Roller Chain “Better Than Heavy-Duty”

Roller Chain “Better Than Heavy-Duty” FARM SHOP Maintenance The first standard roller chain off the assembly line at RDM Enterprises is nearly 3 000 lbs higher in tensile strength than competitive heavy-duty chain To make the chain RDM leveraged 25 years of experience in the metal stamping industry Dustin Russell RDM Enterprises says “We expanded into roller chain about 5 years ago when my grandfather and company founder Al Rinke decided to take what we had learned and apply it to making chains ” What RDM came up with was 81x roller chain with a tensile strength of 27 000 lbs Russell compares that to competitive roller chain marketed as “heavy-duty” chain with a tensile strength of 24 300 lbs “Our chain is considered standard duty but it is actually stronger ” says Russell “Initially we’re marketing it to sawmills and to farmers ” The chain comes in 10-ft lengths Each contains about 46 links with a pitch of around 2 6 in Side links are made out of 1050 heat-treated steel Each side link has 2 types of bushings and pins The bushings are made out of 1020 steel that is carbonized and hardened They’re then heat-treated to 50 Rockwell The outside bushing is 1 in long and the inside bushing is 1 1/4 in long The pin inside the bushings is 2 in long and made with 4140 steel “If desired we can add flights made of 1050 heat-treated steel without welding ” says Russell Russell suggests the 81x is just the beginning of a new line for RDM “I expect we will be expanding our product line and the lengths offered ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup RDM Enterprises 4045 Griswold Rd Port Huron Mich 48060 ph 810 985-4721; dustin russell@rdmenterprises net; www rdmenterprises net

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