Why did you choose the belt driven over a chain driven?
2070532
I cycle a lot during the warm months on my road bike. I often (monthly) have to clean my chain and oil it. The oil accumulate dirty which sometimes cause a derailment of the chain. Also, the chain can be a little noisy. Now, with that being said this is all from my experience cycling outside on the roads. My experience at the gym, in spinning class, is different. The bikes are chain driven and the chains are enclosed. However, the chain does make some noise and I've notice the maintenance people oiling the chain. On the other side, belt driven, I wondered if the belt will wear / stretch and ultimately loosen. I try them both and I picked the belt for the quietness and smooth peddling. The chain belt was very good but ... I hope that helped.
2098072
Belt drive, it makes for smoother operation and with the mass and centrical force of motor set back towards the body you don't get much drop of the blade towards your work or hand upon start up or breaking.
2270941
I can't answer that directly. My biggest concern would be that a metal chain in a short time would wear out the [plastic] roller gears; much faster than the plastic chains and render the whole assembly useless. What do you think?
1118763
The crank requires less effort while the rope is much faster. The rope is fine if you can pull it back
1302268
I agree with your conclusion. I tried it in both directions by just putting the drive in a vice. It functions for torque settings in the clockwise direction. Reversing the ratchet for drive in the counter clockwise direction would not activate the torque function in that direction. I don't really see a need for using in the bolt removal direction unless you have left hand bolts to deal with.
344797
This is for the mower deck. Not a drive belt. The belt sold here only attaches to the two pulleys from the blades then to the accessory pulley coming from the engine.
1891244
I've used both, it has more torque at the lower settings but is also heavier and gets hot faster.
2012505
I have never used a bike with the carbon blue belt drive system but am very happy with the chain drive. I use my bike almost daily over the last 6 months and it is holding up well.
672195
no you don't have to change pulleys. the belts just fit right on the old pulleys. just be sure to order the right width belts. the belts work great in reducing vibration. i certainly recommend them.
835055
I called the factory. They eliminated the 3/8 drive (model now ends with an "a") and went to a cast design for more strength. The problem they addressed is the gorillas out there overtorqueing, which would break out the 3/8" drive part. If people would learn to use a torque wrench, this wouldn't be a problem. As an engineer, I can say they did the right thing. While a little more inconvenient, it more importantly also won't break.
1077207
The C is for the Carbon belt the G is the regular style , the carbon has a higher tensile rating, also if it was to break, it should just break, no string to pieces and get wrapped in clutches
819933
one uses ball bearings in the 'race' to allow the piece to rotate and the other uses a ceramic, cylindrical piece as the 'bearing'. Most feel the ceramic bearing is better. i.e., offers less frictional resistance to turning.
907087
It is one of the few items I returned because of the continuous issues with the chain. I bought a maketa (not sure of spelling) and never a chain issue.
2189190
I believe it is belt driven. A gear drive is usually reserved for larger machines.
662338
The main difference between the two is the clasping mechanism. This one is Velcro, which i really like; the competition classic has a plastic clasp. Its a matter of personal preference. Only advantage I see with plastic clasp is if the belt is bigger, you don't have to worry about losing velcro space.
2134709
It is definitely the spring. I tied the middle of the spring together to give the spring more strength and had no problem. One other of the design problems is the cover plate. Look to see that the inside of the plate is not making contact with the big belt wheel. The way to correct this design problem is to use washers to lift the cover plate away from the middle nut of the big wheel that holds the large belt.
1771592
Self drive belt is either broken, clogged with debris or needs adjusting. Owners manual tells you how to adjust it.