[AT] Flat belt vs. pulley width?

[Len Rugen]

As long as you have clearance on the sides of the pulley.  We had a hammer mill that had a flange inside the pulley.  Our belt was the right width, but if you lined up a little off and the belt wanted to drift off that side, it would probably fray that side of the belt.  The belt had to be crossed and if you "choked" the mill, the belt would drift to one side of the other, we had to have it so that drift was away from the flange.  


Len Rugen

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    On Monday, September 11, 2017, 12:15:46 AM CDT, rdhaskell at juno.com <rdhaskell at juno.com> wrote:  
 
 Shouldn't be any problem.
Ron
On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:14:13 -0400 Al Jones <farmallsupera1 at gmail.com>
writes:
> Hi everyone,
> 
>  Say you have a pulley that's 5" wide.  Can you run a 6" wide belt 
> on
> it, or do you have to stick with a belt the same width or narrower
> than the pulley?
> 
> I want a longer belt for my IH 4E hammer mill before I go to a show
> again.  I have a 4" belt for it but it's only 8' long (when laced
> together) and you have to keep it fiddle string-tight.
> 
> Al

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