Try putting one t-post in, to hold one corner of the mill. then hook up the belt loose and pivot the mill for alignment.  After it runs with no load, drive the second post to hold it.

You shouldn't need to be perfect, is there a slight crown on both pullies??  I'm thinking if you tighten the belt too much you might have more trouble also. It's been awhile since I've been around flat belted machinery.

Good luck, let us know how it works out.

Tim

 

 

Hoosier Picker wrote:

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I have had some trouble lining up the belts on my mill and saw.  I try to get the equipment inline with the tractor as best I can, however having the mill and the tractor as level as possible helps also(yes I break out the 4' carpenters level).  Another bit of information I have found in the operators the equipment recommends using a flat belt at least 50' in length works best.  Hope this helps!

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 Good Lord!  50'.  I bought a 10' belt. 20' of belting and it was$80.00.  A 50' belt (100' belting) would have been $400.00.

 

NW Ohio Tim wrote:

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Try putting one t-post in, to hold one corner of the mill. then hook up the belt loose and pivot the mill for alignment.  After it runs with no load, drive the second post to hold it.

You shouldn't need to be perfect, is there a slight crown on both pullies??  I'm thinking if you tighten the belt too much you might have more trouble also. It's been awhile since I've been around flat belted machinery.

Good luck, let us know how it works out.

Tim

I did drive in two T-post to hold the hammermill still.  I had to stretch the belt pretty tight to get it to not slip.  I'm going to knock some of the paint off the flat belt pully on the tractor (it was brand new when I received it from the seller on e-bay) and use a little mineral spirits on the belt to help with traction.

The pulley on the hammermill is leather, but pretty hard.  It hasn't been used in several years.  There is a slight crown in the pulley, but it's pretty worn.  Is there anything I can put on it to help soften the pulley.

 

Chris 

 

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Hey Chris,

What I was trying to say about the t posts was to just drive one in first, then pivot the mill to fine tune the alignment with the tractor.  Drive the second post in to hold it and then tighten the belt. 

You shouldn't have to be exact, flat belts are pretty forgiving as I remember.

Tim

You might try putting 3 or 4 rounds of friction tape in the middle of the pulley on the tractor. I have also had good luck with sprayon belt dressing to keep it from slipping. That 140 has a rear pulley right ? Another set of eyes to get lined up would probably help alot.