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Thanks for the welcome. The underpoweredness of my engine (or the excessiveness of my project) might be a delay to getting it done, but its still something Im going to try to do.

Thats what I am afraid of. I guess Ill need to find a bigger engine if I want some decent speed. Is there an inexpensive way to hook a vertical shaft engine up to a chain drive?

I am looking to move 400 lbs with a 3.5hp Tecumseh 4 stroke engine from an edger. I know it wont be fast, but what is a realistic top speed? Lets assume the vehicle has ideal gearing that lets the engine produce peak power at top speed. I ask because I am trying to figure out the right gear...

Hello all you folks out there, My name is Derek and Im a Mechanical Engineering student in New Mexico. Im not necessarily joining because I want to build a go kart (though one day I may get involved, the budget wont allow such at the moment) Instead, here is the story that brings me here: A...