Industrial Toys
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- Ontario Canada
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- Kubota R510 Wheel Loader + Cab and backhoe, JD 6200 Open Station, Cushman 6150, 4x4, ten foot 56 hp Kubota diesel hydraulic wing mower, Steiner 430 Diesel Max, Kawasaki Diesel Mule, JD 4x2 Electric Gator
I was mowing last weekend with a 60 inch rear discharge mower and started to notice an oscillation of some sort up front. The spring on the mower was jumping (I never bother putting on the belt cover) and I suspected mower belt tension, so I tightened it up a bit.
Returned to mowing with the same oscillation, and then this stuff started flying everwhere. Turns out the main engine to PTO belt was disintegrating.
I have only changed one in about ten years of use. It doesn't get heavy use. I had an old one that I put on and checked everything as I was sure it must be rubbing on something, Nothing! The new belt worked fine.
Any ideas? I saw a Youtube Video about t a guy that claims he goes through two belts a year on his Gas/Kohler 430MAX and he suspects exhaust heat, and such the video was about building a heat sheild.
I find that hard to believe.
These belts are pretty heavy and of Kevlar. What causes them to look like they have been physically damaged and come apart?
Returned to mowing with the same oscillation, and then this stuff started flying everwhere. Turns out the main engine to PTO belt was disintegrating.
I have only changed one in about ten years of use. It doesn't get heavy use. I had an old one that I put on and checked everything as I was sure it must be rubbing on something, Nothing! The new belt worked fine.
Any ideas? I saw a Youtube Video about t a guy that claims he goes through two belts a year on his Gas/Kohler 430MAX and he suspects exhaust heat, and such the video was about building a heat sheild.
I find that hard to believe.
These belts are pretty heavy and of Kevlar. What causes them to look like they have been physically damaged and come apart?