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Old 05-06-2012, 01:43 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by woodstock74 View Post
That impact and abrasion resistant stuff is $8+/foot. I'm looking at the General Purpose PVC 4" width, $1.62/foot. As this is a "belt" I take it it has a lot of flexibility? When I think of PVC I tend to think of rigid (shatter prone in impact) PVC pipes.
Look at the belt thickness and minimum pulley diameter. This is industrial belting. They rate that stuff to run continuously for years.

The PVC belting is slightly over 1/8" thick and is rated for 3 inch pulleys. You would probably need to fasten it every 2 to 4 inches to keep it straight at highway speeds.
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