Math Calculations & Conversions : Definition of Gearing Ratios

[phulei]

I still don't get why say, 0.5:1 is faster than 3:1. Could someone please explain :( Thanks.

[mattybock]

@phulei

here's how it works;

if you have a gear with 5 teeth, each tooth with knock against a tooth on the receiving gear. ok?

if I have 5 teeth on the receiving gear, then there is no advantage, they are equal.

If I have 10 teeth on the receiving gear, then it will take two whole revolutions of my drive gear (5 teeth) to make one revolution. This is slow :(

If I have only two teeth on the receiving gear, it with turn twice for each revolution of my 5 toothed drive gear.

get it?

[JustinBieberLookLike]

u helped alot middle school sucks

[TheNiggerXavi]

Oh so gearing up or down is with respect to speed and not force ?

[WANAGOSCUBADIVE]

so the higher numeric number the gear ratio is like 4.10 instead of 3.73 the 4.10 ratio would be better for pulling a large amount of weight because the 4.10 gear ratio will devide the weight more 4.10 is 4 and 1/10 spinns instead of 3.73 being 3 and 73/100 spinns? so 4.10 devides more so 4.10 is better, am i right?

[WANAGOSCUBADIVE]

im considering buying a truck and i want it to be able to pull more weight and be able to pull weight easyer so should i get it with a 4.10 or a 3.73 and does 4.10 mean that that gear turns 4.10 times so it would be a better gearing ratio for pulling?

[Icedout100]

i thought teeth ration is driver:driven and gear ration is driven:driver