Ben_H Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 I am having problems stopping my drive belt on my homesteader. I have tried two different belt stop configurations shown in different manuals but none seem to stop the belt to be able to shift. Has anybody else had this problem? I have the right belt direct from agco and when I adjust the clutching idler but then the belt slips. Please help! Pictures of one that works would be helpful.
Salthart Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Belt stops work by holding the belt in an open loop around the pulley when the tensioner/clutch is depressed. If your belt is "Creeping" Make sure that the "Loop" of belt is centered on the pulley and that there is enough slack given by clutching to allow this "Loop" to be made. Don't remember the way a homesteader is set up but there may be a way to adjust the travel of the clutch pulleys so you have more or less slack. Good luck..
stumpy Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Ben, I have a Homesteader 8. Just installed a new proper drive belt a short while back. Will try to take and post a picture of the stops and drive pulley tomorrow if I have time to get to it. Mine seems to work fine. When I first picked it up the previous operators had (among other things) put the wrong size drive belt on it and ran it to the large drive pulley (the one that works as the pto). You could stop the belt with the clutch depressed by using a stick through the frame pivot, as the belt stops don't extend down to the larger pulley. Not terribly useful but one could drive around at about 20 mph in third gear :D. Kinda fun but led to some rather comical (and somewhat questionable safety-wise) situations. Have you had your Homesteader long? I'm more in-tune with large frame machines, but like the little one nonetheless. Very simple and trouble-free. In fact, the only problem I have with it is keeping enough weight on the arse-end to get a little traction. Wish I had a snowblower for it, but presently use it to pull my utility trailer around and with a light-duty front blade for back-up snow removal.
Ben_H Posted November 14, 2003 Author Posted November 14, 2003 I have had it for four years now and i've tried all these years and i've finally found some time to talk to someone about it. The muffler gets red down inside when i work it other than that its been a good unit. I picked it up free and i fully restored it. A year later i cleaned up the mower deck that came with it and painted it but I made need to do some bearing work in the next few years.
stumpy Posted November 15, 2003 Posted November 15, 2003 Ben, Here's a couple of shots of the belt stops, right and left. Mine seems to like it if they're not absolutely snug on the belt. Hope you can make it out...kinda hard to get up in there with the camera:). Good luck
gregc Posted November 16, 2003 Posted November 16, 2003 You're right Ben, it is a beauty,8D and so is your 314H.;)
Dutch Posted November 16, 2003 Posted November 16, 2003 I'm not familiar with the Homesteader, but here's a generic diagram I posted some time ago on the theory of belt stops. Does the Homesteader use a driven pulley brake as some other models do? [img]/club2/attach/dutch/belt-stop.jpg[/img]
Chris727 Posted November 16, 2003 Posted November 16, 2003 Nice tractor! I got my Homesteader8 three years ago when I was 15. It was my first tractor and I intend to restore it from frame up. I've never been able to get it to shift right. It always wants to grind unless you shift really fast. I just got used to it but I did a little paint work, it needs a lot though, and took apart all the shifting clutching mechanisms and never got it adjusted right. I have a broadmoor that does the same thing.
jkmustang1 Posted November 16, 2003 Posted November 16, 2003 Sweet 8 you got there. Nice it looks better than new^
stumpy Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 Ben, Ditto on the above compliments...sure wish my H-8 looked that nice!
simplicity707 Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 My Yeoman does grind badly though. When I bought it from the previous owners they said it didn't grind to bad, but when I finally got the motor to run right, it grinds like everything. I just shift in low rpms and it don't do too bad, or I try to shift really fast. This winter I plan to do some work on it though...
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