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Table 8 — Fan Belt Tension Data
BELT STYLE
SMALLEST
SHEAVE
DIAMETER RANGE
(in.)
RPM RANGE
BELT DEFLECTION FORCE (lb)
SUPER GRIPBELTS AND UNNOTCHED
GRIPBANDS
GRIPNOTCH BELTS AND
NOTCHED GRIPBANDS
USED BELT
NEW BELT
USED BELT
NEW BELT
A, AX
3.0 - 3.6
1000-2500
2501-4000
3.7
2.8
5.5
4.2
4.1
3.4
6.1
5.0
3.8 - 4.8
1000-2500
2501-4000
4.5
3.8
6.8
5.7
5.0
4.3
7.4
6.4
5.0 - 7.0
1000-2500
2501-4000
5.4
4.7
8.0
7.0
5.7
5.1
8.4
7.6
B, BX
3.4 - 4.2
860-2500
2501-4000
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—
—
—
4.9
4.2
7.2
6.2
4.4 - 5.6
860-2500
2501-4000
5.3
4.5
7.9
6.7
7.1
6.1
10.5
9.1
5.8 - 8.6
860-2500
2501-4000
6.3
6.0
9.4
8.9
8.5
7.3
12.6
10.9
C, CX
7.0 - 9.0
500-1740
1741-3000
11.5
9.4
17.0
13.8
14.7
11.9
21.8
17.5
9.5 - 16.0
500-1740
1741-3000
14.1
12.5
21.0
18.5
15.9
14.6
23.5
21.6
D
12.0 - 16.0
200-850
851-1500
24.9
21.2
37.0
31.3
—
—
—
—
18.0 - 20.0
200-850
851-1500
30.4
25.6
45.2
38.0
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—
—
—
3V, 3VX
2.2 - 2.4
1000-2500
2501-4000
—
—
—
—
3.3
2.9
4.9
4.3
2.65 - 3.65
1000-2500
2501-4000
3.6
3.0
5.1
4.4
4.2
3.8
6.2
5.6
4.12 - 6.90
1000-2500
2501-4000
4.9
4.4
7.3
6.6
5.3
4.9
7.9
7.3
5V, 5VX
4.4 - 6.7
500-1749
1750-3000
3001-4000
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—
—
—
—
—
10.2
8.8
5.6
15.2
13.2
8.5
7.1 - 10.9
500-1749
1750-3000
3001-4000
12.7
11.2
18.9
16.7
14.8
13.7
22.1
20.1
11.8 - 16.0
500-1749
1750-3000
3001-4000
15.5
14.6
23.4
21.8
17.1
16.8
25.5
25.0
8V
12.5 - 17.0
200-850
851-1500
33.0
26.8
49.3
39.9
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—
—
—
18.0 - 22.4
200-850
851-1500
39.6
35.3
59.2
52.7
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—
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