gear ratio?
 

What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion so
easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the clutch
right after it starts moving.

What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that has
this close gear configuration.

What do you call this?

Something to do with gear ratio?

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
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> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?

short gearing?

Pete

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?

short gearing?

Pete

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?

short gearing?

Pete

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?

short gearing?

Pete

Re: gear ratio?
 

can you elaborate on that please?

Thanks


"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
> news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> > What do you call this?
> >
> > Something to do with gear ratio?
>
> short gearing?
>
> Pete
>
>
>

Re: gear ratio?
 

can you elaborate on that please?

Thanks


"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bqo3lt$30b$1@news.onet.pl...
>
> "Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
> news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> > What do you call this?
> >
> > Something to do with gear ratio?
>
> short gearing?
>
> Pete
>
>
>

Re: gear ratio?
 

can you elaborate on that please?

Thanks


"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bqo3lt$30b$1@news.onet.pl...
>
> "Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
> news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> > What do you call this?
> >
> > Something to do with gear ratio?
>
> short gearing?
>
> Pete
>
>
>

Re: gear ratio?
 

can you elaborate on that please?

Thanks


"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bqo3lt$30b$1@news.onet.pl...
>
> "Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
> news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> > What do you call this?
> >
> > Something to do with gear ratio?
>
> short gearing?
>
> Pete
>
>
>

Re: gear ratio?
 

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 21:52:31 +0200, Johan Wagener
<pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote:

> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion
> so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
> clutch
> right after it starts moving.
>
> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
> has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?
>
>

Yep, it's low ratio. Of course you hit the rec limiter at 4mph though.

Re: gear ratio?
 

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 21:52:31 +0200, Johan Wagener
<pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote:

> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion
> so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
> clutch
> right after it starts moving.
>
> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
> has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?
>
>

Yep, it's low ratio. Of course you hit the rec limiter at 4mph though.

Re: gear ratio?
 

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 21:52:31 +0200, Johan Wagener
<pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote:

> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion
> so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
> clutch
> right after it starts moving.
>
> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
> has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?
>
>

Yep, it's low ratio. Of course you hit the rec limiter at 4mph though.

Re: gear ratio?
 

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 21:52:31 +0200, Johan Wagener
<pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote:

> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion
> so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
> clutch
> right after it starts moving.
>
> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
> has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?
>
> Something to do with gear ratio?
>
>

Yep, it's low ratio. Of course you hit the rec limiter at 4mph though.

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
clutch
> right after it starts moving.

Who uses a clutch? For other than the initial start and final stop, I mean.

> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?

Close ratio

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Re: gear ratio?
 

"Johan Wagener" <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:TsOdnQi_D-UbDVKiU-KYiw@is.co.za...
> What makes a heavy vehicle like a bakkie, truck, or van get into motion so
> easily? You have to change gears very quickly but you can release the
clutch
> right after it starts moving.

Who uses a clutch? For other than the initial start and final stop, I mean.

> What I am trying to say is it is easier to pull away with a vehicle that
has
> this close gear configuration.
>
> What do you call this?

Close ratio

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion