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Something on my flywheel

omrsramsay

omrsramsay

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Can anyone tell me what this thing bolted to my flywheel is? I suspect it's some kind of automatic balancer. Should I keep it?
Thanks.

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Harmonic Balancer, probably made by Mark Landoll and no longer available. Generally used with wood fixed pitch prop.
 
Landoll fluid-filled balancer. Now that they are no longer made, they have become somewhat highly sought-after.

If you're going to continue running a wood or composite fixed pitch or ground adjustable prop, you definitely want to keep it.
 
Neal@F14 said:
Landoll fluid-filled balancer. Now that they are no longer made, they have become somewhat highly sought-after.

If you're going to continue running a wood or composite fixed pitch or ground adjustable prop, you definitely want to keep it.
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Not everyone agrees with this. I am not an authority on this subject, but Jim Fackler, who has a business dynamically balancing props and is well respected, is of the opinion that harmonic balancers are useless unless your goal is only to move the CG forward. Just FYI, I can't argue one way or the other.

erich
 
Hey John how's the repair coming

Just wondering if your almost done with the repairs... Or if you ever caught the guy or gal that caused all the damage
 
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