Re: (ET) v belt for E12 More belt information

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

great write up!  thanks.

this should be posted on the elec-trak.org site and on the site that
Marcus or someone has created and was soliciting "how-to's", tips, etc for

Dave

> Richard, Bob, and others,
>
> The "X" in the belt number stands for notches in the belt.  Other than
> the notches, a 3V335 and a 3VX335 belt are the same.  The notches help a
> belt wrap tightly around a small diameter pulley without accelerated
> wear.  You will want a 3VX335 belt over the 3V335 because the motor
> pulley on our tractors has a small diameter.
>
> A word of warning.  Pep Boys (at least the Delaware Pep Boys) and places
> like them don't usually stock the V series of belts and will make a
> substitution of a similar looking belt.  A belt with the incorrect
> profile will wear out faster and slip much sooner than the correct belt.
>
> All of the GE large frame tractors, and I think the smaller ones as
> well, use the 3VX series belts.  If you don't have a 3V series belt on
> your tractor chances are that earlier in its life an improper belt was
> installed.
>
> Perhaps we should have a list of proper belt sizes.  I'll start:
>
> GE E-15, E-20, Wheel Horse B-145, and Wheel Horse C-185 all use a pair
> of 3VX335 belts.
>
> Here's some general belt information:
>
> The most common improper substitution is a 3L for a 3V belt.
> A 3L series belt has roughly 1/3 the horsepower rating of a 3V series
> belt. L series are generally consider fractional horsepower belts.
> The 3V, 5V, and 8V series belts are available in "X" notched versions.
> A, B, C, and D series belts are also available in "X" notched versions.
>
> 3V and 3VX:  3/8" top x 5/16" tall
> 5V and 5VX:  5/8" top x 17/32" tall
> 8V and 8VX:  1" top x 29/32" tall
>
> 3L:  3/8" top x 7/32" tall
> 5L:  1/2" top x 5/16" tall
> 8L:  21/32" top x 3/8" tall
>
> A and AX:  31/2" top x 5/16" tall
> B and BX:  21/32" top x 13/32" tall
> C and CX:  7/8" top x 17/32" tall
> D and DX:  1-1/4" top x 3/4" tall
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Steve Naugler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Zachary <njcfsa earthlink net>
>
> Hi Bob,
> I got a replacement drive belt for my E12 from Bill Gunn last year.  He
> sent a Gates Super HC Vextra O&HR V80 3VX335.  The old belt that came
> off said 3V335 Browning.  The numbers were almost the same except for
> the added X in the Gates number.  The Gates belt has ridges or like
> little rubber teeth around the inside, I guess, to improve traction.
> Hope this helps.
> Richard "Zack" Zachary
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>robert winfield wrote:
>
>>anyone have any ideas of what v belt replacement for
>>E12? motor to driving wheel. mine is slipping alot
>
>
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