[AJD] Belt Dressing

[Dave Mayfield]

Don, the picture was taken during a slack time, the grinder slowly moves
towards the tractor and I have to keep pulling the grinder back, but even
when the belt is tight it will still slip if I put to much corn in the
hopper. But loose or tight it runs about the same.

What I would really like to do is run the grinder off of the PTO on one of
my tractors but, the PTO runs the wrong way for the grinder. About turning
the belt 180, unless I don't understand something about that, I don't see
what that would do but turn the grinder the wrong way. Of course I could
park the tractor on the other side, then it would run the right way.

J. Dave Mayfield
www.w9wrl.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Shehi" <shehi at commspeed.net>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'"
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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Belt Dressing


>
>
> J. Dave Mayfield
>
> >From what I can remember, using a 39 "A" John Deere and a similar type
> grinder.  Grinding oats and milo type grain for the old milk cow.  In the
> pictures, it seems like your belt is too loose.  As I remember the belt
was
> not hanging that low when we used the grinder. Also as I remember, the
belt
> was turned 180 degrees, yours is running straight.  Flipping the belt at
one
> end will change the direction of the rotation the grinder.  I don't
remember
> any problems of having the belt slip.
>
> Don Shehi
> Camp Verde, Az
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Dave Mayfield
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 2:50 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: [AJD] Belt Dressing
>
> Where can I buy old fashion belt dressing?
>
> This weekend as the weather was so nice 56 and sunny here. Western
Illinois.
> I thought I had better make good use of it. So Friday morning after I fed
my
> Chickens and the dog, and while the ground was frozen somewhat. I moved
all
> my equipment in place, so on Saturday I could grind some chicken feed. I
use
> my John Deere 48 b and an old Letz 220 grinder, anyone ever was one of
> these. Works real well, only trouble I have is that I don't have any good
> belt dressing. I was using a spray can of dressing, but it's not for big
> belts. If I put to much corn in the hopper I would loose traction and
things
> would GRIND to a halt. My daughter took some pictures, and I uploaded them
> to my server if you would like to have a look. So any one know where I can
> order the good stuff?
>
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