8ob
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ive just bought a new set of v belts for a myford lathe I picked up . myford genuine belts £22 00 got a set of a seller on ebay for 16 quid the cheaper set was made by optibelt .2 guesses who the myford belts are made by
On my big stump grinder behind this casing there is a big banded belt ( four big v belts bonded together) from Rayco that belt is £900, from Marksman its £80
These big bearings are in the dirt so dont last long, Rayco price is about £500 the pair and local bearing supplier is about £150
The Gates poly chain belt/sprockets on the left side of the shaft run to about £1000 but from the states around £250
I think manufacturers prices are one thing but when they import a machine and supply spares you get a double/quadruple shafting. Its not like they are supplying anything special or bespoke, its standard engineering supplies/parts.
Bob