<VV> Re: Belts Revisited

[Mark J. Murphy]

I believe the first two digits are width, in thirty-seconds of an inch, so
the 15565 would be 15/32" wide and 56.5" long.  Some places will try to tell
you the 17565 will work, but it rides high in the pulleys (too wide).
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----- Original Message ----- 
> Smitty says:  The belt #15560 or 15565 is a National standard number.
> You will find the number on some belts with a letter added or some other
> thing to make them proprietary to that company.  Some times you will find
> a totally different number for a company part number and then find the
> National numbers down in the corner of the wrapper.  (or not at all).  I
> used to know what the first two numbers meant.  I believe they identified
> the degree of the cut once but I am not sure.