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Thanks for all the replies, I have spent considerable time working this out. At the moment I am working with this: My plan is to have a compound pulley system with 3 groove vbelt pulleys rated to at least +20% over 105 HP. I am looking at the 2 pulley sizes of 117.5 and 305.5 and being in a...

Great answer Action Jack So what would your recommendation be for the gear ratio to give as much power as possible? I am thinking at peak HP @ around 3500 RPM would do it with a reduction of 6.48 to 1? Thanks for the help

Thanks Steam King :) So if the engine was running at 2000 RPM the power through the engine would be 170 Nm and the HP would be about 40? So to ramp up the horsepower would have what effect on the machine (wood chipper)? And if it gives the power, what's the best way to reduce the speed coming...

That's what I thought would happen. The thing I was thinking is if the torque is increased then don't that effectively increase the HP in proportion? What is the consequence of putting too much torque through the machine? Snapped belts and twisted shafts I think?

Thanks Dean Barry, I am trying to work out the power ratings to be sure the machine works at the proper power. To do this I need to reduce the engine speed by 4 from 2000 rpm to 540 to match the max speed of the the machine? Also the engine has a power curve of HP so it's not always at 95 hp...

Hi everyone, Thanks for the help in advance. I have a project with a piece of machinery that is rated to 105 HP @ 540 RPM. I was wondering what the torque rating for the machine would be, whilst its being driven from a diesel engine? I believe there is a direct relationship between Torque and...