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Re: [Shop-talk] drive wheel speed ???

To: john niolon <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] drive wheel speed ???
From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:10:11 -0700
On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:02:22PM -0500, john niolon wrote:
> I've got an old big wheel mower that uses chain driven drive wheels against
> the big wheels to propel the mower...  I think I'm confusing myself so here's
> the question.
> 
> the rear wheel is 20" , the drive wheels are constant speed... which will
> drive the big wheel faster ?  a smaller diameter drive wheel or a larger one.

Larger drive wheel would make it move faster.

Eric
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