Saw gear box

A method of generating multiple speeds on a concrete cutting saw, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an idler gear;
• b. providing a top slider gear slidably engageable and disengageable with the idler gear;
• and
• c. providing a bottom slider gear slidably engageable and disengageable with the idler gear;
• d. sliding the top slider gear into one of a multiple top slider gear positions relative to the idler gear in combination with sliding the bottom slider gear into one of a multiple bottom slider gear positions relative to the idler gear to generate multiple transmission speeds;
• e. wherein the top slider gear comprises:
• i. a first toothed disk having a first size, and
• ii. a second toothed disk having a second size;
• f. wherein the idler gear comprises:
• i. a third toothed disk having a third size,
• ii. a fourth toothed disk adjacent to the third toothed disk, the fourth toothed disk having a fourth size,
• iii. a fifth toothed disk having a fifth size, and
• iv. a main gap in between the fourth toothed disk and the fifth toothed disk;
• and
• g. wherein the bottom slider gear comprises:
• i. a sixth toothed disk having a sixth size,
• ii. a seventh toothed disk adjacent to the sixth toothed disk, the seventh toothed disk having a seventh size, and
• h. wherein the first size and the fifth size are small sizes, the fourth size and sixth size are intermediate-sized sizes, and the second size, the third size, and the seventh size are large sizes.