[Saulty]

My Flymo DM has shredded up it's second belt in the last two weeks! :cry:

The first belt to snap was not a vee belt but something someone bodged on there, the first new belt I put on came from the car shop and it wore down until it started slipping after a couple of hours use. The second new belt was bought from my local garden machinery repair shop, who assured me that an A20 belt was the one. It fitted better than the one from the car shop but after a couple of hours this one has worn and started to shred and split. The bottom pulley is a bit pitted with rust. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers.

[richyrich7]

Try cleaning your bottom pulley up, and make sure your belts not too tight.
Took me a lot of fiddling about to get the right tension on the clutch cable, at least I think it's right  
Muntjacs about he will probably know better than me tho'

[muntjac]

for the right tensioning i always use the test of putting the thing in drive without the engine running and depressing the belt so that it goes down by a good half inch ....... being as its a " little machine " shaun or qwiz may know more

[richyrich7]

I went for the "if it don't turn when your not squeezing the clutch but does when you do" it's right approach

[Bigbadfrankie]

Sounds to me like the pulleys are rough or out of alignment. Is the jokey pulley spinning.

[shaun]

look at the profile of the belt and the profile of the pulley wheels and make sure they match up

[Gwiz]

stoopid question, are you able to post pics? they say a thousand words, very often the belt hasn't been put around pulleys the right way. its difficult to explain, a picture will let me know straight away. having a rusty or pitted pulley will most certainly shred a belt in double quick time, are you getting any belt slip? do you smaell burning rubber when its being used? :?:

[londinese]

HI,

CAN ANYONE HELP WITH FINDING A REPLACEMENT BELT FOR MY OLD FLYMO DM, BEFORE I SKIP IT!!! I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE TO NO AVAIL. ANY HELP WOULD BE BRILLIANT THANKS

[richyrich7]

Hi londinese don't panic belts are still available at  

www.bearing-supplies.co.uk

Give them a ring and they will sort it out can't remember the price but think it's around £12 but it's kevlar and fits spot on.

Hope this helps and welcome to the forums.  


 :!: Don't skip it  :!:

[Bobby T]

Hi Richy I had forgoten that you had a Flymo.Do you know if the steel pins and springs that hold the tines on are available anywhere ? At the moment I am using a three tine machine   Thanks for the belt info may need one soon.  Bob

[muntjac]

if you speak to shaun on the site here he had a load looking for new homes he may not have had em all adopted out yet

[richyrich7]

Cheers Muntjac that's handy to know, I have one missing from mine so I just use a nut 'n bolt.

[shaun]

I'm not allowed to offer or give stuff away that i have acquired from work   :roll:  

[Grub]

Having just got hold of a Flymo DM i'm currently looking for a good supplier of replacement belts. I noticed the link you posted here is no longer available, so just wondering if anyone has an alternative supplier.

Thanks in advance.

[richyrich7]

Hi Grub welcome to the forums  just type www.bearing-supplies.co.uk into your web browser or click this new link, it's just worked for me ok but the original link does not