snow thrower belt size

[madmolly3]

got a QA-42-A , it had been set up for a wide frame, put it on my 127 after adjusting for wdth; it came with a belt but is way to long maybe 4inches longer than need. if any one knows they size and lenth of belt it would probably save me a couple trip back and forth getting one belt for another

[madmolly3]

thanks i new someone would know on here. thanks again, mike

[Farmallgray]

Yes and from experience I highly recommend the OEM belt over an aftermarket. The aftermarket doesn't offer a belt that fits properly.

[Klapatta]

Interesting, my dealer has insisted on more than one occasion this is the one to use for that particular application.

If he is wrong then what would this one meant to be used for?

[Farmallgray]

Maybe that one is for a QA -42? I think the "A" throwers need a belt about 1" longer IIRC. I use the 55053C1 on a 123 with QA42A and it seems to work the best.

[Klapatta]

Todd, I'm not quite sure what's going on myself, I have never given the IH-55053-C1 a try on my QA42 but maybe I should. I was never very impressed with the power transfer from the one I show in the view- the two that I tried seemed to slip a lot under tough, heavy wet snow conditions. They did hold up to wear very well.
We take our snow tossing very seriously around here
Some years back I switched over to the Gates 6828 green belt and got reasonably good results with that one, the power transfer was all there however they were good for only one season (sometimes less). Still and all, that's a lotta snow.

I recall that someone (from Maine I think), reported a run time of just a few hours before the Gates belt ripped apart on them, I myself have done much better than that with it.

[Amigatec]

I bought the IH-55053-C1 belt for my 129 with QA42A, it seems to be the correct belt.

On the bottom of the adjuster, there is an eyebolt, where should the adjustment be on this

[Farmallgray]

Ken,
I didn't get very good life from the green belts on mine. They don't fit the pulleys quite right. The 55053C1 belt has a deeper "V" like a 4L (1/2") but is only a little wider than a 3L (3/8") in width. It also has notches on the inside. I have been running the same one since January of 2004 and it's still in good shape. I bought a spare one at the same time since I worked for a dealer then.