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Re: Gear Ratio
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/2/2000

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Hi Some good discussion here. Bottom line is we need torque to move a stationary vehicle. Lets say vehicle weighs 3000 pounds. No way a motor with 300 lb ft torque can move that vehicle. So we need to... Login to read more.