Link belt for fan belt?
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JJT
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I used it as a temporary fix on an old Massey, 10 years later it's still doing the job.
metalbender
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Temporary. Highly doubt it would handle the higher rpm on a small tractor. The old Massey was a lower rpm engine. Just a wild guess.
JJT
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Don't remember the brand, but the color was blue/green.
Working on Rust
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We used a Fenner drives link belt on a Massey with Perkins engine and a front hydraluic pump for a few years because the pump drive shaft was very hard to remove and of course it was cold and snowing the next day. It seemed to need a lot more travel of the alternator to tighten it than a regular belt but it worked just fine even with a small alternator pulley. After a few hundred hours I started to notice cracks in a few links and we got the pump shaft unstuck and put on a good V belt.
workinonit
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Link belts are like those donut tires you see everyone running around on. If I'm doing it I'll be stranded in 30 mins. Anyone else can run them forever with no issue.
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This link came up in a google search; doesn’t seem too bad of a job…..just need patience and penetrating oil
BX25D Fan Belt
Twice in the last year, I've had to tighten the belt on my little guy. I suspect it is wearing out or simply going bad. It has been loose enough where I could grab the cooling fan (yes, engine off!) and easily move it. I've not had any belt squeal or battery charging issues though. But, I think...
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