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Belt type 8V narrow wedge belts

1″ (25.4mm) wide · Heavy-duty narrow wedge · Multiple leading brands

8V is the largest American narrow wedge belt, built for the heaviest, highest-power drives on US-built equipment, such as crushers and mining plant, large compressors and pumps, big cooling towers and heavy industrial machinery. We stock 8V belts from leading manufacturers, including maintenance-free versions. Search by the code on the old belt, such as 8V2000, and use the filters to narrow it down by length or brand.

  • OptibeltOur premier brand, for long life on demanding drives
  • MegadyneHigh-quality Italian belts for industrial drives
  • BandoJapanese quality for industrial and agricultural use
  • GatesOne of the world’s best-known belt makers
  • PIXGood-value belts for general-purpose drives

Finding the right 8V belt

Reading the code8V2000 means an 8V belt with a 200.0 inch effective (outside) length: drop the last digit or divide by ten to get inches.

Banded 8VOn large, shock-loaded drives, 8V belts are often joined into banded belts so they can’t turn over or jump off. Check whether your old belts were single or banded.

8V or D section?An 8V belt is 1″ (25.4mm) wide. A classical D section belt is wider, at 32mm, and needs different pulleys, so measure the top width carefully.

Tip: on drives with two or more belts, replace them all at once with a matched set of the same brand, and don’t mix brands or old and new belts on the same drive. For hard-to-reach drives, try a maintenance-free 8V belt that never needs re-tensioning.
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