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Originally Posted by llamadon
I think this is supposed to be used to set up #25 chain, not actually tension it actively. It is supposed to make closing a loop of chain easier basically. You would remove the device once the loop is closed.
Or you could leave it in for a quick tension option. Just don't get it caught in the sprockets.
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This is not a chain setup tool.
This meant for chains that do not go more than a 1 (maybe 2) full revolutions of your drive sprocket. Obviously the product cannot go over a sprocket at all and is not meant for a drive train chain.
We used it for our intake arm last season, which had a drive motor down low and a rotation point up high for our ball intake. We rotated about 135 degrees total. The design of our arm (poorly counter balanced) made it difficult to give a fair assessment of the product, but overall it did tension well (the lack of counter balance made the chain bind or slip because the torque applied changed a lot over the 135 degree rotation).
It's 2-3 inches long (could measure when I am in the shop). Remember that #25 chain is .25" pitch and try to scale the photo.
-matto-