how long do you expect belts to last

[bob]

If I was spending 14k on a machine I would not be worried about cost of a belt

[difflock]

That would depend on the belt, and its cost!

m

[treequip]

New belts "bed in".

 

They made need the tension adjusting manually - which is down to the users, and might need checking every few hours for the first 6-8 hours. They may be adjusted automatically, but the adjuster still needs room to travel, which may need monitoring.

 

Pulleys may wear in the long term and they need monitoring as once the V belt is running on the pulley bottom, they have no grip or drive.

 

V belts can run slightly out of line but that creates heat which in turn softens the belt and the wear can accelerate.

 

I would not have thought they would be covered by warranty and I would look for the reason for their failure. Incorrect alignment from new would hint to a supplier issue, incorrect tension may be a user issue. Belts are reasonable cheap, but I would try to ascertain cause then ask for guidance.

 

If you don't tell the purchaser that the belts need checking and make sure they have the opportunity to rectify the problem it will remain the manufacturers problem.

[treequip]

If I was spending 14k on a machine I would not be worried about cost of a belt

 

If I spent 14k on a machine I would expect not to have to worry about the belts.

 

But its not a belt, its usually 2 or three and it depends on how often they are failing, how many times they fail on a job and leave you looking like a plonker on front of the client, how many times you have to spend time changing them or waiting for a mechanic.

[treebloke]

If I was spending 14k on a machine I would not be worried about cost of a belt

 

You have completely missed the point!.

[treebloke]

Whilst carrying out some other work on our chipper we noticed the belts were not as good as they should be and really needed changing to 'be sure' they are not going to fail when on site. We called our supplier and asked the question to be told that no they are not covered, there was no dialogue about how or why we wanted to know this and we have ordered the new belts. There is nothing wrong with pully's or anything else associated with the belts they are quite simply not good enough to carry on doing their job and likely to fail. They have not been missused or abused and therefore should be able to continue doing what we need of them for a reasonable amount of time.

 

The reason we think the belts are not good enough is, if you turn the belt inside out and depress with your thumb there are cracks. On the grand scale of things it's no big deal but when you stand back and add up all the other stuff that goes on during the daily battle it's another PITA you can do without.

[richy_B]

I would hope that if you went back to the retailer they would replace the belts FOC. It would seem very poor customer service not too.

[bob]

You have completely missed the point!.

 

 

What point did I miss

Was it a new machine

Fully refurbed

Second hand

[Stephen Blair]

If it's from a dealer, re furb or new then cracked belts are not acceptable.

It's not something I would check as I'd expect them to be new and in perfect condition.

I'd be a thorn in their side until I was rein burst.

I'm sure if you spoke to the top person they would not be too impressed with their member of staff .

[treequip]

What point did I miss

Was it a new machine

Fully refurbed

Second hand

 

If you bought a brand new chipper how long would you expect the drive belts to last,..................

 

 

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