MReeter
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I know it's something we never think about,but a little Belt Dressing goes a long way to preserve the life of any belt.Helps keep them soft and pliable,and they grip much better.
Broke my B2710
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fishman
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Bird,
Sorry to hear about your belt. Guess you just have to be glad it was a wear item and not something really important. Kind of forced you to take the holiday though, didn't it. Maybe somebody was trying to tell you something. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Sorry to hear about your belt. Guess you just have to be glad it was a wear item and not something really important. Kind of forced you to take the holiday though, didn't it. Maybe somebody was trying to tell you something. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
DaveM
Silver Member
Bird- I too am glad it wasn't anything more serious. Thanks for posting your experience and reminding us to check this... and other wear items occasionally. It's also a timely reminder as my dealer is coming by tonight to do my 50 hour service. I'll try to remember to check it while he's there!
Dave
Dave
GlueGuy
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Bummer Dude. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Maybe it's some sort of "reward" for attempting to "work" on our nation's birthday?
On a more practical note, I have felt for a long time that "use hours" don't necessarily define the life expectancy of components like fan belts. My wife uses her van as a camper when she does her volunteer work up in Yosemite. She puts maybe 3,000 miles per year on it, and I know that the fan belts get replaced every 3 years or so (I do 'em /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif). So that's only 9,000 miles. So I think there is some sort of combination of use time, calendar time, and "other factors" that determine the expected life of a fan belt.
The GlueGuy
Maybe it's some sort of "reward" for attempting to "work" on our nation's birthday?
On a more practical note, I have felt for a long time that "use hours" don't necessarily define the life expectancy of components like fan belts. My wife uses her van as a camper when she does her volunteer work up in Yosemite. She puts maybe 3,000 miles per year on it, and I know that the fan belts get replaced every 3 years or so (I do 'em /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif). So that's only 9,000 miles. So I think there is some sort of combination of use time, calendar time, and "other factors" that determine the expected life of a fan belt.
The GlueGuy
Keoke
Gold Member
Bird, try to get a "Gates green stripe" belt as a replacement.
These are belts used for heavy duty industrial and automotive applications. The string fabric (kelvar) used in these belts are the same as used in body armour. You may have a problem finding one in your size, but if you do, this is a good way too go.
george
These are belts used for heavy duty industrial and automotive applications. The string fabric (kelvar) used in these belts are the same as used in body armour. You may have a problem finding one in your size, but if you do, this is a good way too go.
george
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TWINKLE_TOES
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Bird,
When I hit the beer box early, my belt gets way too tight./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif How do you sharpen your mower blades? I have used a bench grinder and a belt sander with 60 grit, neither way was totally satisfactory. The grinder takes a bit of time and with my shakey hands is not very consistent, probably should build some kind of carrier to run by the wheel. The belt sander is quick but tends to round the edge and consumes material real fast. Both ways seem to perform OK.
Any ripe tomatoes in your garden yet?
Al
When I hit the beer box early, my belt gets way too tight./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif How do you sharpen your mower blades? I have used a bench grinder and a belt sander with 60 grit, neither way was totally satisfactory. The grinder takes a bit of time and with my shakey hands is not very consistent, probably should build some kind of carrier to run by the wheel. The belt sander is quick but tends to round the edge and consumes material real fast. Both ways seem to perform OK.
Any ripe tomatoes in your garden yet?
Al
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Bird
Rest in Peace
Well guys, with my usual luck, my Kubota dealer didn't have a fan belt, but Pep Boys had no problem matching it with a Dayco heavy duty belt (kinda prefer Gates since I used to sell them in my Dad's auto parts store; don't know whether they're actually still any better). So, I finished mowing the yard, then changed to the brush hog and mowed the pastures.
Alan, I was determined to make the power steering act up if at all possible, so I pushed it to the point of abuse. Have you ever tried mowing a rough pasture in high range, wide open? Nearly beat me to death. But after running it a couple of hours in mid-range with no hint of a problem, I put it in high, pedal to the metal for an hour. Outside temperature was 86 when I started; 94 when I finished. I managed to push the temperature gauge nearly a third of the way up, and when I shut down, I stuck my temperature probe to the bottom of the tank through the dipstick tube and the hydraulic oil peaked at 210 degrees. Instead of mowing laps around the pasture, I went back and forth from one end to the other, so I was spinning the wheel all the way to the locks doing 180s to the right at one end and the left at the other end. I thought once I felt the power steering starting to catch a bit, but then concluded that it was just the front wheels bouncing on that rough ground./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I'd say there must be something different about yours; just don't know what it might be.
