Snowblower belt
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Gary,
According to JD Parts Online, the belt for your 317 is:
JD part #M82719. $19.24 at my store.
effective length 49.400".
width 0.500".
thickness 0.310"
angle 32
JD Parts also lists an alternative part:
A-A47K V-Belt-A_Section Kelvar (Blue) for $9.65.
I think most of us have found that using a
JD belt is less troublesome than using an aftermarket belt.
According to JD Parts Online, the belt for your 317 is:
JD part #M82719. $19.24 at my store.
effective length 49.400".
width 0.500".
thickness 0.310"
angle 32
JD Parts also lists an alternative part:
A-A47K V-Belt-A_Section Kelvar (Blue) for $9.65.
I think most of us have found that using a
JD belt is less troublesome than using an aftermarket belt.
Scott,
JD has custom lengths and sidewall angles that make them work best on JD equipment.
you might be able to get a gates belt at 49.5", but you are probably limited to 49 or 50 inch increments.
and I'd be willing to bet every other belt you see has 30 degree sidewalls, not 32, which will slip and heat more in a pulley that is optimized for the 32 degree angle.
also Just like motor oil additive packages, I bet whoever makes JD belts, uses either a custom rubber, or custom banding material stack, as requested by JD
JD has custom lengths and sidewall angles that make them work best on JD equipment.
you might be able to get a gates belt at 49.5", but you are probably limited to 49 or 50 inch increments.
and I'd be willing to bet every other belt you see has 30 degree sidewalls, not 32, which will slip and heat more in a pulley that is optimized for the 32 degree angle.
also Just like motor oil additive packages, I bet whoever makes JD belts, uses either a custom rubber, or custom banding material stack, as requested by JD
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All of the belt sheaves used on deere equipment is 32° ????? and that is different than anyone else?
I have purchased many aftermarket pulley assemblies and I don't have an issue with operating a deere brand belt on that. many times I mix and match a deere brand pulley assembly with one from Arnold etc.
You should always buy deere brand pulley assemblies? Why is there a cross reference for pulley assemblies. I.E. a deere part number will sub to seventy-three other applications that of which are not deere.
Tough for me to get my thick scull around that.
I have purchased many aftermarket pulley assemblies and I don't have an issue with operating a deere brand belt on that. many times I mix and match a deere brand pulley assembly with one from Arnold etc.
You should always buy deere brand pulley assemblies? Why is there a cross reference for pulley assemblies. I.E. a deere part number will sub to seventy-three other applications that of which are not deere.
Tough for me to get my thick scull around that.
Scott,
as always its your choice, you can gamble, and I'll stick with best known practice. JD belts don't really cost any extra over other ones, so why take a chance with failure? to me its not worth having a 1/2 mowed lawn or working in the snow to save a couple dollars. I'd run disposable craftsman stuff if I was that cheap.
here is the easy thought to understand. JD pulleys and belts were engineered and tested to work together for maximum performance. the same cannot be said for any aftermarket part, period.
Seeing how well these tractors work after 40 years in service I trust the JD engineers, and in my life I have seen more then enough home grown solutions that 'should work' but don't work right. to avoid having another, if I can get the right parts. that's how I get most of my tractors, one solution after another the was 'good enough' until the PO hated the machine because nothing works the way it should. If I get one with aftermarket belts, they are always replaced asap.
as always its your choice, you can gamble, and I'll stick with best known practice. JD belts don't really cost any extra over other ones, so why take a chance with failure? to me its not worth having a 1/2 mowed lawn or working in the snow to save a couple dollars. I'd run disposable craftsman stuff if I was that cheap.
here is the easy thought to understand. JD pulleys and belts were engineered and tested to work together for maximum performance. the same cannot be said for any aftermarket part, period.
Seeing how well these tractors work after 40 years in service I trust the JD engineers, and in my life I have seen more then enough home grown solutions that 'should work' but don't work right. to avoid having another, if I can get the right parts. that's how I get most of my tractors, one solution after another the was 'good enough' until the PO hated the machine because nothing works the way it should. If I get one with aftermarket belts, they are always replaced asap.
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