Nigelw Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Been busy with gathering my parts for the up coming OBA install, just needed a crank pulley, thought it worth a shot and rang a couple of breakers looking for one and hoping for the cast one not pressed tin type too. 2 of 5 got back to me and both wanted a few euro more than ordering a brand new one out of the uk, one for a pressed tine type and the other was infact a cast one, and yes both were second hand! Altered my plan slightly but needless to say I won't ring them in future for second hand parts thats for sure! Why oh why price parts to rip off the unwitting who may not know better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Due to the price of the case items, I took a chance on a BP pressed pulley and i hate to say it but its fine. Its about the only thing from BP that I've ever been able to say that about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Due to the price of the case items, I took a chance on a BP pressed pulley and i hate to say it but its fine. Its about the only thing from BP that I've ever been able to say that about.I hummed and haaarred about it and have decided to get a cheap std cast one second hand along with a 300Tdi serp pulley also second hand and go with the flat multi-V belt as I have a ac pump that is serp drive, located a 24 volt alternator that is serp for reasonable money so, may aswell go thar way as power transmission is supposedly better through the multi-V belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes, contact area is better on muti-V. Normal V belts are better on sticks and stones. Normal V belts bulge in the middle as they go over a pulley, which is what makes them drive, so they seem to be more suceptable to worn pulleys. I have a suspicion multi-v generates less heat internally, which makes them last better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Here you are in Dutchland, and 2 rants already; you have only just arrived man! Dutch Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 My bad but I did experience similar over the border! Worst thing is Daan, I can get a machine shop locally to make my custom pulley out of 2 old ones for less than one of the second hand ones. Current quote is 65 euro to machine, weld and balance the pulley being made, not bad at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I think this is almost endemic to the breaker industry ? A quick scan of 2nd hand parts on eBay reveals loads of breakers wanting big money for parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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