V-Belt Problems

JTknives

JTknives

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well I was testing my kmg clone today and noticed that at high rpms my link belt was very loud. so i went to carquest and got another V-belt. man it runs quit at high speeds and when i say high speeds i am talking 5,000-10,000 SFPM. but I noticed at low speeds under 1500 SFPM the motor starts to bounce. and the slower it goes the worse it gets. i started looking at it and noticed that there is a spot on the belt that when it hits the small 2" pulley it drops inside the pulley a little bit more then where the rest of the belt runs. so i watch the motor and yes when that spot goes past the small pulley the motor drops a bit. is this normal for a belt from a auto store? where can i get a good high quality belt so it does not do this. thanks.
 
I have a high quality link belt and i don't like it, it makes to much noise. I made the pulleys so i know there spot on.
 
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I've heard nothing but excellent love for the fenner belts. Smoother than a standard belt once worn in. Lowers noise and vibration.
 
I'm using the Fenner PowerTwist on my Coote and will never go back to "regular" v-belts. They run on a bias, so be sure the arrows are pointing in the right direction :D
 
Mark Redmon said:
I'm using the Fenner PowerTwist on my Coote and will never go back to "regular" v-belts. They run on a bias, so be sure the arrows are pointing in the right direction :D
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well now i just feel like a horses ass :rolleyes: :foot:, my link belt runs great now :D. Thanks ;)
 
Glad you got things going JT :thumbup: I had a feeling something was off when you said the belt was too noisy...
 
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