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On Mar 6, 12:34?pm, Tim wrote:
I would think that even light (50-100cc) motorcycle chain would work
very well. Even packed full of mud and grit, under hard accelerated
torque, they put up with a lot more than 100 lb loads.



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Hey, Gene, I'm making a lift, sort of a dumbwaiter if you will. My
bar, screen room, patio, deck and pool are in the back of my house,
which is a daylight basement. Above is a deck coming off of my kitchen
one floor up. So, I'm thinking of using #25 carbon steel roller chain.
I'm guessing that the load would never be over 100 pounds on this
thing, unless my kids get to using it as an amusement ride! So, I got
to thinking, I wonder what the ultimate strength of #25 roller chain
is in tension? Do you have any idea where to find this information or
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Yeah, I'm suspecting #25 to have an ultimate tensile strength of
around 700 pounds or so, so if the sprockets engage at least two teeth
fully, it should hold my two kids on it!!

BTW, from way past experience of hot-shoeing Bultaco's and Ossa's
around half mile tracks.... Unless they've changed some formulas.
"Diamond" was the last brand to use. I never had much luck with them.
At the time, not many people did.

then again, for light loading like you're mentioning. I'd think
Diamond brand would do just fine.