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Re: Keeping #35 Chain Tight

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Agreed. #35 is very tolerance on spacing, so even if it wears a little you will almost never throw a chain. I don't think I've seen a #35 chain fail before, although I'm sure others have seen it.
I've blown links apart, popped it off sprockets, and sheared several barrels.

But all of that was caused by seriously flawed design, bad maintenance, and most of all, willful ignorance of the good practices and procedures for designing and maintaining a chain system.
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