Why do larger gear ratios produce greater torque? All that seems to be happening is every subsequent gear is slower than the driver.

Question

Why do larger gear ratios produce greater torque? All that seems to be happening is every subsequent gear is slower than the driver.

In: Physics

Answer 1

The same work is relayed over a smaller distance (for a reduction arrangement). Smaller distance means higher force to preserve the amount of work (ignoring friction and all that).