Adair Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Hello all, I am looking for ideas to redesign the treadle and linkage on my 100 LB. Little Giant. It has a rear wood block clutch and the original yoke, link, and treadle on the left of the frame. I'd prefer a much tighter movement with less play in the linkage. A balanced link on both sides of the frame is probably in order. Surely someone has engineered this already and is itching to share their experience and photos. I'd love to see what people have come up with. -Adair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 if you add a braking system coupled with your treadle you'll have a much tighter running hammer. check this site and others for how to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I would check with the people at "Little Giant". They have the knowledge and experience to help you. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron quake Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hi Adair, I rebuilt a 100LG a few years ago and still use it. My suggestions would be do what you can to take all the slop out of the treadle pivot both radially and axially. Fabricate a new treadle from tubing to get the maximum stiffness and limit the deflection. Think large thin wall tubing to get the stiffness and minimize the weight, which you will have to counter act with a spring. And most importantly put a brake on it. You can look at photos in my gallery to see what I came up with. Purchase a brake band from Peacock here on IFI. Best of luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 look up any Clifton Ralph/little giant videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hanson Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Sid put two treadle rods on my new one. This puts even presure on the fork, works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron quake Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Don that's the best solution by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hanson Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Don that's the best solution by far. Sid knows his stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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