On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:20:57 -0400, trader-of-some-jacks
wrote:

I'm sure that Sears would sell me a new attachment for $50. I'm sure
that with a lot of homework, I could find a replacement belt, but I'm
not really in the mood to do that homework.

Its a simple 'O' ring you can buy from an industrial valves shop. Try
your luck at an automotives parts shop too.