Round baler belts

[Hopeful Cowman]

Why do I replace them? And how do I know that the belts are in a condition that they need to be replaced?

 

[Atimm693]

When they break, generally.

Unless they're really old and visibly cracked or rotted, preemptive replacement is usually not necessary.

 

[dun]

Unless you get into baling some really trashy stuff, it's usually the ends were they are joined that go bad. If the rest of the belt is in good shape, I just wack off about 6 inches from each end and splice in a new section, that also has the advantage of getting the stretch out of them so they are back to the the right length