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Drive Belt Dressing?
« on: April 07, 2020, 11:05:33 AM »
Thoughts on drive belt dressing? I've never used it in vehicles, but I have an ag pump that runs via two big ass belts that are totally exposed to weather. The longer I can keep them running, the less expenses I have, since I'm not sure these are belts I could change by myself. If dressing can help prolong their life, I'll use some. Or if it has the opposite effect - i.e., "short term fix, then increased degradation", then I won't.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2020, 11:15:24 AM »
Charby's thoughts.. I don't use belt dressing because it mostly a solvent, acetone and liquidified asphalt. Works great on a hard belts near the end of their life to soften it up a bit, but it's sticky and bitch to clean off parts. Also eats paint on overspray and splatter.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2020, 11:20:45 AM »
Tried it once when I was a teenager, to quiet down a squeeking automotive belt.  The squeeking got much worse, I ended up having to replace the belt and clean the pulleys.

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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2020, 11:25:49 AM »
I've never had any success with it, and it gets everywhere when you start the engine.

After the first time, if someone brings me a car to work on that they sprayed it on (I've seen a lot of folks try it on blower belts) I charge extra for the mess.

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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2020, 11:49:14 AM »
Didn't seem to take long to get an answer.  =D

I'll just let 'em run as-is.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2020, 11:52:31 AM »
Didn't seem to take long to get an answer.  =D

I'll just let 'em run as-is.

I'm surprised you got a consensus this quick, I was waiting for our old buddy from Texas to tells us how to make some from turpenes from mesquite and lard.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2020, 11:52:40 AM »
Friends don't let friends use belt dressing
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2020, 11:55:56 AM »
No to the dressing it’s a gimmick product

Anyway to build an open air shelter over said pump
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2020, 12:01:44 PM »
In agreement with others... belt dressing is a band-aid, not a preventive. If the belts are old and hard enough to need belt dressing, then they're old and hard enough to need changing.

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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2020, 12:09:18 PM »
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2020, 12:47:30 PM »
I'm surprised you got a consensus this quick, I was waiting for our old buddy from Texas to tells us how to make some from turpenes from mesquite and lard.

 :laugh:

Haven't seen him in forever. Do you guys see him on the friendface or other forums? Or did he finally blow himself up?  :O
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2020, 01:04:00 PM »
:laugh:

Haven't seen him in forever. Do you guys see him on the friendface or other forums? Or did he finally blow himself up?  :O

He pops up on Facebook every now and then, probably busy with life.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2020, 03:23:43 PM »

Anyway to build an open air shelter over said pump

It's a Parma pump, so comes with one of their plastic "hats" installed, but that seems to be mostly rain and snow cover. The underside, while covered, is still exposed to the elements if that makes sense. If it were in an easy to get to location like my other pump, I'd build something like a pump house for it, but it's in kind of a precarious position on the creek bank. I'm already afraid that one of these days while I'm balancing myself lubing the zerks, I'm gonna fall down the pipe, never to be heard from again.  :laugh:
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2020, 05:56:25 PM »
Most people prefer ranch but I like The Pink Stuff.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2020, 06:00:19 PM »
Most people prefer ranch but I like The Pink Stuff.

Agreed.  Now I want a calzone....

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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2020, 06:03:50 PM »
I'm surprised I can buy it at the Butler Walmart. When this is over we need to meet up at one of there places for lunch.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2020, 07:14:22 PM »
Silicone spray is good for rubber.  If the belt is hard and showing surface cracks, it might be worth a try.  Yes, I know it's slippery.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2020, 08:34:10 PM »
Long ago when I was just a wee lad I remember watching some family members running some sort of farm equipment with a big flat belt off of a PTO on a tractor. Every once in a while they'd slather some molasses on the  flat belt and pulleys to keep it from jumping off.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2020, 09:01:39 PM »
I used to use bees wax on "V" belts. I guess it would be viable on those serpentine belts as well. It is quite sticky and doesn't "fly off" and create a mess. The trick with any dressing - and the belt, of course - is proper tension. If the belt is allowed to slip, it will heat up and melt whatever is on the belt and the heat will also cause early deterioration of the belt. Keep any oil or other fluid off the belts as well. Keep hands, hair, and clothing clear of all running belts, too. Belts are cheap and easy to replace. Fingers are another story.

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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2020, 09:47:09 PM »
Yes, go ahead and use it.

Not because I would ever use the crap.

Everyone else was saying no, so I just wanted to be a contrary.
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Re: Drive Belt Dressing?
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2020, 09:50:42 PM »
I used to use bees wax on "V" belts. I guess it would be viable on those serpentine belts as well. It is quite sticky and doesn't "fly off" and create a mess. The trick with any dressing - and the belt, of course - is proper tension. If the belt is allowed to slip, it will heat up and melt whatever is on the belt and the heat will also cause early deterioration of the belt. Keep any oil or other fluid off the belts as well. Keep hands, hair, and clothing clear of all running belts, too. Belts are cheap and easy to replace. Fingers are another story.

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