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Old 06-04-2015, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BVanEps View Post
Actually, if you currently have a 5" pulley on the PTO and you go to a 6" PTO pulley, the blade speed will increase because every revolution of the PTO pulley run a longer section of the belt over the deck pulley. Basically you go from a 5:6 ration to a 6:6 or 1:1 ratio.
Ok that makes sense. That being said I should be at an advantage with a bigger Pto pully with a higher blade tip speed, as long as the belt and deck bearings can handle it.
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