FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Get up to speed with V belt drives (part two)

ALOT of farm machinery would come to a grinding halt without V belts, and yet most of the time we don’t give them a second thought until they fail.

Josh Giumelli
  Loosen the belt?: V belt failure is most often a sign that there is something else wrong with a drive system, whether it be shaft misalignment, worn pulleys, incorrect installation or even contamination.

Loosen the belt?: V belt failure is most often a sign that there is something else wrong with a drive system, whether it be shaft misalignment, worn pulleys, incorrect installation or even contamination.

A failed V belt is often an indication that something else is at fault, and not the belt itself. Indeed, V belts are analogous to a fuse in an electrical system and will fail, protecting other more expensive...

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