[AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Thu Aug 19 04:08:29 PDT 2010


Someone else mentioned using friction tape.  I don't think I've seen any for 
years.  I had never thought about it before but given the name it seems like 
maybe that is what it's for.

Charlie

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From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:13 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing

> Isn't that what friction tape was used for? I've never run a flat belt so
> I'm not sure but that kind of rings a bell to me.
>
> Ken in AZ
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Dave Ernst <shop at cccomm.net> wrote:
>
>> It should work ok. Another thing I don't see mentioned here is that the
>> "driven" pulley must be crowned. I like the idea of duct tape.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> >
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing
>>
>>
>> Dave I wonder if you couldn't use blocks of paraffin wax?  It is cheap, 
>> at
>> the grocery store.  At least I guess you can still buy it there.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Dave Ernst" <shop at cccomm.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:52 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing
>>
>> > Candle wax. Let the friction melt the candle. If the belt slips the
>> > friction
>> > makes the wax sticky. Been doing it for years.
>> > Dave
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:44 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Many tractor belt pulleys are larger diameter at the center of the
>> pulley;
>> > this diameter increasong is a gradual occurrence.  Many are of opinion
>> > that
>> > this causes the belt/pulley system to be self-centering.  Suggest 
>> > trying
>> > 1/4" diameter increase by temporarily gluing some thin stips to your
>> drive
>> > pulley.
>> > Herb
>> >
>> > [Original Message]
>> >> From: Alan  Nadeau <ajnadeau1 at myfairpoint.net>
>> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <
>> at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> Date: 8/18/2010 1:30:42 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing
>> >>
>> >> Pour some molasses on the traction side of the belt while it's running
>> > and
>> >> let it run idle until the molasses dries out enough to get tacky.  I
>> > don't
>> >> think it lasts as long as belt dressing but it smells better and (I
>> > think)
>> >> pulls more power while it is "good".
>> >>
>> >> Spray belt dressing can be found in most autoparts stores.  I don't
>> think
>> > it
>> >> is worth a tinkers dam though.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Gunnells, Bradley R" <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
>> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:30 AM
>> >> Subject: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Seeing this video and Ralph cutting wood with a buzz saw reminded me
>> of
>> > a
>> >> > question I was going to ask the list.
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone know a source for belt dressing? A brand name or place
>> > (such
>> >> > as TSC) where one might find it? I got the old buzz saw out a while
>> > back
>> >> > and was cutting some small stuff and the belt was slipping and 
>> >> > sliding
>> > off
>> >> > the pulley. Once it recovered the belt would return to the proper
>> > place. I
>> >> > assumed some dressing on the belt would help with the power loss and
>> > it's
>> >> > tendency to slip off.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Brad
>> >> >
>> >> > On Aug 17, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> >> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> >> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:21 AM
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Thanks Ralph but what is the deal with youtube these days?   I 
>> >> >>> just
>> >> >>> clicked
>> >> >>> your link and it tells me I have to have a Google account or a You
>> > Tube
>> >> >>> account to watch it.
>> >> >>> I have neither.  I guess I'll have to set up a youtube account.
>> > Thanks
>> >> >>> for
>> >> >>> posting it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Try this link Charlie. It should work. I've never known it to be
>> >> >> necessary
>> >> >> to do anything other than click the link but who knows what google 
>> >> >> is
>> > up
>> >> >> to.
>> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hwhvfOqQ28
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ralph in Sask.
>> >> >>
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