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Originally Posted by millenniumtree
I've considered the idea of a powered trailer for a bicycle as well. It would just be a single-wheel with a small lawnmower or strimmer motor on top. People say you can't use a vertical-shaft motor for these types of things, but I say you just have to be more creative. :P
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I've been thinking about this too. One solution I like is to connect the engine to an oil pump, use the oil flow to run a second oil pump used as a motor and transmit the power to the wheel with a chain or belt. Maybe the second pump could even be built into the hub of a wheel. If one of the the pumps is a variable displacement type, this would allow changes in gear ratio. I've seen a saw mill on a trailer that used this kind of power transmission.