#35 Roller Chain With K1 Attachment

[Mopar250]

I have been looking for this chain and everyone i talk to says they can`t get it or its a 4 to 5 week wait. So where is everyone getting this chain from and how much are you paying for it. Can anyone help me out with this. This is holding me up on my dozer project. Thanks

[Lil Giants]

Did you see the link that RCLogger posted on his thread as to where he sourced his K1 chain?

[FlyingBeagle]

I am with you, I would love for someone to give up the secret on the best source for the #35 chain with the K-1 attachment on every outer link.

I did some searching a while back myself and found it pretty difficult to find. As RC Logger recommended I contacted Viking Industries, but they were not interested in talking to me because I was not a corporation. They told me to go through a distributor like Motion Industries or Applied. Last year the local Motion Industries office priced the #35 K1 chain to me at $48 per foot, but minimum they would sell was 10 feet. I was not willing to shell out $500 for chain. When I contacted Viking, I was talking with the distributor in Georgia that covered my region. It may be different with the distributor in Canada.

I also found this on Amazon, but you cannot use #35 sprockets with it because the roller diameter is larger than a #35 chain. They also dont tell you what length you are getting for that price. http://www.amazon.com/Roller-chain-a...A28EG6DQRVDN3A

Have you looked at some of the german websites? For the prices I was getting on the chain you could buy actual dozer tracks for about the same amount, and the tracks were much more scale looking.

[Mopar250]

Same here I called viking chain and i keep getting the lead around on it. And one place wanted $54 a foot and you had to but 10 foot now that alot of money. Also called diamond chain company and got the same had to call a disturbutor for it and they never got back to me so if there is any other help please help with this

Thanks

[pumptech]

Try USArollerchain.com last time I priced the K1 ,was $11.87 per ft ,master links $1.18 each
ask for Christina
there ph# 407-347-3519

[Mopar250]

Looks like they have alot of suppliers that carry that type of chain.
Thanks for the info

[FlyingBeagle]

So after my post the other day I decided to look into this a bit more. I contacted Vikings NW office in Washington state and they put me through to the head office in British Columbia (1 800-324-1244). They quoted me a price of $7.50 per foot with a minimum 10' order. After shipping the total cost is $131.00. I should have it in a couple of days.

So here I am, Giving up the secret.

Now I just have to do something with the chain.

[RCP57]

Wow! The last time I spoke to Viking they quoted me around $25 per foot! You must have a silver tongue.

Thanks for posting. Might have to give them a call!

Reg

[Mopar250]

I called USArollerchain.com and they quoted me $22.40 per foot. So i think i will trying calling Viking chain again.

[FlyingBeagle]

Maybe I got lucky, The guy I worked with did say it was his first week on the job.

[Rvjimd]

Anyone order any of this chain recently? I have some coming and it is NOT cheap. I think it is going to work out to about $40/foot. I don't know how much is am going to use yet, so if your looking and find it cheaper than mine let me know. I may have some left over for sale to try and recover a bit of my budget.

Jim

[RCP57]

OUCH! Where did you get it from? I bought a couple boxes from Viking Chains in Vancouver BC for less than 1/4 of that before shipping. I had called them before though and been quoted $25 per foot and another place at $35 per foot. That's why I always welded the nuts onto regular chain up until recently.

[Rvjimd]

Reg,

I went thru motion industries. They have a office nearby that makes it easy, but not cheap.

I will probably keep enough to make a dozer and a crawler for my dragline and sell the rest at a loss, just to recover a little from the ten foot min.

Jim

[trucker n]

I get mine from mc master carr