V-belt drive

[gubba]

has anyone seen or heard of v-belt instead of chain drive application????

building a 3-wheel and v-belt pullys would ease the chore....

TIA
gubba

 

[NEAT TIMES]

Gubba
You Might Consider A Cvt Transmission As It Starts At 7:1 Ratio. I Have Two Cvt Bikes And They Work Great. Friction Drives Are Good If Its Dry.

Ron .

 

[Fulltimer]

I have been thinking about it for a while. I don't think it would be hard to do.

Terry

 

[Tim_B_172]

I've been thinking about it too. What I came up with was to use a short chain to drive a pulley. The pulley would then have a belt to another pulley on the back wheel. You could possibly mount the first pulley to the seat tube. Sure, you still have a chain, but it's a very short one which you could completely cover with a chain guard of sorts. I think it would still cut out a lot of noise and vibration.

 

[Fulltimer]

What I was looking at is a centrifugal clutch that is a pulley. Put a clam shell on the back hub and mount a pulley instead of a chain sprocket. Very simple really. The pulley would have to have a plate on it so it would bolt up the way a sprocket does.

Terry

 

[NEAT TIMES]

If you have a sprocket with the hub clam shell it could work as your pulley plate.

 

[Fulltimer]

I think your right. Here is the clutch: Hilliard Extreme-Duty Clutch — 1in. Bore, 3.0in. Pulley O.D., For 5/8in.W "A" Belts and 1/2in.W "B" Belts | Brakes, Clutches, + Hubs | Northern Tool + Equipment It comes in a chain version also.

Terry