The advantages of using a chain drives are:

☛ > In a chain drive no slip occurrence takes place.

☛ > The chains take less space as compared to rope or belts as they are made of metal and offer much strength.

☛ > The chain drives can be used at both short and long ranges and they offer a high level of transmission efficiency.

☛ > Chain drives can transmit more load and power as compared to belts.

☛ > A very high speed ratio can be maintained in one step of chain drives.

☛ Some of the cons of using a chain drive are:

☛ > The cost of producing chain drives is higher as compared to that of belts.

☛ > The chain drives must be serviced and maintained at regular intervals and henceforth their cost of ownership is high comparatively.