Thread: Plastic Chain
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Re: Plastic Chain

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Originally Posted by jwfoss View Post
Instead of plastic chain consider switch to timing belt. It should be a decent reduction in weight if you are currently running #35 chain.
We are running 35# chain 4 of them approx. 12 feet long each so timing belt out of the question. Only 6 feet of each chain will be changed over to plastic. I see problems. What is that old line "Do not change horses in mid stream". PNW championships are in 5 days.
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