In article ,
"Steve W." wrote:

Won't work because of the twist in the belt. The segments are not meant
to twist during use.

Then why do they call it powertwist?

Also the idler will bounce a lot and cause the belt
to slip bad because of the segmented back.

How does the idler bounce when it is fixed, not sprung?

The Dixon isn't that bad to change the belts on once you have it apart.
Change ALL the belts when you have it apart.

I can see changing all belts if I have it that far apart, but where do I
get a service manual for the Dixon? All I can find on their web site is
an owner's manual, that doesn't even tell how to tension the belts much
less replace them.

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"Nick Hull" wrote in message
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In article ,
Christopher Tidy wrote:

DeepDiver wrote:
"Nick Hull" wrote in message
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My Dixon ZTR lawnmower has the main traction v-belt failing and
needs
replacing. Looks like a real dog of a job, I obviously have to
remove 3
other v-belts and a countershaft, plus other stuff I don't know
about
yet. Looks like they dropped the belt on the assembly line and
built
the lawnmower around it. Seems like a good place to use a
segmented
belt, BUT there is an idler pully that bears on the outside of the
belt.
Will this cause any trouble?


When you say the idler pulley bears on the outside, I assume you
mean the
outer face of the belt, correct? I see no problem with this, as
the locking
tabs of a PowerTwist belt run on the inside: the outer face of
PowerTwist
belts are relatively flat.

Maybe your segmented belts are different from the ones I can buy in
England. The ones I can buy are pretty uneven on the outer surface,
despite the fact that the locking tabs run on the inside. I can't
find a
manufacturer's name in the catalogue, but they aren't cheap. #100
ish
for a 5 m reel, and they don't sell short lengths. If you can find
someone who'll sell you a short length of segmented belt, by all
means
try it, but personally I wouldn't risk buying a whole reel.

I have no trouble buying short lengths of belt locally.

Yes I mean the idler bears on the outter face of the belt. I'll
probably buy a segment when the stores open and try it, I have little
to
lose at this point.

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