[AT] leather belt

[Larry Goss]

You're right, Andy.  I didn't realize that you have two separators.  Good.

This belt is too short for most applications.  At only 20 feet, it's too short for work with a steamer.  We had one about this size for running the New Holland hammer mill with the John Deere on the farm I grew up on.  But it would work very well for a grist mill or other application run by a hit n' miss.  I checked the condition of it this morning when I moved one of my Power Kings out of the shop and down to the barn for long-term storage.  The stiff reverse bend that it was set in yesterday is already gone.  I didn't expect the leather to relax that quickly.  I'll continue working with it.  If I still have it around in June, I'll put it in the consignment sale at SIAM.

BTW, I presume you know that LAGT is planning to have their national extravaganza in conjunction with SIAM this year. They expect to have several hundred lawn and garden tractors at this show besides what has been there in the past.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Glines" <andyglines at hotmail.com>
To: "atis" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:57:03 PM
Subject: [AT] leather belt





Message: 18

>I bought a quart of Leather New from Rural King last week.  I started using that on the belt yesterday afternoon, and ended up swabbing on the whole quart. I suspect the belt would take >another gallon before it stops absorbing that conditioner.  Maybe by that time the belt will be supple enough to actually bend so it can be more easily handled. I'm tempted to set up  a dipping >tray for the belt as an easy way to satisfy the leather's thirst for revitalization, but a couple of websites specifically caution against doing that.
 >
>Maybe I should look for help in an old copy of The Farmer's Almanac?  But I figure there are enough people on this list with experience on belt pulley equipment and/or harness that I can find >some guidance from them.  Where's my grandfather when I need him?
 >
>FWIW, I don't plan on keeping this belt or the full box of Alligator belt lacing that I got with it.  Those are available.  Maybe Andy Glines needs another belt for his steamer?
 >
>Larry
 I was reading this thread with interest before I saw Larry's comment at the end.  He doesn't know that I also own 2 threshing machines and those things have lots of belts.  I thought that one of your power king tractors had a flat belt drive for buzz saws etc.   I always knew that you were supposed to oil leather but I never knew to use neatsfoot oil.  My Huber has a leather governor belt that has never been allowed to get stiff.  I dress it with my standard belt dressing which is made of pine rosin and steam cyl oil.  I nned to find a source for rosin so that i can make another batch. 		 	   		  
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