PVC Rollers?

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Originally Posted by roystur44

We used .125" thick rectangular aluminum tube to create a frame. Then we ran timing belt inside the tubing to spin the rollers. We wanted to run the intake real fast so we used timing belt instead of poly cord. We can run our rollers at 20' per second to load the balls into the tower. Timing belt is superior in strength.

We had one of the best ball intakes last season. Poly cord is kaput to us.

Did you run center to center on the timing belt pulley distances or did you build in a tensioner?

In the picture it looks like the PVC was uncovered. That provided enough "grab" to move the balls with any covering?

- T