Flat Belt Question

[farmallcubkid]

I got a flat belt recently from a farm sale that is good but is really stiff. I will completely unroll it and at the very end it crackles and I don't want to unroll it anymore in fear of breaking it. It is still good, it has just sat really long. I was wondering if there was a solution that I could douse it in to make it less stiff? Could I Just use water? Or will I just have to roll it out and let it sit. Thanks for your help.

[Bob McCarty]

Is it leather, canvas, rubber, etc? Is it long enough that you could cut off the stiff end and splice it back together and still be useable?

[farmallcubkid]

I am pretty sure that it is canvas. I might be able to splice it, but how do you splice a flat belt?

[Bob McCarty]

Google "flat belt splicing". You either use a tool or hammer to connect a piece to either end of the belt that interlocks and is held together with a long pin.