Belt Drive System

Reduce drive cost up to 35%

Reduce drive width up to 67%

Reduce drive weight up to 50%

Standard

vs.

Predator

Compact drive saves space, weight and money

Predator V-belts can handle 1.4 to 2.2 times more horsepower than the equivalent size standard V-belt. So you can design a more compact drive that weighs less, puts less strain on costlier components, and uses fewer belts. All of which saves you money. See the difference in the following example1:

4.44 in.

2.38 in.

Drive specifications include 150 HP motor, 1750 rpm, 1.3 service factor, Driver O.D. 12.5 in., Driven O.D. 31.5 in., center distance 30 in.
1

Standard
6 Strand 5V drive Rated HP/Strand: 32.9 Total weight: 265 lbs Total list price: $3087

Predator
3 Strand 5VP drive Rated HP/Strand: 66.8 Total weight: 153 lbs Total list price: $2140

Compared with a standard V-belt drive, the more compact Predator drive provides equal or greater horsepower capacity in nearly half the width and weight, at a third less cost.

Design solutions at your fingertips

Designing a new drive? Converting an existing drive? Its easy with Gates DesignFlex Pro software. Simply enter the dataHP , RPM, service factor, center distance, driver/ driven sheave diametersand DesignFlex Pro will calculate your Predator belt and standard sheave options. Save hours over a manual process. This free tool is available at www.gates.com/designflex. You may also email the Gates Product Application Helpline at ptpasupport@gates.com.

Oil and heat resistant chloroprene compound body, rated for 180F, Tackle tough outperforms other rubbers in harsh operating High horsepower motors? Shock loads from sudden starts and stops? Dirty operating environments? conditions.

Reduce friction and heat buildup under shock load with abrasion and puncture-resistant applications bareback (non-rubber) double-layer fabric cover.

High heat? Contamination from oil and solvents? Predator V-belts handle them all. Heres why:

Reduce friction and heat buildup under Oil and heat resistant shock load with abrasion chloroprene compound Multiple-layer Extend drive life and puncture-resistant Minimal need for body, rated for 180F, tie band joins belts with the patented bareback (non-rubber) retensioning due to outperforms other rubbers together into a Predator curved sidewall that allows double-layer fabric cover. Reduce friction stronger-than-steel in harsh PowerBand operating that provides belt to enter the sheave 2 and heat buildup under aramid ber or Kevlar conditions . rigidity for reduced lateral Oil and heat resistant groove cleanly and shock load with abrasion tensile cords that reduce belt vibration and belt turnchloroprene compound smoothly, reducing and puncture-resistant stretch by 50% over over on multi-groove body , rated for 180F, sidewall wear on belt bareback standard(non-rubber) V-belts. sheaves. outperforms other rubbers and sheave. double-layer fabric cover. in harsh operating conditions. Reduce friction and heat buildup under shock load with abrasion and puncture-resistant bareback (non-rubber) double-layer fabric cover.

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themselves in the toughest applications about how Predator belt drives perform, Extend drive life Minimal need for visit www.gates.com/predator in agriculture, forestry, mining, construcwith the patented.

Ready for

Gates has over 40,000 Predator belts and sheaves in stock and ready to ship. This inventory includes both singles and PowerBand belts.

retensioning due to stronger-than-steel aramid ber or Kevlar2 tensile cords that reduce belt delivery stretch by 50% over standard V-belts.

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Multiple-layer tie band joins belts together into a Predator PowerBand that provides lateral rigidity for reduced vibration and belt turnSec t on io ns over multi-groove sheaves.

Metric

SINGLES POWERBANDS

AP, BP, CP CP

5VP, 8VP 3VP, 5VP, 8VP

SPBP, SPCP

Kevlar is a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

Our Guarantee
If, for any reason, the Predator belt drive system does not meet your expectations during the first 90 days, just return all components to your Gates distributor for a full refund.*

To qualify for the 90 day Risk Free guarantee, the belt drive system must use all Gates components including belt, sheaves and bushings. The drive must be designed using Design Flex software by or in partnership with Gates or your authorized Gates distributor, and must be properly installed. Refund via account credit.
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