How to increase Belt Life BELT TENSIONING

INSTRUCTIONS
Keep sheaves
and belts clean.
Abrasive dust, rust, oil and acids
reduce service life.

Give drives elbow room.

Never let belts run against belt
guards or other obstructions. 1. Measure the belt span.
2. Calculate deflection
3. See tables below for correct deflection force.
Use large diameter 4. Apply force at right angles to the center of the span
This (see diagram below). The BROWNING® belt tension
sheaves and fewer belts. checker, shown at left, is ideal for this procedure.
You save money and increase 5. Check the tension at least twice during the first day
drive life. of operation, and periodically thereafter.
Not This Be sure DEFLECTION = BELT SPAN
— use the 64
Never force belts.
inexpensive
Move motor on adjustable base
so belts can go on easily. BROWNING® Belt
Tension Checker
See Form 5453
Eliminate slack.
for more detail.
Adjust motor and tighten belts in
position. Slack belts wear The capacity of the BROWNING® belt tension checker is 35
excessively, cause slippage and lbs. Other means of applying force must be used if force
deliver less power. requirement is greater than this.

Use matched belts. SHEAVE DIAM - INCHES

Matched belts run smoother and DEFLECTION FORCE - LBS.
Belt Deflection Force
last longer because the load is
Super Gripnotch
evenly distributed. Never replace Smallest Gripbelts Belts
Belt and and
just part of a set of belts. Sheave RPM
Cross Unnotched Notched
Diameter Range
Section Gripbands Gripbands
Range

Avoid belt idlers. Used

Belt
New
Belt
Used
Belt
New
Belt
Belt idlers decrease belt life! 1000-2500 3.7 5.5 4.1 6.1
3.0 - 3.6
Always maintain proper tension 2501-4000 2.8 4.2 3.4 5.0
1000-2500 4.5 6.8 5.0 7.4
through motor adjustment. A,AX 3.8 - 4.8 2501-4000 3.8 5.7 4.3 6.4
1000-2500 5.4 8.0 5.7 8.4
5.0 - 7.0 2501-4000 4.7 7.0 5.1 7.6
Mount belts straight. 3.4 - 4.2 860-2500 - - 4.9 7.2
2501-4000 - - 4.2 6.2
Shafts must be parallel and 860-2500 5.3 7.9 7.1 10.5
B,BX 4.4 - 5.6
sheave grooves in alignment to 2501-4000 4.5 6.7 6.1 9.1

prevent unnecessary belt wear. 860-2500 6.3 9.4 8.5 12.6

5.8 - 8.6 2501-4000 6.0 8.9 7.3 10.9
500-1740 11.5 17.0 14.7 21.8
7.0 - 9.0 1741-3000 9.4 13.8 11.9 17.5
C,CX
Don’t overload. 9.5 - 16.0 500-1740 14.1 21.0 15.9 23.5
1741-3000 12.5 18.5 14.6 21.6
An overloaded belt drive is like a 200-850 24.9 37.0 - -
12.0 - 16.0
one-ton truck with a two-ton 851-1500 21.2 31.3 - -
D
load — both are sure to break 200-850 30.4 45.2 - -
18.0 - 20.0 851-1500 25.6 38.0 - -
down. Always use ample capacity. 1000-2500 - - 3.3 4.9
2.2 - 2.4 2501-4000 - - 2.9 4.3
1000-2500 3.6 5.1 4.2 6.2
3V,3VX 2.65 - 3.65 2501-4000 3.0 4.4 3.8 5.6
1000-2500 4.9 7.3 5.3 7.9
4.12 - 6.90 2501-4000 4.4 6.6 4.9 7.3
500-1749 - - 10.2 15.2
4.4 - 6.7 1750-3000 - - 8.8 13.2
3001-4000 - - 5.6 8.5
5V,5VX 500-1740 12.7 18.9 14.8 22.1
7.1 - 10.9 1741-3000 11.2 16.7 13.7 20.1
500-1740 15.5 23.4 17.1 25.5
11.8 - 16.0 1741-3000 14.6 21.8 16.8 25.0
200-850 33.0 49.3 - -
12.5 - 17.0
© Emerson Power Transmission Manufacturing, L.P. 1998, 1999. 8V
851-1500 26.8 39.9 - -
200-850 39.6 59.2 - -
All Rights Reserved. 18.0 - 22.4 851-1500 35.3 52.7 - -
 Do Not
These BROWNING Gripbelts
are accurately machine matched Install
BROWNING Matched Belts provide a true running drive and longer
service life. You can depend on them because they are matched un-
der tension — that is, while in the sheave grooves, in motion, under
the same conditions encountered during operation. These
Fill in the information below —
detach and tie to machine or file for handy reference
when belts need to be replaced. Matched
These BROWNING BELTS
were installed:

Date
Belts
Machine
Description

Factory
Location
Until
Gripbelt
Size

Number
of Belts
You
Reorder From:
Read
This

Form 8082-C 7/30/99

Printed in U.S.A. Browning
© Emerson Power Transmission Manufacturing, L.P. 1998, 1999. Emerson Power Transmission
All Rights Reserved. ® MAYSVILLE, KY 41056