I need a chain drive: a ~3 inch cog driving a ~6 inch cog, with 7 or 8 inches in between them. I would only need one set.I got curious about using the silent Ramsey-style chain but cannot find anywhere that retails the chains and the cogs.Ramsey being a brand-name of the drive chain that looks like this- don't need to use Ramsey in particular, I'd just want to buy the same brand of chain & cogs, since they aren't guaranteed to be perfectly compatible across manufacturers.There is lots of different companies that make this stuff, but nobody seems to retail it at all that I could find in a couple hours of looking online. I get a few places in the USA that make it, a whole bunch of places in China and India that make it, and people selling replacement motorcycle transmission drive chains on eBay.I have looked for variations of "silent drive chain", "inverted link chain", "metal belt drive chain" and so on, and got nothing.Is there anyplace online a regular person can actually buy this stuff?

well nuts,,,,,,,there's car timing chain kits like this for only $40 a set. :Ponly problem is the chain might be a bit too short, so i may need to buy another chain and lengthen one somehow. if the stuff comes apart, that is.... ?

where in USA to buy drive chain/gears?

Apr 18, 2011 21 Replies

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J. D. Slocomb 15 years ago

Does it need to be chain? Vee belts have also been used for similar types of drives. Cheers,

John D. Slocomb (jdslocombatgmail)

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DougC 15 years ago

It needs to be a chain, since the drive is taken off the mid-point of the engine's shaft--which is inside an oil-filled case.

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