V Belts on the Champion Gin San Systems

[water guy]

What Brand of V Belts does Everyone use on their Self Serve Equipment.I just don't get any longevity from my belts.

 

[MEP001]

Cog style V-belts last longer. I used to always order Browning from Grainger/Zoro, which are great because you can tighten the living crap out of them when you install them and they barely stretch. I bought a bunch of Gates from VBeltSupply.com at half the price, but you have to go back after a month or so and tighten them no matter how tight you got them before because they stretch so much. I've only been using the Gates for a couple years so I don't know how they are long-term. The Browning last at least ten years as long as they're tensioned properly. Don't use A-width belts unless you run two per pulley. A single A-width won't grip well enough to run a SS bay pump, it'll just turn itself to powder and need to be tightened over and over.

 

[Randy]

I've use Gates 'B' width V belts. Some are over 30 years old. I just replace a couple about 6 months ago, they started to come apart.

 

[water guy]

Thanks Mep gonna try it.