[steelerborn]

A lot of people have a bias toward chains, and like to give belts a lot of negatives they don't really have. Just do some research and you will be surprised all of the different applications belts were used in.

I would still use a tension system only because it makes mounting much easier. I used sdp-si for all my designs my only negative is sometimes they are out of stock for belts sprockets and can take quite some time for you to get your parts, and that would be horrible if it was in the middle of the build season . Just got to be sure that you have a good selection of sprockets in stock or modify your design for what is in stock.

Just out of curiosity what width belts does every one use, I see alot of 3/8 inch belt out there. But I think you could probably go smaller without the fear of breaking a belt.