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Re: Broken Belt

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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley View Post
Thanks for the shout out akash.
Congrats on making it this far into a season before having to change them!
So having to replace the belts this often is normal? I would expect the belts to be rated for a lot longer than we used them (I assume they were made for industrial applications)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Freeman View Post
I'd figure out how much you're supposed to tighten the belts and see if you over tightened them.
I haven't personally looked, but Ben (m3ch4num470r) claims he couldn't find any specs for the belts. They were the ones that came in the kit of parts.
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