Just going through spare parts here. I have upgraded to 15 wide chains on both of our Zx Summits many years ago and one of these two 13w chains may be original from one of them. (I know that I blew the original in one of them the first season doo to ratcheting)
So - I only keep the 13w's around as spares, and need to keep that top gear with the chain as the 13w won't fit the 15w top gear of course...
But if you look, one is built heavier than the other.
The top one say "LB S37 USA" and Google search popped up on SW Kitty Cat board that LB stands for Link Belt. I know they make dredging and such type equipment, never heard them in the chain business before. But via the name - it stands to reason that they at least started in the belting industry...
The bottom one says Morse.
The LB has .140 pins and the Morse has .160 pins.
The LB will make a tighter rad w/o binding, but I would hafta run a 4 tooth gear for that to be an issue, so ....
Unfortunately - I found that the 15w on my sled has the .140 pins. I don't recall for sure where I bought my 15w chains at. At first I thought it was Dennis Kirk, but a quick trip through their 2008 catalogue doesn't show any. So maybe I got them from Wahl or Team?
In the future, maybe I want to order my chain through my industrial supplier (Applied) and spec Morse?
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So - I only keep the 13w's around as spares, and need to keep that top gear with the chain as the 13w won't fit the 15w top gear of course...
But if you look, one is built heavier than the other.
The top one say "LB S37 USA" and Google search popped up on SW Kitty Cat board that LB stands for Link Belt. I know they make dredging and such type equipment, never heard them in the chain business before. But via the name - it stands to reason that they at least started in the belting industry...
The bottom one says Morse.
The LB has .140 pins and the Morse has .160 pins.
The LB will make a tighter rad w/o binding, but I would hafta run a 4 tooth gear for that to be an issue, so ....
Unfortunately - I found that the 15w on my sled has the .140 pins. I don't recall for sure where I bought my 15w chains at. At first I thought it was Dennis Kirk, but a quick trip through their 2008 catalogue doesn't show any. So maybe I got them from Wahl or Team?
In the future, maybe I want to order my chain through my industrial supplier (Applied) and spec Morse?
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