Recent content by mhostetler

thanks to all for the info. After reading all the negatives on the net about expensive belts breaking a lot i have decided to take the crankshaft out and have the gearportion ground off and the tapped to hold a clutch. Last night was a learning experience for me, i was suprized at the simplicity...

ok i called the machine shop they want $100 bucks to grind it and ket it. And i will need to remove the shaft. I think i will just try the reduction unit as is with the same size pulley to drive the axle. I just fear that this may make the kart slow. Do you know if it will slow things down? i...

i didnt know there was a clutch in them. This came off a cement mixer and there is a 6'' pully on the reduction box shaft that i cant get off. so if i use the puley on there can i use a real small puly on the axle? last thing i want is a slow kart.

Hello, Iam new to the karting world and need some help. I have a Honda Gx140 that had a 6 to 1 reduction box on it, I removed it and the crankshaft is set up to connect to a gear only, no keyway. How do i make this work with a torque or clutch?