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Re: Question About 4-Wheel Drive

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Originally Posted by Cory
Another downside is that if you somehow manage to derail the chain from the output sprocket, you've lost power to all wheels, instead of just one.
Not necessarily, for the last two years we have taken #35 chain from the transmissions to the back drive wheels and then from #25 chain to connect the front and back wheels.

We have only had a few problems with the #25 chain for example last year while climbing up the steps at an angle we snapped the #25 chain on one side, but we still made it up the step with 3 wheel drive!

Just make sure that the chain connection from the transmission to the back wheel is properly tensioned and correctly aligned. You should not have a problem if you do that right.

I have included a picture of this years drive-train, it is not the clearest picture, but it will do.
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