[Kartbuilding] Fwd: Vertical/horizontal shaft

[Stephen Burke]

Hi Jack,

> Or does it have to be a rubber belt so it can turn the 90 degrees?
YES, turning through 90 degrees is the problem.

There is no simple way with using chains.

Best of Luck
-steve


>
> Hey,
> I'm just interested in knowing if you have a vertical drive shaft on a lawn
> mower engine and you want it to power a horizontal shaft, instead of using a
> small V-Pulley - large V-Pulley - Drive Belt, is there a way you could use a
> small sprocket on the vertical shaft- large sprocket on the horizontal shaft
> and a chain connecting them?
> Or does it have to be a rubber belt so it can turn the 90 degrees?
>
> Thanks,
> Jack