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I've been looking at Kozo's books on the Heisler and the Climax, and I have several questions about the gears.
The Heisler transmits power from the cylinders via a crankshaft to the central driveline, and from the driveline to the far axle on each truck via straight tooth bevel gears.
The Climax transmits power from the cylinders to a shaft, and from the shaft to the central driveline via a set of skew bevel gears. The central driveline then transmits power to each axle via another set of skew bevel gears.
1 - What is the advantage of skew bevel gears over straight bevel gears? Is it stress reduction on individual gear teeth?
2 - What is the difference between skew gears and helical (spiral) gears (other than the obvious straight vs spiral tooth configuration)? In other words, I understand the difference in their form, but not in their application.
3 - On a small scale live steamer, would straight tooth bevel gears work just as well on the Climax as the skew bevel gears shown?
Any gear experts out there who can explain in layman's terms?
The Heisler transmits power from the cylinders via a crankshaft to the central driveline, and from the driveline to the far axle on each truck via straight tooth bevel gears.
The Climax transmits power from the cylinders to a shaft, and from the shaft to the central driveline via a set of skew bevel gears. The central driveline then transmits power to each axle via another set of skew bevel gears.
1 - What is the advantage of skew bevel gears over straight bevel gears? Is it stress reduction on individual gear teeth?
2 - What is the difference between skew gears and helical (spiral) gears (other than the obvious straight vs spiral tooth configuration)? In other words, I understand the difference in their form, but not in their application.
3 - On a small scale live steamer, would straight tooth bevel gears work just as well on the Climax as the skew bevel gears shown?
Any gear experts out there who can explain in layman's terms?