Soft start electric clutch

[txluke]

I like to think outside the box. It is probably because I am cheap and like to make stuff. I was toying around with the idea of an electric clutch but no slipping was keeping me from trying. Yesterday I went down the YouTube rabbit hole and started watching vids about gardening and ended up finding a control module for electric clutches that is soft start. I would love to try it but will wait until I can find a used one for less than the $45 I can get it on Ebay for. Any thoughts? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KqD5o1xU1tQ

 

[karl]

I do not know if hustler clutches are different, but PTO clutches are not meant to be slipped, there is not really any friction material.

It will still be a hard engagement compared to a regular centrifugal clutch or torque converter, and might stall the engine at low throttle. And I cant see the clutch lasting.

And you will need a jackshaft if you run a belt on the existing pulley, to get a decent gear ratio. With a 13in tire, and 6in pulley on clutch, you are limited to a 2 to 1 gear ratio, no good.

That is why I welded a sprocket to mine, so I can run a steeper gear ratio, and no slip!

The concept with my kart is the tire is the friction material, the motor has enough torque to instantly burn the tire, and the clutch locks ASAP like intended to start the blades.

Just have fun and dont spend a whole lot! The pto clutch I used was pulled from a junk 700hr mower, new clutches are not cheap!