Our product should not be used in a lawn mower. Through testing we have found that on clutching/declutching applications, PT Drive doesn't declutch like the rubber V belt designed for the application. This leads to a safety issue. Please reach out to us for more information

I use powertwist for the transmission-engine belt with good results, dont use a tensioner that pushes on the back of the belt though. For the cutting deck you need lawnmower specific belts. I tried...

My thoughts exactly!

you can find all the parts on mcmaster, you just have to find what fits your application

With a traditional v-belt yes. Link belts by design can do this with no detrimental effects...

so how did it work out 2 years later?

@INVICTUS FARMER eghhhk. I ended up going back to regular belts. The regular belts did just fine. I expected a justifiable difference... it was like using a Dewalt drill and upgrading to a Festool. They do the same exact things, and while it might do something a little bit better, it wasn't a quantum leap in any aspect. ... It was still a belt, but it required more maintenance. I couldn't just pop it on and forget about it. If I didn't use say the drill press for an extended amount of time, I'd have to release belt tension or the next time I used it, it would be wonky from the belt being shaped around the pulleys at a certain spot. It would take a bit to get warmed up and straighten back out, where a regular belt never really had that issue. Basically, it overcomplicated the process without providing any valid improvement.

@@carterscustomrods fair enough. ty for the reply. ill give that some thought.

@INVICTUS FARMER well, it never hurts to try it? Lol. I'd probably like them if they were $10 but with regular style belts, and even Poly Belts being so inexpensive and still effective, it's hard to justify $35-$70 for a belt. Either way, best of luck!

@@carterscustomrods im curious about them because my particular application doesn't lead to adjustability of belt tension. being able to pop a link when it gets loose is very appealing lol

they are used in some conveyors and in some hvac units they are used because they are cheap and useful when you don't need much torque.

we use them in all our Fish cutting machines, for pully

Very often utilized in either light material handling or also food processing facilities.

I'm honestly very surprised as to Fenner still marketing this unit: They absolutely missed the boat vs. friction welding units such as BEHA. BEHA is faster, utilizes less consumables and lastly doesn't expose operator(s) to the risk of being burned via a heating element.... eliminating a potential lost time or reportable injury. Engineer Chris Ward (background dialogue) is a great guy; I've met him many times in a previous life. He was always much more personable than his old counterpart, Warren.

We use them at my job, they are used in some of our paper bag machines.

older tractors, and equipment, often have a hydraulic pump annnnd motor mounts in the way of replacing normal V belts, these link belts last longer, work just as well and you don't have to dismantle the entire front of the machine to replace them... anyway, I've seen some that have been in steady use for decades, with no signs of giving up.

Had one in use 8 yrs until it failed

Got one on a Lister jp3 generator,made in 1944,with at least 8500 hours on it,and still going strong