Quote Originally Posted by mcthistle007 View Post
Hello nova_robotics.Thanks for the reply,most welcome. I'd be very keen to see that PDF. I used to work on land based oil-rigs for 35 years and the oil field rig moveing winch trucks were getting very developed in the Gearing & Drivetrain compared to the Basic trucks of yesteryear.Ultra Low Gears and being able to haul ultra heavy loads.Do they actually use CVTs in Trucks? I find that my mothers Toyota Corolla with a CVT feels like its going break its Rubber Band without any hard demands.While on this subject have you heard of an Inventor called George Constaninesco that made a unique gearbox with levers that was able to amazeing things? Its on a website called "Rex Research".Anyway you sound like an Interesting Inventor and sincerely hope your Ideas Breaks Thru and Go Gold.The World has all this amazeing technology but seems very slow in letting go of past ideas and moveing on with the New.Best Regards Mcthistle007.
You got it good buddy. Check your e-mail.

CVTs have a few huge downfalls. Reliability and torque carrying capability, and complete inability to achieve low range. Toyota is combating this by adding a conventional first gear to a CVT. So you take off in first, then it shifts out and engages the CVT. I've never heard of heavy vehicles using CVTs, but I could definitely be wrong on that.

I will look into George Constaninesco and Rex Research. Thanks.