On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:33:56 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus25555 quickly quoth:

On 2008-06-15, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:35:43 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Gunner Asch quickly quoth:

2 belts is nice..but often not necessary on a compressor. if it
squeeks..belt dressing is cheap.

Ooh, bite your tongue, boy. Belt dressing is a salve, not a cure for
the original problem. His compressor has FOUR belts for a reason.
It's a BAM. (Ayup, that stands for BigAss Muthuh.)


Yep. Four belts, the compressor is indeed unexpectedly BAM. I will see
if I can buy the smaller pulley at McMaster (they offer pulleys with a
special hub tightener). If I order on Monday, I will get it next day
and I can be done on Tuesday and will be able to put it up on
ebay. However, the compressor would not be running up to its
potential of whole 7.5 HP.

Although a smaller pulley will -somewhat- reduce the load on the
motor, it will -primarily- just reduce the pump speed. I firmly
belive that a different motor is in order, Ig.

--
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of
leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination
of nonessentials. -- Lin Yutang