Al, I've mowed down all the garden now except tomatoes and okra, both of which are still producing very well. I gave my sister-in-law 8 gallons of tomatoes day before yesterday (didn't pick all of them; just the ripest). My wife's calling a neighbor this afternoon to see if they want to come get some. They usually get 15 or 20 gallons each year to make salsa. My wife's already canned and frozen all we need so now it's just those that we want to eat fresh is all we can use. I think she brought in about a dozen a few minutes ago./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
And as for sharpening blades, I've also been using a bench grinder and occasionally the belt sander. The problem is that I bought the wrong kind of bench grinder; motor's too big in diameter for those 6" wheels to keep a blade lined up right. So just last week, I bought a new 4.5" angle grinder with coarser wheels, and yesterday put the blades in the vise on the work bench and sharpened them with that grinder; much faster. Of course, it's still a little tough to keep on track; I'm not too steady either./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Bird
Alan, I was determined to make the power steering act up if at all possible, so I pushed it to the point of abuse. Have you ever tried mowing a rough pasture in high range, wide open? Nearly beat me to death. But after running it a couple of hours in mid-range with no hint of a problem, I put it in high, pedal to the metal for an hour. Outside temperature was 86 when I started; 94 when I finished. I managed to push the temperature gauge nearly a third of the way up, and when I shut down, I stuck my temperature probe to the bottom of the tank through the dipstick tube and the hydraulic oil peaked at 210 degrees. Instead of mowing laps around the pasture, I went back and forth from one end to the other, so I was spinning the wheel all the way to the locks doing 180s to the right at one end and the left at the other end. I thought once I felt the power steering starting to catch a bit, but then concluded that it was just the front wheels bouncing on that rough ground./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I'd say there must be something different about yours; just don't know what it might be.
Al, I've mowed down all the garden now except tomatoes and okra, both of which are still producing very well. I gave my sister-in-law 8 gallons of tomatoes day before yesterday (didn't pick all of them; just the ripest). My wife's calling a neighbor this afternoon to see if they want to come get some. They usually get 15 or 20 gallons each year to make salsa. My wife's already canned and frozen all we need so now it's just those that we want to eat fresh is all we can use. I think she brought in about a dozen a few minutes ago./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
And as for sharpening blades, I've also been using a bench grinder and occasionally the belt sander. The problem is that I bought the wrong kind of bench grinder; motor's too big in diameter for those 6" wheels to keep a blade lined up right. So just last week, I bought a new 4.5" angle grinder with coarser wheels, and yesterday put the blades in the vise on the work bench and sharpened them with that grinder; much faster. Of course, it's still a little tough to keep on track; I'm not too steady either./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Bird
woodstock
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I have to side with GlueGuy. I am a preventative maintenance Guy myself. You know an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure etc. etc.
I never leave any normally wearing component in service until it fails. This is simple disrespect for the concept of PM and falls under LOM (Lack of Maintenance)
Our lamps (head & Tail) in our vehicles get changed ever year. Our wiper blades twice a year. Oil/filter gets changed every 3,000 kilometers. New battery every 5 years or immediately if the battery gets killed. Tires are replaced at 50% wear. We fill up when the gas tank is half full. Thermostat and fan belt every two years. Tranny and diff fluids annually.
Yes it is expensive if you do it all at once that is why we do it on an ongoing continuous basis.
Guess what our equipment never and I repeat never lets us down in a serious way due to normally wearing component failures. Haven't had a flat in more than 14 years. The wife and I put on 50,000 kilometers every year with daily 35 Kilometer commutes into the city.
The major components take care of themselves if you take care of the small stuff.
There is an additional pay back for all this effort, everyone wants to buy our vehicles when we are finished with them.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001 BX2200 All Kubota FEL, Tiller, box blade, blower w/elec shute, 60 mid mt deck, Ag tires.
Grey market B7000 w/Tiller (120 hrs)
1984 JD 316 after 687 hrs.
I never leave any normally wearing component in service until it fails. This is simple disrespect for the concept of PM and falls under LOM (Lack of Maintenance)
Our lamps (head & Tail) in our vehicles get changed ever year. Our wiper blades twice a year. Oil/filter gets changed every 3,000 kilometers. New battery every 5 years or immediately if the battery gets killed. Tires are replaced at 50% wear. We fill up when the gas tank is half full. Thermostat and fan belt every two years. Tranny and diff fluids annually.
Yes it is expensive if you do it all at once that is why we do it on an ongoing continuous basis.
Guess what our equipment never and I repeat never lets us down in a serious way due to normally wearing component failures. Haven't had a flat in more than 14 years. The wife and I put on 50,000 kilometers every year with daily 35 Kilometer commutes into the city.
The major components take care of themselves if you take care of the small stuff.
There is an additional pay back for all this effort, everyone wants to buy our vehicles when we are finished with them.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001 BX2200 All Kubota FEL, Tiller, box blade, blower w/elec shute, 60 mid mt deck, Ag tires.
Grey market B7000 w/Tiller (120 hrs)
1984 JD 316 after 687 hrs.
