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IB Flail Mower Blowing Grey Smoke and Tensioner Belt Snapped
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<blockquote data-quote="HermitJim" data-source="post: 6419282" data-attributes="member: 119946"><p>Just to add my tuppence-worth - I'm going through the identical issue Colt12 had, with an identical machine from the same supplier. Choke seems to work OK, but the belts are burning up. New belts were sent by quad bike parts, but they burnt up too. I'm now awaiting a new clutch to arrive for fitting myself. Interesting quote from QBP's latest email to me: "we sold more then hundred from this mower during this season without any similar problem" - perhaps I should send him a link to this thread! Heartening to learn that Colt12 got a full refund, at least I know it's possible; the return/refund option is looking increasingly likely after reading this thread. One thing caught my eye in reading the manual for Wessex's AF120 flail mower, which my mower looks like a knock-off of (though the Wessex machine has 3 belts and a proper, threaded belt tension adjuster as opposed to two belts and a flimsy belt tension spring) was this: "For centrifugal clutch machines, it is strongly advised not to put the machine to heavy work for the first 5 hours of use, as this can cause the clutch to overheat, consequently reducing its useful life". I do appreciate that the Wessex machine is likely built to a much higher standard than the Chinesium version, but my newbie question is, is there a run-in period for these clutches generally? Or is would this just be applicable to the Wessex machine? Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HermitJim, post: 6419282, member: 119946"] Just to add my tuppence-worth - I'm going through the identical issue Colt12 had, with an identical machine from the same supplier. Choke seems to work OK, but the belts are burning up. New belts were sent by quad bike parts, but they burnt up too. I'm now awaiting a new clutch to arrive for fitting myself. Interesting quote from QBP's latest email to me: "we sold more then hundred from this mower during this season without any similar problem" - perhaps I should send him a link to this thread! Heartening to learn that Colt12 got a full refund, at least I know it's possible; the return/refund option is looking increasingly likely after reading this thread. One thing caught my eye in reading the manual for Wessex's AF120 flail mower, which my mower looks like a knock-off of (though the Wessex machine has 3 belts and a proper, threaded belt tension adjuster as opposed to two belts and a flimsy belt tension spring) was this: "For centrifugal clutch machines, it is strongly advised not to put the machine to heavy work for the first 5 hours of use, as this can cause the clutch to overheat, consequently reducing its useful life". I do appreciate that the Wessex machine is likely built to a much higher standard than the Chinesium version, but my newbie question is, is there a run-in period for these clutches generally? Or is would this just be applicable to the Wessex machine? Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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