Hi X-Bird!
Thanks for digging through your old PC!
One difference between carts is that yours has a live axle, whereas mine has an axle riding within a tube. I can only access a sprocket bolted to the tire itself. So the jack shaft is also there to help me center the engine. I was also able to slide the engine back, giving me slightly more leg room.
I don't mind the loss of top speed; it was really too fast in my opinion; certainly for my two daughters. Because I ride it mostly on grass, and up hills (not steep ones), low-end torque was my priority.
I'd never buy anything without a live axle again, though.
So I think the picture you are showing describes your first possible solution.
I'm still not sure what you mean with the second one. I think you are suggesting I raise the jack shaft up so that it passes through the torque converter driven pulley (i.e., the one that has the sprocket on it). Then I would be left with only one chain, which is the longer chain. Do I have that right?
Thanks so much for your efforts to explain!
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