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  1. landtank

    Thoughts on Quality of Gates Belts?

    I've been researching belts for a while now. The reason for this is that I have plans for a DC onboard air compressor and it draws 90A. With that I need to install a bigger alternator and with that I started assessing the whole system. So I started looking at the load that was now being applied...
  2. landtank

    Thoughts on Quality of Gates Belts?

    I just went out and double checked a brand new idler on one of my trucks and it definitely has a wobble in it. It's hard for me to see that as anything but intentional. But maybe it's a bean counter thing after all.
  3. landtank

    Thoughts on Quality of Gates Belts?

    I always thought the gates for our trucks were the ribbed kind. I looked around and couldn’t find where to buy the ones pictured above. Anybody know a source for them?
  4. landtank

    Thoughts on Quality of Gates Belts?

    Of course there is a variance, it’s just minimal. That’s why the idler has a wobble to it. It balances the tension. With todays manufacturing techniques the tolerances are really tight for no other reason than to minimize waste. I’m sure the gates belts are fine and with new design technology...
  5. landtank

    Thoughts on Quality of Gates Belts?

    I personally change my belts routinely before a problem. What kind of life span have you gotten out of the factory belts?
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