JDhomeservices
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Anybody know how I can tighten the belts on my Pressure Pro E-Series? I tried loosening the bolts on the pump and sliding the pump forward, but I think I just made it worse. Is that the right way to do it?
Tightening belts
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mike barrett
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There should be four nuts and bolts holding the pump to the frame. Loosen the nuts, on the end of the pump, away from the engine there should be two adjustment bolts between the pump and frame. Tighten both bolts to adjust the belt.
Larry Millette
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And MAKE SURE our belts line up straight. If they don't your belts will go bye bye real quick. This is why I always have someone else doing my repair work. PITA
JDhomeservices
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Thought this would be a lot easier. lol
Vince Wood
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If I need the belts tightened on my unit I just tighten the motorcycle strap a little. I have a 1 of a kind design though on my machine.
Russ Johnson
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Josh, if your machine doesn't have tensioning bolts, I have put a 2 X 4 between the engine and pump and pried a little.
mike barrett
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I forgot to mention, I use a straight edge to make sure the pulleys are in alignment.
gear junkie
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Before S belts on cars, auto stores used to sell belt tightners.....about 12" long piece of all thread with a cup on each end to grab the pulley and a coupler in the middle to tighten and loosen. Maybe you can find one in the local area.
mike barrett
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I know the pressure pro I have will not pull the pump straight back, it cocks to one side. So you have to adjust one side tighten the bolt than adjust the other bolt to align the pulley. Kind of a pita, they need to use a better adjustment set up. I guess the manufacture are just to cheap!
offdutyfireman
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You get what you pay for. My pumps sit between two pieces of angle iron so they cannot move from side to side. They are tightened down with a 3/4 threaded pipe under the center of the pump welded to a piece of flat steel. There is no way, when tightning, for the pump to move in anything but a straight line.
JDhomeservices
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Get what I pay for? More like I pay for what I can get. Can't get approved for a loan right now because of debt to income ratio, and have to get what I can pay cash for. Not exactly earning top dollar here in lowball country. Have to work with what you got sometimes.
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junker1
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Dont sweet the fireman Josh. I have run mine with a slight, and i do mean slight, tweak in it for a couple of years now without problems. you can make it work im sure.
offdutyfireman
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I am not knocking what you have. Run what you can afford. My point is what I said. You get what you pay for. If you want easier or less trouble to work on you won't get it with a 2 or 3 thousand dollar machine.
Christopher
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William, this sounds very inventive and creative, can you post some picture of this so I can see it please?
I am looking for a way to rig up something to tighten a pump on something that I would like to build soon.
Thanks.
Steven Button
Administrator
Did William ever post pictures?