[AJD] Belt Dressing

[Jason DeJoode]

When I helped on my grandparents farm, I remember the mill was staked down 
with long heavy irons and the mill didn't move. The irons were at least 1" 
dia and a few feet long driven solidly into the earth. Then the belt was run 
tight so there was no slippage. There was a twist but that was just to get 
the mill turning the right way.  If you could stake down your mill and run a 
tight belt you'd probably be fine.  I remember I had to be somewhat careful 
with feeding the mill as it was a decent size and would really make the 
tractor work really hard and get into the governor with no slippage.

Hope this helps,

Jason



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry L. Hrdlicka" <th01209 at alltel.net>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Belt Dressing


> Dave,
>
> I've used my '50 A to run my Letz 210A mill.  I had to hook up to the 
> other side and cross the belt to keep it from slipping and sliding off.
> Bad part is, it scares the heck out of me, cause the 210 I have has a 
> huge, heavy flywheel on it, and even with the A idled down as slow as it 
> will run, it really gets that thing spinning, and if something does go 
> wrong, there's no quick stopping of the mill once it's up to speed. I've 
> ground about 1000 lbs of corn for chicken feed with the 210 belted to one 
> of the rear wheels of my lawn tractor!  I can control the speed better, 
> and fill the hopper to the top with no problem.  Gives folks something to 
> talk about, too! :)
>
> As for the belt dressing, I have used some stuff in an orange spray can 
> (can't remember the name), that I got from O'Reiley's and it was O.K. if 
> you spread it out good on the belt and let it run a while before loading 
> up the grinder.  I think the old reliable "Pulls-Mor" or whatever it was 
> called is still around, but not sure.  If you've got a "GOOD" NAPA store 
> around, see what they've got.
>
> Loved the pics.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Terry
>
>
>
> Dave Mayfield wrote:
>> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> Antique-johndeere mailing list
>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/antique-johndeere
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/2005
>
> _______________________________________________
> Antique-johndeere mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/antique-johndeere
>
>