When attempt to increase speeds the handle gets extremely loose but the speeds dont increase very much. When you attempt to lower it , the handle gets tighter and tighter , low gear wont increase past 100rpm , high speed… 800-1200 rpm
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Eagle vari speed head issues
- Thread starter sasanifab
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If it's a Reeves-type cone pulley drive then it could be a number of things- lack of lubrication, wear in the mechanism or the belt or all three