Drive Train 3

View Trike BuildView Hover BuildI’m EmptyDrive Train 3Today i welded and extra section of box tubing to my fan frame and drilled a slotted hole in one end so that i can mount a tensioner to adjust the excess slack i have in the belt i had to buy. At the moment, as it sits, […]

Drive Train 2

View Trike BuildView Hover BuildI’m EmptyDrive Train 2Here is a close up of the Jaw Coupling. I went with the idea of using a jaw coupling because i’ve seen it been used before in a tornado hovercraft and they also use this type of coupling in jet ski’s, so if it’s good enough for a […]

Drive Train 1

View Trike BuildView Hover BuildI’m EmptyDrive Train 1I’ve made up some bosses to support my gears to the fan and crank shafts. They have been made up in a lathe and have keyway’s down the centre of them. Now that i think about it , it probably would of been easier to make them tapered […]