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Plastic / Composite Blower Pulley

08/11/2018 5:18 PM

I'm looking for distributors ( wholesale ) of 6" - 14" plastic/ composite pulleys. On a number of the new evaporator coolers I have installed, the pulleys ( Chicago die cast ), both the motor and blower pulleys have been manufactured faulty. They are die cast. The issue with the motor pulleys ( vaiable pitch ) is/ was : bent, threads misaligned, set screw loose in bore ( these are supposedly brand new in a sealed kit bag supplied with cooler.

I now use Browning pulleys and belts.

I found one company on line, Fenner drives. They have 8.25 - 10.98 ( 4L ) , I saw them on grainger. The issue with the blower pulley has been out of round, resulting in blower and motor bearing wear. I have had to buy 5 pulleys at a time, at local retail stores, check them in the shop and had to return 3-4.

The Trade store is 45 miles away. Most of them only sell the same pulley. R. E. Michael carries Congress ( die cast )

Any help with supplier lists is appreciated.

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Re: Plastic / composite blower pulley

08/11/2018 5:36 PM
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Re: Plastic / composite blower pulley

08/11/2018 11:51 PM

What help has your trade association been? This must not be an isolated problem.

Can you team up with the competition and solve a common problem together?

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Re: Plastic / Composite Blower Pulley

08/12/2018 8:16 AM

Sounds like a job for 3D printing to me.

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08/12/2018 3:05 PM
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