Recent content by afewskroosloose

In my opinion, chain drive is the way to go. Its cheaper than a properly sized geared belt/HTD drive and the components are readily available if you need to replace sprockets and chain. I would try to design around standard shaft and bore sizes where possible so that you can easily replace...

That's a beast..love it! What is the kw rating of the motor and how large of a swath does it clear and how deep have you cleared, if I may ask? Im working on a custom r/c vehicle for snow throwing, mowing, and just for fun and am in the concept/research phase of the power system that will be...

Still looking for some help on motor/controller choices to power the mower deck and snowblower attachments as described in my initial post...maybe Ill ask in the motors area instead if I dont get any responses here. :P

It should be fun. The wheels are easily removed so that I can swap a track drive in if I decide to build one for more traction...or just cuz tracks are awesome. 8)

Hi thanks for the reply. I am using brushless trike motors with custom 2 stage roller chain reduction giving about 10:1 ratio. The brushless motors are low rpm high torque. Brushless dual drive is a little more complicated than brush drive. For 'off the shelf' all-in-one drive brush motors I...

Hi there. I am brand new here, this is my first post. If I chose the wrong section of the forums, please feel free to kindly kick me to where I should be. I have a project Im working on (and off). It is a 350-400lb 4wd zero turn all electric all terrain r/c platform built to do yard work...