This video needs a counter for the word (BELT) 😆 . Very helpful. Thanks for the video.

Sunday night and I’m watching small engine belts.. 🤣 great informative video. I do appreciate the information as well as your expertise.

Excellent job, very informative, learned a bunch of stuff about v belts. Thanks

This is one of the better video on KZfaq regarding belt

On belts snapping, on a car I had the fan sucked up a plastic bag into the radiator once and snapped the belt. Almost wrecked the motor because it hardly made a sound, just a "tink", and I didn't notice a problem until the engine started overheating. I got really lucky that was an iron engine and not an aluminum one.

Great tutorial. I learned the hard way about belts and their composition. Used a “raw” rubber standard polyester cord belt as the drive belt on a Cub Cadet with a hydrostatic transaxle. Replaced all pulleys with metal full bearing replacements. Found the cheap non-covered or raw belt would grab and make a banging noise when brake was released and it left rubber residue on the V-pulleys. Replaced with a covered aramid fiber belt and all was good again. The covering or sheath on the outside of the belt allows for a bit of slip as the idler engages the belt and aramid belts absorb the shock or impact from engagement much better. As you stated the aramid covered belt was only $10 more than the raw belt.

Just put new belts on my garage sale, project 8/25 snowblower. Used the Gates Tru Flex for both belts. I found that the drive belt was not running true on the idler pulley. Removed the pulley and twisted the bracket a couple of degrees and now is running true. If you can't find belts in 1/2 sizes the auto parts store would be your go-to option.

Great video and just the information that I needed to know.

Very nice explanation, I always recommend to my customers to get the Kevlar belts when possible, but lots of people want to go cheap. Thanks for the great video's.

You are the man,keep it up,love the videos

Very well explained. Thank you for opening my eyes on belts and how they work.. good job

Awesome info…thanks.

Made my Day, thanks.

Great advice

Very good explanation of the difference in belts. Yes the True Blue or other Kevlar Replacement belts last much longer since they stretch much less than other belts as you well explained. I believe it would be extremely difficult to get a warranty during a 2 year period mainly because failures will be from overloading as you also mentioned. Keep up the good work Jake!

Great video - It'sthe second time I watch it and if I could, I'd give it a second thumbs up 😆. We have really tough snowblowing conditions where I live - I have to go though 2-3 feet of compacted, hardened snowbanks after every snowfall and my snowblower often breaks shear pins and blows belts, so I've been looking for solutions for quite a while. I installed my first Kevlar belt this year and I was disappointed that it shredded only after a few heavy snow blowing sessions and didn't last much better than my regular belts under the same conditions. So this time, out of desparation and against what I have been advised, I've installed a deep wedge cogged belt and it seems to be holding so far. The only issue I have is that it grabs in disengaged mode when the machine is warm (it slips as it should when the machine is cold). Despite the fact it grabs when warm, it doesn't smell burnt rubber at all and so far, I haven't seen any signs that it's caused excessive wear as when I had strandard belts not disengaging fully, causing flat spots. Are raw-edge, deep wedge cogged belts just more robust, like some manufacturers claim, and have you had success with them under idler wheel use? And can these belts be procured in Kevlar instead of Polyester? And how much stronger are kevlar fibers in belts compared to polyester? Thanks in advance for any insights you may be able to offer.

Great information on this issue of drive belt,s

Good points. I would like to add that cut edge belts are much truer and run smoother than the wrapped belts. This is how “matched” belts are made which is important like on the mtds twin auger drive belts. That’s why you’ll pay more for the oem 2 pack. They’re clogged and cut edge. Even more important in heavy industrial machines such as mills, lathes, fans, compressors. Smooth cut edge match belts eliminate any “thumping” or vibrations that wrapped edges cause from their edges not being a true consistent width causing the belt to raise and lower as it passes over the pulleys.

Hey Eliminator, very informative as usual, thanks for sharing your expertise. 👍👍. I stick with OEM belts for my equipment.

Thanks, this video cost me an extra €85 over the price of cheap black belts. I hope it's worth it!

Great explanation. I never knew the aramid only come in whole sizes. I just put one of these (aramid) belts on a variable speed Craftsman, another MTD basically and its tending to run (move) when the accelerator is all the way out and even when the brake is engaged. It could be an issue with the stack pulley too, still investigating what exactly is going on. Its fine until the belt gets hot, then it starts to grab.

I'm using the blue coupler belt from my tow truck for the hydraulics

So if a "Kevlar" belt is a little longer than an OEM belt, that should be good as long as there's a slack idler pulley, like on my 46" riding mower single belt Deck Blades Idler Pulleys and another one or two on the Ground Drive Belt? I think the slack idler pulleys will handle the extra length of less than a half inch on each one. Great, detailed explanations! Thank you!

