Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
Depending on the angle of the helical gears able to transmit 2 to 3 times the torque as a simple straight cut planetary gear set, 4 times that of a twin countershaft spur gear set and up to 8 times the amount of torque as a simple spur gear arrangement

Wow that's a cool piece of information. I had no idea the style of gear changed the torque