RJ Belt Idea

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Was thinking about the belt set-up on the RJ-58's & RJ-59's. I had 2 ideas that came to mind.

1 was to run a dual belt set-up. On my Pinto, there are 2 identical belts that run all the stuff on the front of the motor. I guess the concept was that if one breaks, it will still run okay.

My other idea came when I was looking at the old school choppers. What if you were to put like a 3 inch wide pulley set-up and run the wider belt on it.

Not sure how these would work with the way the clutch operates, but I'm sure it would be pretty cool none-the-less.

What do you guys think?

[smoreau 658]

I would guess that it would be a little over kill for a 4h Kohler, unless your going for looks. As a custom or rat tractor it would be cool and should work ok.

[VinsRJ 723]

I would guess that it would be a little over kill for a 4h Kohler, unless your going for looks. As a custom or rat tractor it would be cool and should work ok.

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[ol550 830]

Once you get a turbo installed you will need at least

a dual belt setup, roll cage, and wheelie bars.

[HorseFixer 2,013]

And a Juicy Ham Sandmitch! :lol:

[AMC RULES 37,195]

Not to mention the helmet, and full face shield. :happy-smileyinthebox:

[Jake Kuhn 1,579]

I think it would be cool if you made it work but I think it would be a little over kill on the little 4 horse kohler,Jake

[VinsRJ 723]

Also keep in mind if you want to run an attachment you will not have a pulley provision on the crank shaft.

You will have to also fab up a custom belt guard or pucker system too.

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Also keep in mind if you want to run an attachment you will not have a pulley provision on the crank shaft.

You will have to also fab up a custom belt guard or pucker system too.

Vin,

I have no plans of running any attachments on this tractor, this is strickly going to be a fun toy / show tractor.

As for the belt guard, I was thinking about fabing one of my own anyways, as I have the resources, so that is not an issue. What would be an issue though, is if I make a new guard, and it covers this "belt mod" and nobody can see it, unless I make a window and put some lexan in to prevent dirt and debris from falling in. I could secure the "window" in place with cap screws like I am using on the motor, so that may work.

The other big issue, is now I would either have to buy a pulley kit for a supercharger or something like that, and hope I can get the right pulley sizes, or I would have to make them, which wouldn't be too bad. I have access to a machine shop and a lathe, so those shouldnt be an issue. And then a belt, I would have to probably spec out a belt first, then make the pulleys to match.

[TT-(Moderator) 1,162]

Reminder on the toothed drive belt....... it will not slip, so you will not be able to stop.

[VinsRJ 723]

Reminder on the toothed drive belt....... it will not slip, so you will not be able to stop.

Or shift gears for that matter.

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Reminder on the toothed drive belt....... it will not slip, so you will not be able to stop.

I thought about this too. even if I run a toothed belt, I could run a smooth pulley and you would think it would slip when the clutch was engaged.

I think the biggest problem I would run into is trying to find a belt. I did some preliminary searches, and came up with nothing that would work. If I recall correctly, the RJ belt is 29" long. I cannot find a belt that is roughly 3" wide, and 29" long.

[buckeye25 0]

i caution you that a dual belt set up or a wider belt set up will place a lot of strain on your input shaft due to the extra pull on the outer end of the pulley :scared-ghostface:

[71_Bronco 1,072]

i caution you that a dual belt set up or a wider belt set up will place a lot of strain on your input shaft due to the extra pull on the outer end of the pulley

I was actually thinking about this to be honest, and was hoping someone would address it. While I think it would be a pretty cool idea, I think it should stay just that.