Link belt for fan belt?

frogpond · May 30, 2023

The fan belt on my bx25d is stretched out and needs replacement. Has anyone tried a link belt for this application? I am hoping to avoid having to detach the drive shaft.

JJT · May 30, 2023

I used it as a temporary fix on an old Massey, 10 years later it's still doing the job.

frogpond · May 30, 2023

Do you remember what brand it was?

metalbender · May 30, 2023

Temporary. Highly doubt it would handle the higher rpm on a small tractor. The old Massey was a lower rpm engine. Just a wild guess.

frogpond · May 30, 2023

Oh, well. I guess I'll find out how frozen are the 3 bolts holding the shaft on. I have a feeling I'm in for scraped knuckles and bad words.

JJT · May 30, 2023

frogpond said:
Do you remember what brand it was?

Don't remember the brand, but the color was blue/green.

Peter 315 · May 30, 2023

Gates makes good fan belts..

Working on Rust · May 31, 2023

We used a Fenner drives link belt on a Massey with Perkins engine and a front hydraluic pump for a few years because the pump drive shaft was very hard to remove and of course it was cold and snowing the next day. It seemed to need a lot more travel of the alternator to tighten it than a regular belt but it worked just fine even with a small alternator pulley. After a few hundred hours I started to notice cracks in a few links and we got the pump shaft unstuck and put on a good V belt.

workinonit · May 31, 2023

Link belts are like those donut tires you see everyone running around on. If I'm doing it I'll be stranded in 30 mins. Anyone else can run them forever with no issue.

seville009 · May 31, 2023

frogpond said:
Oh, well. I guess I'll find out how frozen are the 3 bolts holding the shaft on. I have a feeling I'm in for scraped knuckles and bad words.

This link came up in a google search; doesn’t seem too bad of a job…..just need patience and penetrating oil

BX25D Fan Belt

Twice in the last year, I've had to tighten the belt on my little guy. I suspect it is wearing out or simply going bad. It has been loose enough where I could grab the cooling fan (yes, engine off!) and easily move it. I've not had any belt squeal or battery charging issues though. But, I think...

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