“Vulcan Grip” Pulley Treatment Eliminates V-Belt Slippage

“Vulcan Grip” Pulley Treatment Eliminates V-Belt Slippage FORAGE HARVESTERS “Our patent pending Vulcan Grip treatment for pulleys eliminates belt slippage and pulley wear in V-belt drive systems resulting in dramatically improved performance Belts run cooler sheave wear is virtually eliminated and fuel efficiency and production are improved ” says Jon Osborne of Extreme Industrial Coatings in Airway Heights Wash Vulcan Grip is a factory-applied super-hard nanoceramic coating for sheaves and pulleys that has a microtexture resembling an asphalt road surface “That texture dramatically increases the coefficient of friction between belts and sheaves And the coating is ultra-durable; only diamond can cut it ” says Osborne “We’re a small company yet we believe this technology will change the world of V-belt power transfer ” says Osborne “Ever since the introduction of V-belts back in 1917 no one has improved on the coefficient of friction between belts and sheaves in a way that was both durable and belt friendly Vulcan Grip means operators can say goodbye to costly worn belts and sheaves and loss of power and fuel efficiency ” Belt slippage isn’t always easy to see says Osborne “You might not hear the belts on your machine squealing so you think they’re not slipping However if the grooves in the pulley are becoming deeper or your belts are always hot it’s proof there is belt slippage ” He says the coating process is highly specialized so they need to do it in their shop “Our customers send us their pulleys or we buy stock pulleys and coat them It’s not an inexpensive process and is marketed to end users who understand that ‘time equals money’ Our main market is high horsepower machines such as combines forage harvesters rotary tillers and feed mixers that transmit a lot of power ” Osborne began offering the process last January in the Pacific Northwest and they’ve already treated more than a dozen wheat-harvesting combines and self-propelled forage harvesters “Right before the wheat harvest in eastern Washington this summer we sent fliers out to several dozen big farms in the area and got a tremendous response One farmer called to say we were too late for this season because he already had his machines working in the field but he still wanted to thank us because he’s glad that finally someone is doing something about this problem Who calls to thank a manufacturer for mailing them a flyer?” Osborne says belt slippage creates friction and heat which wastes engine power “Your machine may have a powerful engine but its production will be limited by how much power you can put through the belt By eliminating belt slippage all the power gets transmitted downstream ” The results can be impressive says Osborne “One of our customers Phil Kuiken of Sunnyside Wash for the last two seasons has used pulleys treated with Vulcan Grip on his Claas 980 which is an 800 hp self-propelled forage chopper He told us he saves 20 to 50 gal of diesel fuel per day when running his Vulcan Grip-equipped harvesters He’s able to operate the engine at 100 percent of engine rpm’s whereas in the past he had to back off because the belts were slipping As a result he is also able to go faster and chop 5 more truck loads per day ” Vulcan Grip’s super hard surface is said to make belts last longer too “When belts don’t slip they don’t get hot Because Vulcan Grip’s ultra-hard surface gives sheaves ‘friendly friction’ belts last much longer and run cooler to the touch ” says Osborne “For example Kuiken’s forage harvester was generating so much heat due to belt slippage that he couldn’t even put his hand on the hood that houses the belts and engine without getting burned However after the pulleys were treated with Vulcan Grip the belts were merely warm to the touch The pulleys and bearings weren’t hot either ” Vulcan Grip prices can range from $24 000 to coat all 16 pulleys on an 800 hp self-propelled forage harvester to as little as $450 to coat a single-groove 6-in dia pulley “In certain applications many customers find that the cost of a high performance permanent Vulcan Grip coating is about the same as a manufacturer-proprietary ‘disposable’ pulley from an equipment dealer In other applications Vulcan Grip can cost 300 to 500 percent more than a commodity-grade imported pulley ” says Osborne You can watch a video on Vulcan Grip at www vulcan-grip com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jon Osborne 11319 Willow Ave W Airway Heights Wash 99001 ph toll free 855 777-9977 or 509 991-1773; jon osborne@rocketclutch com; www vulcan-grip com

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