Bradracer18
Member
Had a few questions concerning the antique V8 Pullers out there and how they have made their tractors work.
--Are many of you using the same gear set that the tractor came with? In other words, you stayed out of the transmission housing on the tractor?
--I'm trying to visualize putting a V8 in a tractor and can see the crankshaft coming out of the engine, needing a possible transfer case, and a clutch somewhere in between (??) and then connect to the tractors original tranny?? If a transfer case is needed (like in my situation) how do you decide what ratio it needs to be internally if I fabricate one assuming a 500+ hp engine and the original drive-line of the tractor? I'm assuming output speed and torque need to be considered in connecting a much larger engine to a gearset that was designed for a 50hp (max) engine. How is all of this figured without the obvious trial and error?
--Are many of you using the same gear set that the tractor came with? In other words, you stayed out of the transmission housing on the tractor?
--I'm trying to visualize putting a V8 in a tractor and can see the crankshaft coming out of the engine, needing a possible transfer case, and a clutch somewhere in between (??) and then connect to the tractors original tranny?? If a transfer case is needed (like in my situation) how do you decide what ratio it needs to be internally if I fabricate one assuming a 500+ hp engine and the original drive-line of the tractor? I'm assuming output speed and torque need to be considered in connecting a much larger engine to a gearset that was designed for a 50hp (max) engine. How is all of this figured without the obvious trial and error?