Tablesaw on craiglist, Motor size?

[bubinga]

Any way to tell the HP on this motor, I was thinking about getting it, as I need a stand for mine, and also might upgrade to this motor?
Or could it be anything from 1/3 HP to 1 & 1/2 HP?
I know it's a 1725 RPM from the pulley, and most saws today are 3450.

 

[exmaxima1]

As you noted, no way to know. Looks like 3/4-1hp, totally a guess, and a quality motor. I had a 1750 rpm motor on a table saw once and it was not ideal---took longer to spool up and belt could slip as it did not wrap around the pulley as well as a 3450 motor (with its smaller motor pulley).

 

[yatg]

Ask the seller to send you a pic of the motor tag.

People are so f-ing incompetent when they sell something.
Nobody seems to think "gee whiz, the manufacturer, model, motor size, and any other info on the thing might be important and i can sell it faster if i tell people WTF i'm actually selling".

 

[Norcal]

Could be around 1 HP, but a WAG on my part, a photo of the motor label is the only real way to clear it up.

Then there is this rule.
OWWM Rule No. 1: The seller, standing in front of the machine with access to all sides and in full daylight, will not/cannot describe the machine correctly.

 

[bubinga]

Thanks Guys. She is supposed to get back to me with the HP size.