Abstract: A drive assembly for a mechanized clothes transfer mechanism, comprising a motor, a lead pulley, the motor connected to the lead pulley, a follower pulley, the follower pulley connected to the lead pulley through a timing chain, a timing chain tensioning arrangement configured to tension the timing chain between the lead pulley and the follower pulley, a first idler end pulley and a second idler end pulley, the first idler end pulley connected to the lead pulley through a first drive chain, the second idler end pulley connected to the follower pulley through a second drive chain, a drive chain tensioner configured to tension the first drive chain and the second drive chain, a structural support arrangement configured to support the lead pulley, the follower pulley, the first idler end pulley and the second idler end pulley in a coplanar orientation; and shear connectors connected to the first drive chain and the second drive chain, the shear connectors configured to interface with a conveyor chain of the mech