sproket question

[dumdum9599]

ok i have a dumb question but i will still ask. the front sproket on my costom trike has broken. and i would like to know if i were to convert it to pullys would it work or would they just slip.

[Tekawte1]

:rolleyes: I would say they would slip unless you run a geared type belt simalar to a harley drive..

[dumdum9599]

that is what i figured but i just needed a second opinion rather then do all the work and have it not work.

[super90]

if you could get it to work that might be an OK idea. It would be alot cheaper than chains and sprockets to replace. But I dont know how it would do when all the dirt and mud gets packed between the belt and pulleys.

[dumdum9599]

well there is always dirt and mud to worry about but there is also the torque to consider. i can see it working on flat and down hill but once the engine has to actually start to work it would likely slip.