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Mike Hartigan Mike Hartigan is offline
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Default Garage Door Opener: Chain vs. Belt?

In article ,
says...
I think it was "Steve Barker LT" who
stated:

I suppose you could ask the harley davidson people which is better. A chain
or a belt. If they can stand up to 100+ HP, i'd rekon they can lift a
garage door for many years.


I think you're a little confused here. 100+ HP Harley Davidson??

Heh, heh, heh . . . .


Chains are ALWAYS preferred on high-performance motorcycles. With good
reason; to handle 100+ HP, a belt would need to be WIDE.


Also consider a timing chain vs belt in a typical car engine. A belt
needs to be replaced at some prescribed interval, per the
manufacturer. A chain is generally expected to last the life of the
engine.