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Posted From: 199.126.216.230
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 02:52 am: | 
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Hello all,
I don't imagine most of you have heard about a prarie bobcat, but I dont think that really matters for my problem. My machine works off of a system that takes its directions from two levers (like most). From those levers, either a clutch is pressed onto the inside a drum for attaching the drive line (motor) or the clutch is not engaged, or a brake is applied (to the outside of that drum). I was having troubles going straight (up a hill), which I think comes down to a little adjustment on my left level mechanisim (which pushes the clutch in).
Anyways, the problem I had was that when I rolled back, the belt (on a system that works like a snowmobile) got stuck on my secondary pulley (I don't know the name for this.. but it has a spring and moves the belt in when more force is applied). It basically jammed the two plates apart and was stuck near the axel of the secondary pulley system, making it so that I couldn't get going again. Even if the centifugal pulley off the motor was fully engaged (high rpm), the belt wasn't grabbing.
So the question now is... is my spring on the secondary pully system not strong enough to make it so it can't get stuck? or is it because I went backwards that got the belt stuck in the first place? and, has this ever happend to anyone else.
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david berger
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Username: Davidrrrd
Post Number: 36
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 172.157.43.235
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 09:55 am: |
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yess this will always be the result wether going forward or backward the problem was actualy the belt had worn down to below minimum width for your aplicationnext question= how wide was it saposed to be?
well i don't know but it's still good that you have it, now at least you know the exact lenth belt, if it broke or was missing you would be truwly screwed then,
this is what you do:
take it and hold it at (1/8")just above the level of the driven puly (on your trany input) with the pully cloased to normal position and make a note of the width or how much wider the puly might be than the belt,
if it is as big as (1/2")wider pully than belt remember this when shoping for a belt,
my guess is 3/16 - 1/4 wider then your dead one and exactly the same lenth,
find them at snowmobile shop or power equipment rental ,sales and or repair shops, |
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