Very good information, I use always kevlar belt. On auger, snow never clog up in my Yanmar ys90t belt modell, I use belt from sweden there they Have i between zises 33 inch and 33, 5, 34 34,5 in hes 33 in hes refer to outer length of the belt

hi mr mekanic. How can i find my locker iron that holds the kevlar belts in the weehels..i have a canadiana 1032, and just got my new belts, but its no iron in the possisjon

Thank you for this video! You covered material that I have NOT seen on ANY other channel. I have one question: what is the difference between a "Kevlar" (Aramid) belt and one that is Kevlar "wrapped". Will the wrapped one last as long as the "regular" Kevlar belt? Again, THANK YOU for all the information!!

Thanks for excellent information 🙂🙂🙂 REMEMBER God loves you!

I'm a gates fan of what would be considered a Kevlar belt how does kevlar and the true blue compare I think that would be a good video

Hmmm, hoping I’m not posting twice but can’t find my other post. If my Yamaha snowblower calls for two belts, a LB42 and a LA33, then I should be safe ordering a 258-042 (5/8 x 42) and 248-033 (1/2 x 33) in the Stens Blue, correct? Yamaha wants $90 for one of the belts! The machine came with Bando belts on it; a SB42 and a SA33. Guess Yamaha OEM parts jump back and forth between Mitsuboshi and Bando belts... Thanks for another great video.

And to think, not another person on here has caught that!

Hi Eliminator - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Very interesting video. I have enquired and researched this issue but haven't got a definitive answer - how do you measure a V belt? Is it the outside diameter, the inside diameter or half way up the side of the V. I know a small difference in length can have a massive implication in correct operation. Also, I had a recent experience where two new belts wouldn't fit correctly only to discover that they were 74inches branded as 73. Problem solved when my usual Dunlop belt came back into stock. I would be very grateful for guidance from some expert out there in the interweb!

Hi i had a issue with my stihl chainsaw it would cut off when i put the chain brake on or any time the chain got stop i ask your opinion yesterday and carb adjustment it's a little high tect for me idont have a rpm meter . So today i took it apart clean it up pretty good & something click i couldn't move the chain back & forth freely & i just put in a new clutch and sprocket kit . So i was thinking the grade of steel they make stuff with now days so i open i up & one spring on the clutch had broken so i just put the old one back in & it runs ok dosen't cut off . Thanks for your help stay safe Daniel from central Mississippi

Mr. EP , would like to know if true blue Kevlar belts are available for my Toro power clear single stage snowblower 8, 21 . Thank you Sir for your time , and the video .

Over Simplified. Explanation of sizes 3L 4L etc and lengths in Part #

What is the difference between the tan belts and the blue belts? Is one better than the other?

What's the comparison with kevlar and amrid

What facinates me is the amount of people(and u are not the only one sir) that call TENSIONER pulleys.. "idler" pulleys. How the hell call a idler pulley put tension on a friggin belt? Hence the word..idler! It "idles". Jesus

Have they stopped making the green belts? My father-in-law had a mower shop and he had the normal black belts but there were the green belts. More expensive but last forever. Is that what the blue belt is now. Thank you.

All hear is the cheapest one Even when I explain why there better, they say the engine may blow next

Nice job on the video, this is gonna be long winded. We buy and stock 100s of Stens belts and like them overall. They are our only aftermarket belts. Not sure I agree fully with the Kevlar belts being better all the time. Raw Edge have more traction and most have way more cord impregnated in them. I have unsuccessfully attempted to do warranty claims on Stens belts and the work it takes to do the claim and then it's denied sucks. So we no longer advertise / promote the 2 year warranty thing especially when you're selling it over the counter. Lastly WARNING they have some AYP belts I came across that are way out of spec and it's a problem. 265-182 is 3/4" too long compared to OEM and even the length that they say it is. (Way too loose on the pulley). So I only use OEM instead. Stens said it was an "acceptable margin of error" !!!! NOT... 265-361 is also 1" longer then it says in their database . When I called them and I was told we might be better off avoiding their AYP snowblower belts. And they would begrudgingly let me return the 20 or so belts that are out of spec, but of course I have to fill out a warranty claim and pay shipping. Now I measure all the belts if they fit on the belt measurer and check to see if they're in spec. Sorry that was so long lol. Would have been easier over the phone. Bill in Ottawa.

Does anyone know why I am unable to like certain videos like this one?

Consider moving the engine [ tractor ] to fix an odd sized belt

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Thanks Save some money and spend a bit more.

there is something wrong with your audio, get yourself a good cardoid mic. too much treble and your stereo is not consistent.

comp-osite ??? You put the wrong em-phasis on the wrong sy=llable

Get Rid of the "Gangster" Sun Glasses !!! Why do you people think you need to wear Sun Glasses ???