[Farmall] Super M Fan Belt

[Al Jones]

No.  The A/B/C series adjusts belt tension by loosening the fan and sliding 
it up or down in its bracket.

Al

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From: "Ben Wagner" <ben at olde-books.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:39 AM
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Super M Fan Belt

> Mike Sloane wrote:
>> Dean's procedure will work, but it won't get your new belt tension set
>> correctly - you need to undo the set screw on the fan pulley and turn
>> half the sheave in or out to adjust the tension. A flat bar and a small
>> hammer might be needed to get things moving in the right direction
>> (there are raised lumps on the pulley hub for that purpose, but it
>> doesn't/shouldn't take a lot of brute force; a little penetrating oil
>> will help to make things easier). It helps to have a copy of the
>> operator manual for an illustration.
>>
>> If you spread the sheave out first, you can pull the belt off the
>> crankshaft pulley relatively easily and not bother with removing the
>> plugs, etc. You will likely skin at least one knuckle on the radiator
>> fins, but that seems to be about normal for me.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> dean at vinsonfarm.net wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Richard.  Here's how I've done it:
>>>
>>> Take the plugs out to release compression (and avoid ignition), put the 
>>> tractor
>>> in neutral, set the brakes.  Take the belt off the generator pulley to 
>>> get it
>>> out of your way.
>>>
>>> Tilt a screwdriver or something between the fan belt and the fan pulley 
>>> and
>>> rotate the fan by hand until the belt rides up and over the edge of the 
>>> pulley
>>> and onto the smaller-diameter neck closer to the fan itself.  That 
>>> should give
>>> you enough slack to pull the bottom of the belt off of the engine 
>>> pulley.
>>>
>>> Once the belt is only around the fan itself, you can work it past the 
>>> fan blades
>>> one at a time.  On my M there's a good place to do that down low on the 
>>> right
>>> side, above the lower radiator hose--there's enough room between the fan 
>>> shroud
>>> and the edges of the fan to get the belt past.
>>>
>>> Putting the new one on is just the reverse.  It's been a couple years 
>>> since I
>>> did this but it worked fine for me.  Hope it turns out to be of some use 
>>> for you
>>> too!
>>>
>>> Dean Vinson
>>> Dayton, Ohio
>>> www.vinsonfarm.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On April 21, 2010 at 1:06 AM RICHARD  POPE <popeman at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> How do I replace the fan belt on my 1953 Super M?  Do I have to remove 
>>>> the fan
>>>> assembly?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Richard Pope
>>>>
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> So would this apply to other Farmalls, like my Super A, as well?
>
> Ben Wagner
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