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4.16 Engine/Motor Drive Belt Adjustment
1. On sawmills equipped with an electric motor, the drive belt is adjusted by adjusting the tensioner
screw nuts (see the figure below).
See Figure 4-16.
2. To adjust the drive belt on sawmills with a gas engine, increase or reduce the steel cable connecting
the tensioner handle with the belt tensioner. If necessary, adjust also the length of the throttle cable
connecting the tensioner with the engine throttle. The drive belt is tensioned properly if the drive
pulley is fully engaged when the tensioner handle is in the down position. The throttle cable is
adjusted properly if the engine runs at full rotational speed when the tensioner handle is pushed
down. When the tensioner handle is released, the engine should return to idle and the drive pulley
should stop spinning.
FIG. 4-16