V belt tension gauge
Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2003-09-27 64973
Does anyone know where I can find an inexpensive V belt tension gauge? I need it to adjust the belt on my Land Pride mower. Needs to be adjusted to 7-10 lbs at 1/4" deflection.
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Billy
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V belt tension gauge
Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York Pics |
2003-09-27 64993
Getting a little tecnical aren't we! Try a fish scale. ....
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V belt tension gauge
Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2003-09-27 64997
LOL...you could say that Art but at 40 bucks a pop, I'm gonna try to get all the life I can out of this belt.
Fish scale is a good idea, thanks ....
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DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada Pics |
2003-09-27 65000
Forty bucks? For one belt? I'd get it right too. ....
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harvey
Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1550 Moravia, NY Pics |
2003-09-28 65001
Billy You can do it with out a tension guide. That said: Tension is important but not as important as how you mow.
Have you ever mowed with the belt shields removed? If not remove them and mow. Watch what happens to the belt when you are mowing slow and not working the mower. Change ground speed faster and start working the belt and then you will see how the damage to the belt gets done the belt really has to pull hard and you'll see that at the turn in the belt after the drive pulley.
I've told this before: My belt on my 72" landpride lasted 6 years with my little 20hp ford. It lasted 15 minutes in heavy wet grass with new 35hp JD. I am on my second year of mowing with this belt.
I still squeal the belt now and then. So I have had a couple of cheap belts I have tried if I'm gonna abuse it mowing heavy stuff.
A B158 (genaric #) works on my LandPride 72" side discharge. I think they are $19.00. You will not get the life out of these that you get from the LP belt.
I have had our rock crusher belt suppliers get me a really tuff belt, one of the best in the crusher industry, it did not last one mowing. It is not designed for the reverse turns. ....
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