RAWHIDE GEARS

WHY WOULD I USE A RAWHIDE GEAR?

SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF RAWHIDE GEARS:

 DUE TO THE SPECIAL PROCESSING TO THE LEATHER THAT WE DO TO ENHANCE THE FEATURES OF THE CHINESE WATER BUFFALO HIDE IT POSSESSES SOME UNIQUE FEATURES THAT MAKE THIS MATERIAL THE BEST OF ALL ANIMAL HIDES FOR THIS APPLICATION. CHICAGO RAWHIDE TESTED HORSE, BULL, COW, PLASTIC, NYLON, AND PIG HIDES AND FOUND THAT THEY ALL FELL FAR BELOW THE BUFFALO HIDE. THE HIDE HAS THE ABILITY TO ABSORB SHOCK LOAD AND YET PROVIDE THE STRENGTH REQUIRED FOR MOST APPLICATIONS.

MOST OF THE RAWHIDE GEARS ARE PINION GEARS, WHICH DRIVE VERY LARGE DIAMETER DRIVEN GEARS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THE RAWHIDE GEAR REQUIRES NO LUBRICATION AND RUNS ALMOST SILENT. THE RAWHIDE PINION GEAR IS DESIGNED TO BE A WEAK LINK AND IF AN OVERLOAD OCCURS THE RAWHIDE GEAR WILL FAIL BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURS TO THE LARGE COSTLY DRIVEN GEAR. ( SEE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF DAMAGE GEARS IN FIGURE BELOW ). THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MATING GEAR IN AN OF THESE EXAMPLES

IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT GEAR FOR A GEAR THAT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

 THE PINIONS ARE SUGGESTED FOR ALMOST ANY APPLICATION WHERE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SMOOTH, QUIET, LUBRICATION FREE, OPERATION AND PROTECTING YOUR EXPENSIVE DRIVEN GEAR.

SOME USES OF RAWHIDE GEARS:

 FROM A MERRY-GO-ROUND, TO PUNCH PRESSES, TURNING DRUMS FOR TANNING VATS, CHEMICAL PLANT EQUIPMENT, CABLE WINCHES FOR MINING ELEVATORS, PRESS BRAKES, KEY WAY CUTTING MACHINES, PRINTING PRESSES, TURN TABLES, DRAW BRIDGES, BENDING MACHINES, BENDING ROLLS, RING FORGING MACHINES, TO MENTION ONLY A FEW. WE HAVE OVER 15,000 PART NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED OVER 100 YEARS AND WE STILL ARE AMAZED WHEN WE ASK “WHAT DO YOU USE THIS GEAR FOR?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE RAWHIDE GEAR IS TO TRANSMIT CUSHIONED POWER AT A MUCH LOWER NOISE LEVEL, MESH MORE SMOOTHLY AND ELIMINATE DESTRUCTIVE VIBRATION THAT IS INHERENT IN ALL METAL GEAR TRAINS. IT WILL NOT WEAR THE MATING GEAR BUT WILL PROTECT THE MATING GEAR.