Belt slippage basics – Vulcan Grip®
Expensive pulleys can be quickly ruined and—until replaced—will rapidly chew up replacement belts. A severely worn agricultural pulley. A worn and glazed conventional steel pulley. HARDENED GLAZED BELTS. Vbelts are made of vulcanized rubber. Heat is their enemy. Vulcanized rubber is subject to "thermooxidation," where oxygen from the air and high temperatures harden the belt. A ...