[AJD] Belt Dressing

[Frank]

Dave
the twist was to keep the wind from blowing the belt off......
belt dressing is available at NAPA in a spray can
stake down the mill.....

Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Mayfield" <johndeere at gwltd.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Belt Dressing


> 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'"
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 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?
>>
>>
>> www.w9wrl.com/ebay/1.jpg
>> www.w9wrl.com/ebay/2.jpg
>> www.w9wrl.com/ebay/3.jpg
>> www.w9wrl.com/ebay/4.jpg
>> J. Dave Mayfield
>> www.w9wrl.com
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