gearing

[Rotore]

hey guys i saw this on some web site.

it said something about putting a 50T gear on the engine and a 10t on the jackshaft then a 10t to a 60 on the axle...

he claimed to get a very good gain with with this but i doubt he did but hey worth asking i guess.

i'll see if i can find a link to it.

Eric

[Kaptain Krunch]

Thats a final gear reduction of 1.2:1 if im not mistaken, so no that wont be a gain worth ****, you wont move.

[frederic]

The jackshaft having the same size gears makes it a wash in an idealistic sense.

50 : 10 : 60 translates to a 50 : 60 ratio or 1.2 on the nose as Mr Krunch suggests.

[Rotore]

dont know but i think the guy was trying to increase rpm without touching the govener?

[Kaptain Krunch]

See, thats just stupid, because it wouldnt, it would just change the gearing. The engine will still spin the same rpm range, the jackshaft may spin 6,000-18,000 instead of 1200-3600, but it wont allow him to go faster, in fact he wont go anywhere.

[Rotore]

just what im think...

[EagleTalons]

See, thats just stupid, because it wouldnt, it would just change the gearing. The engine will still spin the same rpm range, the jackshaft may spin 6,000-18,000 instead of 1200-3600, but it wont allow him to go faster, in fact he wont go anywhere.

If he had a hill to push down, it would go hella fast.