Sand Muller motor identification ( Bar-O -Mix Minor..)

[oldbikedavey]

Getting further forwards with my sand muller project for my non-ferrous foundry setup, and would like to know if anyone has a clue as to the motor wattage actually is, as the label has become entirely illegible.
Anyway , the machine base is a Bar-O-Mix Minor cement mixer with what looks like a Brooke Crompton Parkinson motor on it.
There is a rounded grey plastic end cap, and a thermal overload reset button , with the thing being furnished with a stop/start rocker switch beneath the capacitor housing.
Drive to the worm reduction is by a single A- section vee belt.
Not sure if it is 1/2 hp or 3/4 hp, but it would be nice to know.....
The machine looks to have been made in the late 1970's or early 1980's.....
Cheers,
Dave.

 

[Agroshield]

See brochure linked off this page:

Baromix Major digger, excavator, mixer - diggers-dumpers-plant.co.uk

Information about the Baromix Major digger

www.oilyhands.co.uk

Says petrol version is 3hp.

Also:

Baromix Minor Parts | Baromix Parts | Concrete Mixer Parts | Concreting & Mixing | Light Plant & Tool Parts | Plant Spares | L&S Engineers

Wide Range of Spare Parts for Belle Baromix Minor Parts. Complete Parts Breakdown Provided.

www.lsengineers.co.uk

Bar O Mix were acquired, I think, by Belle. Look what size motor an electric mixer you could buy today has and copy that.

 

[oldbikedavey]

See brochure linked off this page:

Baromix Major digger, excavator, mixer - diggers-dumpers-plant.co.uk

Information about the Baromix Major digger

www.oilyhands.co.uk

Says petrol version is 3hp.

Also:

Baromix Minor Parts | Baromix Parts | Concrete Mixer Parts | Concreting & Mixing | Light Plant & Tool Parts | Plant Spares | L&S Engineers

Wide Range of Spare Parts for Belle Baromix Minor Parts. Complete Parts Breakdown Provided.

www.lsengineers.co.uk

Bar O Mix were acquired, I think, by Belle. Look what size motor an electric mixer you could buy today has and copy that.

Point is , that the muller may need more power than a mere cement mixer, but we'll see once it's up and running.
At 23 rpm on a 600 mm diameter drum , 1/2 hp equates to about 120 ft-lb of torque, which isn't tooooooooo weedy.
Funny old biz, is sand mulling, as it looks a bit like soil cultivation, but requires a strangely opposite result .
Smearing and shearing are needed, rather than breaking and crumbling , so it's a deal more power intensive.....