We had a real treat at the American Thresherman Fall Festival. The 45 HP Titan was pulling the sawmill and the crowd wasn't really a crowd. We were able to shoot video without interruptions. The only hitch was my battery was nearing the end and the crew in the mill was slow in loading a new log onto the carriage. It worked out OK and we have some good stack talk.
Nice film work, If I was sharing the cab with that exhaust pipe I would like to have a guard.
ReplyDeleteI've seen the flat leather belt crossed on some uses, and not crossed like this one.
I asked about crossing the belt, and the operator told me the cross make the belt self center on the pulleys.
I wonder if the crossing is to change the rotation direction when needed.
Thank you.
Crossing the belt reverses direction of course, so with a gas tractor there is not a choice. Crossing also makes the belt wrap a bit more around the pulleys and it also stabilizes the belt. Watch the belt on this Keck engine starting at 2 minutes. I don't know why they don't cross the belt and reverse the engine at Boonville, but this is the way they run. https://youtu.be/aNIS64Df0yU
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