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Teh SPIK
lowes or home depot a 36" shaft 5/8's thick is like $5-10 and you and key it yourself with a grinder
Kaptain Krunch
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5/8 shaft is VERY weak when it comes to carting. Heres one for $20 http://www.bmikarts.com/shop/?keywords=400036&match_criteria=all&search=Search&cart=1805928
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Cheaper than TSC,
They sell 1" rod for 25 buck, and thats for only 3 feet!?
Outrageous.
Never buy steel from there btw, lol!
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Teh SPIK
i think they have up to 1.25" thick
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yeah get one from bmi. i just got my parts and that 1" shaft from them is very good product.
cool, see my wife just got back from Iraq and i haven't told her about the trike, so I'm building my friend a cart (traditional 4 wheels) with the same engine, and what I'll do is put the secondary pulley onto the live axle to save time.
tell me what you guys think about this, i plan on making the frame (the "base" of it) out of 1-2" steel threaded pipe with 90* angle pieces on the corners. from there (the back of it) I'm going to put on a swing arm, and build a roll cage out of 1x1 square tubing to mount the swing arms shocks to. FYI i will be welding around the threads, as i see that to be a weak point as the pipe is thinner there.
tell me what you guys think about this, i plan on making the frame (the "base" of it) out of 1-2" steel threaded pipe with 90* angle pieces on the corners. from there (the back of it) I'm going to put on a swing arm, and build a roll cage out of 1x1 square tubing to mount the swing arms shocks to. FYI i will be welding around the threads, as i see that to be a weak point as the pipe is thinner there.
Kaptain Krunch
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You mean running a torque converter without a jackshaft of some sorts? That wont work at all.
well, its not really a torque converter, its the secondary pulley off a snowmobile engine, and I've thought about the whole oh noes loss of power cause of the lack of jackshaft gearing, but i think with the power of the engine, and the overall lightness of the cart its self, i shouldnt have any problems
Kaptain Krunch
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Yes it will have problems. A 1:1 ratio is BAD, you wont go anywhere, i dont care how powerful the engine is, you NEED a jackshaft.
By the way, snowmobiles use torque converters, so yes it is. I hope your using the primary clutch also, if not the secondary will start to open up and then the belt will just slip.
By the way, snowmobiles use torque converters, so yes it is. I hope your using the primary clutch also, if not the secondary will start to open up and then the belt will just slip.
well its a good thing that its not 1:1 then huh? the secondary on a snowmobile is rather large in comparison to the much smaller main drive, I'm pretty sure you have seen this, if not, i can post some pictures. unless my mind isnt letting me see something here, that should be around 2-3:1 not amazing, but it gets a little better
Kaptain Krunch
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Do you know how i torque converter works? The two pulleys constantly change size, and although it may start out at 3:1 or so, at peak rpm it will be 1:1, or on some torque converters .75:1 or more.
Listen buddy, its not going to work, but if you want to be stubborn go ahead and fail, but dont tell me i didnt warn you.
okay, but at peak power, its going to be driving the drive wheel which would have broken free of the friction that held it/them in place so the 1:1 will be at peak snowmobile engine speeds, right?
hmm, but even that statement makes it less sure...it will have very little torque, i would just burn out the belt...
hmm, but even that statement makes it less sure...it will have very little torque, i would just burn out the belt...
Kaptain Krunch
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1:1 at sled engine peak (atleast 8k), with even 15" tires will have a calculated speed of over 400mph, and thats not realistic.
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Exactly, aim for 4:1 or 5:1 gear reduction at peak rpm. So secondary on jackshaft with chain too back tire, 10 tooth sprocket on jackshaft and a 40/50 on axle
Didnt i already argue with you about this?.
Didnt i already argue with you about this?.
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