friction belt drives w/ link belts???

dracothered

dracothered

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Is it possible to make a friction style primary drive with a link belt instead of the traditional V-belt? You know the type with a tension pulley that lets you engage or disengage the primary drive.
 
If you're describing what I think you are, then the engine idles by allowing the belt to slip the clutch. I am not sure if this is necessarily the best setup, because the belt will wear faster this way. But it should be able to be done.
 
The set up I am talking about has two pulleys and a idler pulley that has a hand lever system that lets you engage it or not engage it.
 
Look up Zenith Gradua and Rudge Multi. Manually controlled variable ratio belt drives from the 1900s.
 
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