Re: [MV] Need V-belts. Hard to find. For Saracen

From: Jay (dagobertii@home.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 23:48:28 PDT


Hi, Jim.
This is a real longshot, but try taking the old belt into your local
lawnmower repair shop. A lot of lawnmowers use oddball size belts;
perhaps they might find one to fit it?
Jay Travis

JJ&A wrote:

> Esteemed gangue,
> I need to find two belts for the Saracen. They are apparently an odd
> size ( oh, THAT'S never the case with a 50 year old foreign military
> vehicle, is it??). The length along the back is 53.25 inches, and the
> width is 13/16". We can probably use a 7/8" wide belt, too. The length
> may be a little different, though.
> Here's what WON'T work: NAPA belts. The nearest sizes are 53 and
> 55.125, in a 7/8" wide belt. Too short and too long. We need something
> inbetween those sizes.
> Can anybody help locate suitable V-belts? The numbers printed on the
> belt are ancient British FV numbers, and don't show up in anybody's
> books.
>
> Thanks. Jim
>
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