good engine, Trans. and rear end. I think I'll keep that one as a back up for parts

 

[kawman14733]

The Herc. in my grader runs great. I have a second Huber that I robbed some parts off of. That one also has a good engine, Trans. and rear end. I think I'll keep that one as a back up for parts

any chance of selling the motor out of the other parts one. mine is all rebuilt, but no oil pan .no intake or ex manifoldes. basicly a short block now . do you no what the torque is at off idle, like 1600 rpms and what torque is at full throttle and what that rpm whould be maxed out ..steve or what does your idle at and about what rpm is at working speed wile grading.. i found a industrial motor that makes 235 ft lbs of torque at 1600 rpms and max rpm is 4500 ..i think the hurc motor if i remember right was at 3500 if i remember right. ran under load around 2500 3000 rpms

 

[TJA]

Having no tack. I'm not sure what rpms it's running and what torque it has. I just know it will spin the tires at just over idle if I push the blade down to far.
I might sell the other motor, I have to think about it.

Tim

 

[kawman14733]

Having no tack. I'm not sure what rpms it's running and what torque it has. I just know it will spin the tires at just over idle if I push the blade down to far.
I might sell the other motor, I have to think about it.

Tim

give it a thought and if ya decide to,, send me a pic and price and we will go from ther .im in ny 80 miles south of buffalo iv been searching for my parts but havent found them yet,, guy has semies loaded with crap from top to bottom from the shop he lost to taxes thanx steve.

 

[Farmerford]

TJA:

That is a first class restoration. The only thing I can identify is the rear axle, which looks like 1940's Ford 1 1/2 ton truck.

How do you operate it? I can see the gearshift and the brake appears to be a hand operated band on the transmission output shaft. Is the large pedal behind the console the clutch, and is the small round pedal nearby the throttle?

It appears that the blade angles, lifts, and tilts. Does it move any other direction?

It is great to see those old machines preserved.

Thanks.