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Hi there all
Back home again - but not without issues....
Well the new fan belt - half way throught the hills and it broke, put an old second hand one one and back underway again
Hope fully will post some pictures later - but a good turn up and Santa was delivered on time......and a huge hit with the kids
All the best
Wayne
Wayne
Could you maybe, tell us the brand of the broken belt...and its number ...Just for research reasons...
Mike
I use
Dayco 17A0990 Made in USA fits perfect.
Hi there MikeQuote:
Could you maybe, tell us the brand of the broken belt...
It wouldnt be fair - as the belt was new / but old stock and I suspect the fatigue could have been the main problem why it failed/broke.
But many thanks for the part-belt number as I will order a couple of spares next week when I get home from work
All the best
Wayne
CBC is Consolidated Bearing Company. They are the bearing shop that has a couple of offices around Adelaide. The other one is Bearing Supply Company. CBC is 1Km from me, BSC is 5Km from me. I find the salesman in CBC much more friendly and helpful. The belts I use are Gates brand, mand in USA. They last a lot longer. They are the brand that a lot of people use in machinery.
Aaron.
Until about 18 months ago, US owned Gates brand radiator hoses and V belts were also made in Nowra NSW, until they decided that the Filippinos worked for less so the Ozzies deserved to be unemployed. :mad: :mad: They transferred the entire plant including equipment to the Philippines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaron IIA
Do we make anything in this country anymore?
A country should only make things that has a competitive advantage - if an item has a large manual labour content then I am afraid Australia does not have a competitive advantage - Macro Economics 101.
I am surprised that we still make many things that we do - the main reason we make some things that we do is because our advantage is not in cost - but quality - but when third worls countries catch up - we will be history.
Garry