Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > What's the life expectancy of a V-belt ?
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Majorxlr8n
Location: Freehold NJ
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Re: What's the life expectancy of a V-belt ?
Reply #3 Dec 19, 2005 2:49 am |
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Snowblower belts should last quite a while. However, if you pull something into the impeller & jam it, there's a good chance the auger belt (or belts) will snap. I jammed a newspaper into the impeller of my brand new MTD the 2nd time I used it & popped the auger belt during a 15"+ snowstorm we had. I ended up shovelling. Yeah - keep spare auger belts on hand. Traction belts for the self propelled function should last a LONG time... Marty
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patsfan
Joined: Jan 19, 2003
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Re: What's the life expectancy of a V-belt ?
Reply #4 Dec 19, 2005 7:25 am |
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Thanks guys. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I was really wondering about "shelf life" of the spare belts. So far I've had very good luck with the originals on my old blower ( which I had sold for a fantastic price during a big storm a few years ago! ) I bought a new Toro Power Max 1128OE in '03 on line because there were no snowblowers left locally,and then found this forum. Fortunately I had a neighbor who plowed my drive the one time I needed help before it arrived. Again, thanks for the replies
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MountainMan
Overpowered is Usually Adequate
Location: Connecticut
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Re: What's the life expectancy of a V-belt ?
Reply #5 Dec 19, 2005 9:19 am |
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Shelf life of a belt. Interesting. Real rubber degrades form Sunlight, Ozone and other polutants. So storage is criticall. I too have a spare bely, but have seen in service belts go 10 years without a problem. I changes my sears set 3 years ago as PM and saved the old belts as spares. Id e-mail Gates or somebody in the Buisness, but they will likly say change in 5 years or somthing safe like that.
Ariens 1128PRO- Honda Generator_ Husky 480-257 Jonsered 2050Turbo- Shindiawa T2500 SCAG Mower -little wonder blower-Sears track blower-Coleman Generator- Bombadier ATV-Stihl HS-45 Etc-Etc-Etc
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jubol
Location: Dover, De
Joined: Oct 3, 2003
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Re: What's the life expectancy of a V-belt ?
Reply #6 Dec 19, 2005 12:00 pm |
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Pats Fan, I store my back up belts in my garage Reefer. It's dark and cold!! Perfect for storing rubber products!! Fred
Husqvarna STE927(11.5HP) snowblower, MTD Pro Series 18/42 Lawnmower, MTD 6.5 HP Self Prop Lawn Mower, Weedeater 1500 Blower, Web Gensis 2000
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