[AT] all about running flat belt equipment

[Steve W.]

Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 3/14/2016 8:50 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>> I have a long endless 6" wide belt (actually about 5 3/4") that I run
>> my #6 hammer mill with.  Now my little IH 4E mill has a narrower
>> pulley--it'll accommodate a 4--4 1/2" belt.  My Super A has a 6" wide
>> pulley, my Cub has a 4" wide pulley. Can I run a 6" wide belt on it
>> and just let the extra width hang out past the edge of the pulley, or
>> does my belt need to match the pulley width?  I have picked up a
>> fairly nice 4" wide belt, but it's only about 12' long.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Al
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> Al I've never tried running a hammer mill belt wider than the pulley. I 
> have enough trouble keeping the belt on the pulley even when it is narrower
>   than the pulley. Alignment is critical for good performance I find. 
> The tractors have big wide fibre pulley in good condition. My old IH 
> hammer mill
>   has the original fibre pulley that has decades of weathering and is 
> starting wear down a bit uneven. If I try to feed the grain too fast it 
> will cause belt
> slippage and running off the mill pulley. I set up a couple of straw 
> bales on each side of the belt to help keep it in alignment and that 
> helps some but
> I can't begin to use the full power of the tractor due to belt slippage. 
> You have likely seen the videos.
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
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