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Re: what Chain size and tensioner to use for the drivetrain
#35 chain, and might I be the first to suggest sliding motor mounts? Leave some tolerances and mill out slots so that your motor mounts and bearingplate supports can slide back and forth -- then there's no use for tensioners, and you save some extra weight. It does take a bit more thought, though. 675 used sliding motors last year and we used tensioners the year before, and all I can say is we're not going back to tensioners.
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