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Posted by Bryan in Michigan on September 30, 2002 at 05:56:30 from (216.93.124.242):
In Reply to: question for the oldies posted by dave on September 29, 2002 at 20:01:56:
One thing that no one here has mentioned yet is the twist, or cross, in the belt that helps it stay on. Of course, you have to twist the belt most times to get the thresher turning the right direction relative to the tractor, but the twist also makes it more stable while running. Seems to blow around less in the wind, too. Some of the engines on the really early, big gas tractors like the biggest Rumely OilPulls turn in the opposite direction of a steam engine or more modern gas tractor and you couldn't twist the belt in the conventional way, so the engineers used to turn one end inside-out to get a twist, which again helped it stay on. And, this is probably obvious, but no one has mentioned it, a dry belt will not grip or stay on as well as one that has been dressed. The belt dressing kept the belts softer and more pliable, and also kept the surface kind of tacky, which provided more traction.
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