truck and bale bed

pure air man · Nov 24, 2011

07 chevy 3500 6.o with live hydraulic bale bed,belt squeals at idle all the time,tried several things nothing helps for long,any ideas would be appreciated. thanks

bobs old iron · Nov 24, 2011

not to sound dumb, but what have you done so we don't repeat an idea on what to do.

pure air man · Nov 24, 2011

new belt,new idlers,adjust alinement at chevy dealer,belt dressing,wire brush on belt while running,wd40 on various places while running ,added more pressure while running,chevy dealer gave up

oldtanker · Nov 24, 2011

Get a Ford?????? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Rick

DeltaRed · Nov 24, 2011

I'd say that you are asking the belt to do more work than it's able to do.If that is the case,a'repair' is not possible.you're going to have to figure out a different way to drive the pump.You're going to have to go to a pto pump.

rick165 · Nov 25, 2011

check the sheave groove for excessive wear if the belt is running deep in the sheave that could be your problem.
RICK

RayP(MI) · Nov 25, 2011

Csn you add a second belt? What we had to do with my old 6.6 to keep PS from complailing.

ericlb · Nov 25, 2011

which belt is squeeling, the trucks serpintene belt, or a belt running the hydraulic pump for the bed, if its for the bed, is it a serpintene or a v belt? if serpintene, these belts cannot have any chemical on them at all, the pulleys either, or they will squeel, providing nothing the belt is running has a bad bearing you will have to fully clean everything then replace the belt again, if its a v belt, check to see where the belt is running in the pulley v belts should not run in the bottom on the pulley, there designed to grip the sides of the pulleys, if the bottom of your pulleys are shiny, its trying to tension in the bottom of them, and it will slip under heavy load,in this case, clean the pullys and try the next size wider belt, ie; if its a 3/8 wide belt try a 5/16th or 1/2 inch wide belt

2510Paul · Nov 25, 2011

The neighbor has had round baler problems for a couple years. The dealer tried everything. As a last ditch effort he remembered his Dad sometimes used barn lime on belts. It's been working great ever since. Might be worth a try. Paul.

S.Crum · Nov 25, 2011

V-belt or serpentine belt? Assuming this is the main assesory belt on the engine?

M w J · Nov 25, 2011

If it is a flat belt making the noise you need to replace it with a goodyear gatorback belt.

JDseller · Nov 25, 2011

Are you sure you do not have a restriction in the hydraulic system? If it squeals all of the time then it could be pulling too hard for the drive belt. I have seen hydraulic dump beds do this if the pressure regulating valve is set too high.

Tx Jim · Nov 25, 2011

If it's the serpentine belt be sure all the pulleys are lined up. Power steering pump pulley can be pushed on in the incorrect place.

Does your bale bed operate off a belt driven pump or is it electric over hyd similar to mine?????

Anonymous-0 · Nov 25, 2011

sprinkle talcum powder on it. if v-belt.

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