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#25 Chain

Hi Folks,

Typically we use belt for our drive train. This year with the bigger wheels we are decided that we wanted a stronger transfer method so we switched to #25 chain. We are running 8" AndyMark Pneumatic wheels, with a WCP Dual Speed Gearbox. Our low end is about 6 fps and the high is about 12 fps. We keep breaking chain. Is anyone else having problems with the large wheels breaking the chain? Some on the team want to switch to #35 chain, but that seems like overkill to me. I feel like we must be doing something wrong, not that the chain is too weak.

Thanks!
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