foating chain tensioners

[john swenson]

hey friends, i didn't like the idler sprockets on the drive chains on my max 2 subframe build. i decided to try the '' snap idle '' floating tensioners. very easy install and really work well. the uhmv blocks are heavy duty and the stainless hardware is also. i saw on the site someone tried them a few years ago with no luck. maybe they redesigned them. of course my # 60 chains are outside the tub, so i had plenty of room for installing. they may work on some machines in the tub. also they give more chain wrap around the sprockets. the chain needs to have slack in it so the tensioner rides rite in the middle which gives a '' hourglass '' shape to the chain. also for my application they knock all the mud and grime off the chain. hope this may help someone. john boy va.

[Deedeelin1]

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[msafi65]

I've used snap idles for years on vehicles and other equipment. They thump in a tub at times. I've seen them run for years on equipment and have never seen one worn out. It will be interesting to see how they hold up in the mud and sand.

[Noel Woods]

There's a sawmill down the road that uses them, the manager told me the machine they are on works 24/7/365 and they have only used one adjuster per year. Prior to that they had constant down time with their machinery due to chain stretch.

[john swenson]

thanks guys, that sounds encouraging . i just couldn't get the idler sprockets to work as well. i don't think mud will wear them much and i'm only in sand at busco. the engineer at snap idle said they can be mounted fixed. maybe in a tub the bottom one could be stationary so it's not banging the tub. the blocks are probably about 3/4 '' thick. john boy va.

[locolouie]

you got a picture John

[john swenson]

loco, i didn't take a picture, but look up snap idle floating tensioners on the web. there is also a video of them being used on different machines. will take a picture of my max with them and post soon. john boy va.