I attended an auction today where they were disposing of the assets of a small engineering firm in Rockhampton. Amongst the machinery was a Mars Planer.
Originally an overhead belt drive it has been converted to hydraulic operation using a largish 3 phase pump and a small hydraulic motor coupled to the original drive pulley.
A basic motor and spindle assembly has replaced the clapper assembly which I am told is still in the workshop somewhere.

I wasn't specifically in the market for a planer but items like this don't appear very often so I entered into some spirited bidding and it's now mine.

I wont get it home for at least a week so I'll post some photos then. The table is 6-7 feet long. Not sure how that relates to the stroke.

Information on Mars Machinery seems quite sparse on the internet and for planers is almost non existent. If anyone has any leads on information I would be most grateful.

John


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