Broke down again

[suncarpet]

Man I need to bite the bullet and go buy my new el diablo already. Yesterday I through another alternator belt on my steam way. Usually not a problem BUT on this unit it's not that easy. Have to remove the drive shaft to replace belt and their is no where to put a spare on and tie back. Last time this happened it took 7 hours to replace. It's super hard to line up all the key ways to get back together. Lost $600 in jobs today shitty deal is this was just back in February this year. It kinda looks like the pulleys are not lined up causing this problem. Wish me luck boys


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[1ST CHOICE CLEANING]

That sucks, hope you get it fixed and are able to recover some of the jobs and money.

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

Sorry to hear. That's frustrating.

 

[Gasoline]

Hope you can re-schedule those.

 

[spotman123]

Robert are you sure there is no way to tie an extra belt on there? I rember seeing one on my old powermatic yrs ago. Yes it is a problem to align things up. Best of luck.

 

[Kevin Dumas]

Ever try a link belt on it?
I put a link belt on a Steam Action machine to run the pump to get a guy through a job and it is still running and it has been at least 3 years.

 

[Brian Jones]

Ever try a link belt on it?
I put a link belt on a Steam Action machine to run the pump to get a guy through a job and it is still running and it has been at least 3 years.

In the army our mechanics always had some link belts on the truck, worked good for us also

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[suncarpet]

Ever try a link belt on it?
I put a link belt on a Steam Action machine to run the pump to get a guy through a job and it is still running and it has been at least 3 years.

What's a link belt ??? My blower has a separate belt, the belt I threw's for the alternator only... Only problem with the unit is it's not charging my battery.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[matt30577]

What's a link belt ??? My blower has a separate belt, the belt I threw's for the alternator only... Only problem with the unit is it's not charging my battery.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

In the meantime, hook up a charger overnight until you get it straightened out. You should get a full day of energy in that battery if you do that

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

What's a link belt ??? My blower has a separate belt, the belt I threw's for the alternator only... Only problem with the unit is it's not charging my battery.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

Link belt is awesome. You can make it as long or as short as need be and you can install it without pulling the machine apart. The only thing is if your pulleys are out of alignment and chewing up belts it will chew this up too but it is definitely a quick and easy fix. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151359776356?lpid=82

 

[LeeRoy]

Those link belts look cool. Thanks for the link Todd.

 

[suncarpet]

Link belt is awesome. You can make it as long or as short as need be and you can install it without pulling the machine apart. The only thing is if your pulleys are out of alignment and chewing up belts it will chew this up too but it is definitely a quick and easy fix. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151359776356?lpid=82

Those would save me a lot of time... I need to get some. Very cool


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[Christina Clean]

Hope your up and running soon =) I totally understand. I am now dealing with fuel system issues. Last month was antifreeze and heater core weld breaks, month before new pto, month before electrical, month before new engine computer, month before new unit water pump, month before new van engine.... That was all in my first 18 months in business.. I sure wanted to give up a few times but I like the work... Anyways I bought used equipment so.. I guess that's what happens when one buys used... So i hope your fixes hold , you learn a bunch, you have understanding clients that will wait for you and you are able to persevere =)


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[matt30577]

I don't like all those bad things happening to you. I like the smile at the end of your statement

 

[Brian Jones]

sucks when you can't say " hey boss it broke" but least you don't have to say "hey boss here's your money"

 

[jbc71]

Just your alt then run jumper cables to your van battery for a quick temp fix


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[suncarpet]

Just your alt then run jumper cables to your van battery for a quick temp fix


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That's what I did to get through the job it broke on but don't want to show up on a job and start off that way.. Looks bad.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[Harry Mullett]

That's what I did to get through the job it broke on but don't want to show up on a job and start off that way.. Looks bad.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

What looks worse - using jumper cables to van battery or canceling jobs? Most customers would not even notice or care as long as the job was done.

 

[suncarpet]

What looks worse - using jumper cables to van battery or canceling jobs? Most customers would not even notice or care as long as the job was done.

I didn't cancel any jobs, just missed out on some new ones.. I know what your sayin but I'd rather miss a few and get things back to par...


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[Bexiesbruv]

What's a link belt ??? My blower has a separate belt, the belt I threw's for the alternator only... Only problem with the unit is it's not charging my battery.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

When the charging system on my TM failed I bought a set of jumper cables. Snipped off the ends and made new ends for the battery on the truck, ran them back through the dog house and clipped onto the the TM battery. You will be OK for about 1.5 hours without the truck running or as long as you like with the truck running. Or to get out of trouble, just get a 20ft set and run them outside the truck between the two batteries. Yeah I know I am repeating stuff but its such a simple "get out of jail" card.