[Syrupmakers] Chains and sprockets

[jay shumpert]

JT,
The strengths of std. single roller chain is as
follows.(according to GRAINGER) #60 1980lb max.
working and 9920lb breaking. #80 3300lb max. working
and 17,640lb breaking. #100 5070lb max. working and
26,460lb breaking. If you divide the max. ft lbs of
torque expected by the radius of your final drive
sprocket, that should be the lbs being applied to your
chain.  example : 2500ft lb of torque on mill shaft
with 6" dia. sprocket is 3" rad. 2500 divided by
3=833lb on chain. I'm pretty shure that is correct.
I'm no engineer. If I told you wrong, perhaps someone
else will reply.
Jay
--- DBACrownhoney at aol.com wrote:

> I was wondering if ya'll had an opinion on chain and
> sprocket sizes for  
> converting a Chattanooga 13 to engine powered. The
> southernmatters web site says  
> to use a 100 size chains, but I went to a industrial
> supply store to look  at 
> some and they are huge. It just seems like overkill.
>  
>  
>  
> JT
> 
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Jay


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