The Belt That Slipped on the Drive Pulley We built a belt conveyor. At first, it ran fine. After a week, the belt slipped on the drive pulley — the pulley turned, but the belt didn’t move (or moved slowly). The problem: the belt stretched with age. The belt tension dropped. The drive pulley lost …

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