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Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam
I missed that part altogether...
The side of the belt that is shown in the last picture of post #3.
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Alright, will do. I'll snap some pics as soon as I get home.
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Originally Posted by ol'George
In your first post, you mentoned you tightened the belt, then tightened the 4 bolts.
The bolts are to always be tight.---
The plate that the gear box is bolted too, should slide freely up /down with the bolts tight, as there are spacers around the bolts that allow the plate to slide in the bolt slots .
That way when you are working the thrower, and have a need to tighten the belt, you need only to turn the adjustment.
Sometimes the spacers get lost or damaged and tightening the bolts binds the plate, if this is the case,inspect and repair.
And replace the belt with a quality belt, not a fractonal horsepower hardware belt, they are not designed for that kind of load.
they are a rubber-band @ best.
Yes, they will do in a pinch, to get you finished for the day, till you can get a good belt.
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Ah, that's good to know. I was always under the understanding that you tighten the 4 bolts once you have tension on the belt. So, given that I replace the 4 spacers, I then tighten those 4 bolts and they always remain tight? And what then keeps the tension on the pulley so that the whole thing doesn't lose tension all the time and slip the belt all the time?
Edit: As for a quality belt, I've heard this truth 1000x over the spread of several forums and countless posts. I ordered a Napa Gates Industrial belt this morning that will be in tomorrow for a bind and I ordered a new IH belt that should hopefully be in next week. On that note, not that I'm trying to start a debate, but I've read mixed reviews from people about other-than-IH belts. The majority of people say steer clear of them if at all possible and I fully intend to. That being said, I've read many posts that speak to the contrary; guys that use smaller pulleys to speed up there blowers obviously cannot use the stock belt so they are forced to use an aftermarket belt, whether it be a Green Napa belt or whatever with obvious success. So, I'm hoping I'll get lucky and once I learn the "limits" of my machine and get it tuned right, I can at least have the Napa Industrial belt that won't shred in 20 feet for me
