It is brand new, arrived today. But the belt slips about 1/2 of the time. The tensioner is working, but maybe the drive drum is just too shiny. I am thinking of taking it apart to grind a rough surface on the drum. Any suggestions? Some kind of sticky stuff?
The slipping should stop after the loader has been used. When the belts are new, they tend to be somewhat stiff, which causes the slipping. The belt will soften with use, and the slipping will stop.
I just put a piece of masking tape around the circumference of the large wheel. That takes up the slack in the belt and the belt will quit slipping.
Good Luck...
Earl
Thanks for your suggestions. I will try:
1. Do nothing and see if it stops slipping after awhile,
2. Masking tape. Sounds better than grinding.
I think I read somewhere that cloth backed tape was installed on the drum to to get some grip on the belt...I just can't remember where I saw it.
Kurt
I did this today and it works like a charm
When I had one of these, I had the belt on backwards. Turns out the shiny side goes inside on the pulley, not the cloth side.
If it was a postwar piece, I'd recommend removing all the rollers & pins, and cleaning them. I include running a drill bit though the center ot the rollers to get anything stuck in there. I use my fingers, not a power drill. Don't want to enlarge the hole, just make it clean.
This often corrects slipping belt problems with a postwar 364. Might help on a modern era one.
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