Chains?????

[Trey4520]

In looking at rear replacing chains on my BF, I noticed that some of the single 60 chains are riveted & some have cotter pins on every link. What is the reason for the difference & does it matter which I use?

[2014SE]

Same difference, same quality, same strength. Their is allot of cheapo Chinese stuff out there and you will get what you pay for. For power transmission products cheaper is not better and usually cost more in the end. You can find heavy duty roller chain too, this refers to the side plate thickness, HD chain is about 15%-30% higher in tensile strength. If you want you can even get sealed roller chain, this has been lubricated and o ring sealed on every pin. Tsubaki chain even makes what they call low noise chain, this is a funky looking chain with what looks kinda like a coiled spring instead of a roller but in my opinion it won't last as long and is probably very $$$$. cotter pined are a little easier to size when your installing them if you do happen to need to do field repair pinned might be easier to fix with less tools. Pinned chain does need that little more room on the pin side, only a fraction of a inch but make sure your machine has clearance on one side without interfearance for the pin side, shouldn't be a problem.

[2014SE]

Drives Chain, Chain Drive, Roller Chain - Tsubaki

[PlumCrazy]

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