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adpiccioni wrote:

This is my first input to your scene,so bear with me.
The stuff on HV chains keep relating to camshaft ,,,,,for what its worth
nearly all front wheel drive veichles use hv chain to turnthe drive 180
degrees coming directly out of the engine via mech.clutch or turbine.
the load on a chain in this llocation by far exceeds that of a timing
chain.
take the following scenario:
A toronado diesel [4000]+#,,,,,pulling a 3000# keel sailboat on a 2000#
trailer up from hope b.c. [ele 128' ] to the top of the cochahala hwy toll
both,,[ ele 6000] ft aprox,with the last km at 8 % grade.full throttle low
gear,,,,then coastndown to 2000',,,then up again thru rogers pass  aprox
6000'  no problem.
then go back for another similar sailboat!!
all TH transmissions have this chain 1" wide and are available from locall
salvage yards for 10.00$  [includes one chain and two sprockets]diys.
albert piccioni

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no problem.Then go back and haul another similar sail boat!

Al if the Toronada is doing 30 MPH (44 FPS) in low gear it is 
climbing stright up at 3.5 feet per second on a 8% grade.

If the gross weight is 9000 pounds that is 31,500 pound foot per second
or  57 HP to climb plus another 20 HP or so for aerodynamic and
rolling resistance drag. Looks like about 80 HP.

One horse can lift 550 pounds at one foot per second.

Paul Lamar
 
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