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Re: Belt vs. Chain

We've considered belts in out drivetrain, but have always turned them down for a few reasons.

Currently, we almost exclusively use chain; we know chain, we have lots of sprockets, no pre-planning required to chain something up. With belts, we now have an entirely separate set of parts that need to be identified, purchases etc...

The disassembly is a huge disadvantage too. We've never lost a chain on our drive, but if need be we could replace one in under a minute. Switching to belts requires a redesign of our gearboxes, or partial disassembly of a gearbox to install a spare.