Hi Everett and list;
The second type of belting you mentioned, with two pins and 3 layers of
material, is made by Fenner / Manheim Co. and is available at most mill
supply stores. The stuff works great but is a little pricey (IMHO) at
about $5 per foot. It makes a very good spare for your "on the road kit".
best regards,
Jim
MVPA #17216
At 14:07 06/16/2001 -0500, Everett Doyle wrote:
>When I used to be purchasing agent for a mid-sized company we bought belt
>material to use on equipment that took considerable dismantling to replace
>broken belts -- there were two basic types - one was a length of whatever
>belt you needed A. B. C. etc, ; letter designation for belt width you cut
>the length you needed and there was a hinge mechanism that you pinned to
>each cut end and then with a cross pin fastened them together. The worked
>just fine -only draw back was that you heard a click each time hinge passed
>over pulley -
>
> the other was made from several pieces of belting of various widths
>depending on belt you were trying to replace. Each piece having a two pins
>that fastened it to the next pieces - one pin went through both pieces and
>you simply used as many links as you need to make length you want.
>
>I know my description leaves a lot to be desired but I suggest you contact
>your closes mill-supply dealer they will know what you are talking about.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jay" <dagobertii@home.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 1:48 AM
>Subject: Re: [MV] Need V-belts. Hard to find. For Saracen
>
>
> > Hi, Jim.
> > This is a real longshot, but try taking the old belt into your local
> > lawnmower repair shop. A lot of lawnmowers use oddball size belts;
> > perhaps they might find one to fit it?
> > Jay Travis
> >
> > JJ&A wrote:
> >
> > > Esteemed gangue,
> > > I need to find two belts for the Saracen. They are apparently an odd
> > > size ( oh, THAT'S never the case with a 50 year old foreign military
> > > vehicle, is it??). The length along the back is 53.25 inches, and the
> > > width is 13/16". We can probably use a 7/8" wide belt, too. The length
> > > may be a little different, though.
> > > Here's what WON'T work: NAPA belts. The nearest sizes are 53 and
> > > 55.125, in a 7/8" wide belt. Too short and too long. We need something
> > > inbetween those sizes.
> > > Can anybody help locate suitable V-belts? The numbers printed on the
> > > belt are ancient British FV numbers, and don't show up in anybody's
> > > books.
> > >
> > > Thanks. Jim
> > >
> > >
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