Belt slippage basics – Vulcan Grip®
There is a wide variety of reasons Vbelts and pulleys slip. Some important reasons are: Worn pulleys. If belts become hard and glazed, and/or are operating in dusty environments, they can begin slipping in the Vgrooves of conventional metal pulleys, abrading them in the process. Once a pulley's Vprofile has begun wearing and is no longer true, even brandnew .