Re: (ET) Drive belt slipping?

["Nick Skinner" <kc2dzb nycap rr com>]

Have you retensioned the belts since you installed them?  It is normal for 
belts to stretch in use so that may be a cause.  Slipping belts tend to 
squeal though.  If you're not hearing squealing, then I would look to 
something else for the problem.  If they are slipping, try to avoid using 
belt dressing.  It's only a band-aid solution.

Nick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tbamc" <tbamc gbta net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 4:44 AM
Subject: (ET) Drive belt slipping?


> Have started mowing this year and noticed that particularly in reverse
> but occasionally in higher forward gears, the mower pauses a couple of
> beats before moving.  Mostly level lawn, but does seem to be worse when
> trying to start on an incline.
>
> I think I put a new drive belt on last year.  Is this likely to be the
> belt slipping?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Thon
> E12M
>
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