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John Vorberger
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Hello,
I apologize if this is in the wrong sub-forum, as I am new to this site.
Anyways, I am trying to figure out how much torque is needed to move a vehicle that is about 500 pounds in weight. That is including the driver of the vehicle. For a little more information, the vehicle would have tracks that are powered by a chain and sprocket type setup. The drive sprocket would be 15 inches in diameter. I would be powering the vehicle with two hydraulic motors, and at the low pressure/high flow setting, the motors would produce roughly 20 ft-lbs of energy per motor, since I would be using two motors, one for each track, that would equate to 40 ft-lbs. Do you think the 40 ft-lbs would be enough to move the vehicle? I am talking about mostly flat ground, maybe a very minor incline.
Thank you,
John
I apologize if this is in the wrong sub-forum, as I am new to this site.
Anyways, I am trying to figure out how much torque is needed to move a vehicle that is about 500 pounds in weight. That is including the driver of the vehicle. For a little more information, the vehicle would have tracks that are powered by a chain and sprocket type setup. The drive sprocket would be 15 inches in diameter. I would be powering the vehicle with two hydraulic motors, and at the low pressure/high flow setting, the motors would produce roughly 20 ft-lbs of energy per motor, since I would be using two motors, one for each track, that would equate to 40 ft-lbs. Do you think the 40 ft-lbs would be enough to move the vehicle? I am talking about mostly flat ground, maybe a very minor incline.
Thank you,
John