and had a question. Last fall I burnt up my 2pto belts and I wasn't looking forward to pulling the drive shaft to install them so I tried a set of the linkable belts. It's the 3/8" belt so I did have to order them off eBay , about $40 for 5ft length. Here's an example of why I got ( just sharing Incase someone could use it, I have no connection/gain from this Amazon link) https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Industrial ... Adjustable
I put them on last fall and I've cut my field (1 acre) 6 times with them since, and it's working great, now at least. I run into a couple issues before it was working well enough to brag on it.
First of all there's allot of stretch in these belts. I had to put them on a tight as I could link them with the pull adjusted all the way in and I tightened several times before I was about to remove 2 more links in each belt. I got the belts back on, again starting with the adjustment all the way in. I tightened them up and it's been cutting great since.
The other thing is partly my own lack of thinking. I originally put the belts running in the wrong direction. If anyone is aware they are directional, the tabs on the inside of the belt should be laid down in the direction the pulley spins. They still worked but I think they slipped more because of this. When I took it the 2 more links out I ran them in the right direction.
With them shortened and final torque they have been working great. I have one section of the field that is always wet and grows double the rest. It will still slip just a little if I don't slow down in the thickest area.
I would really recommend these as a quick back up and maybe a long term solution.
For those still with me, my question: has anyone done, or know of a conversion to replace the PTO belts with a chain? I'm thinking someone must have, maybe just wishful thinking. It would be nice to know if I do get into to I'll only have to do it once.
I'm only running because of help I've had from this forum, I hope this helps some one. Thanks guys
