Caroni replacement belts source?

[redtruckfarm]

Currently running a Caroni TL1500 (Rear Flail Mower) and need to replace the belts. Any thoughts on where to find them? I've located the part number on AgriSupply but can't get a cross reference to any of the belts they supply.

 

[soilsailor]

I found belts at NAPA that work for my Caroni. I think the belt size is B43. About $15 per belt.

I went through a lot of belts until I learned to tension correctly and stopped leveling off gopher mounds with the flail.

Good luck.

 

[GManBart]

Same topic here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/124814-caroni-flail-belt-failure.html

Caroni part # is 2142:

http://www.farmimplements.com.au/spares/Caroni/Flail - TL Mower.pdf

Another thread that might help:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/174061-caroni-flail-mower-tl1500fsc-drive.html

 

[redtruckfarm]

Thanks for the tip. Any advice you can give on tensioning would be appreciated. The manual is pretty cryptic.

 

[JRobyn]

If you determine your "profile" and length, I've had good service and prices from these folks.... V-Belt Global Supply, LLC - Shop VBeltSupply.com

Searching "Caroni" on their website shows only one, a B74K wrapped Kevlar, 5/8" width, 77" length.

- Jay

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I've had decent service from these low cost sources:
Vbelts4less - Mower V Belts - V-Belts - Banded V Belts - Kevlar V Belts - Cogged V Belts - Industrial V Belts
USA Bearings and Belts

 

[LouieJunior]

I found belts at NAPA that work for my Caroni. I think the belt size is B43. About $15 per belt.

I went through a lot of belts until I learned to tension correctly and stopped leveling off gopher mounds with the flail.

Good luck.

I just put new belts on for the first time -- using the recommended Gates B43 size. I have a Caroni 1900 which I purchased 15 months ago. The old belts were generating a lot of extra noise and I could begin to smell the hot rubber. They were completely frayed. How do I know the propper tension for the new ones? The nut on the tensioner spring was tightened nearly all the way -- and I never messed with it, so it was the factory setting. Thanks!

 

[soilsailor]

Trial and error was how I figured it out. Tight enough to avoid slipping under normal cutting loads, but loose enough to protect the PTO if you hit a a gopher or woodchuck mound.

I will try and get a picture posted later today where my tensioning spring is set at.

 

[Utopia Texas]

I keep spare Gates belts on the shelf for all my belt run mowers and usually find the best prices on EBay.
I have both the largest Caroni flail and estate finishing mowers and use them constantly.