Belts & shafts

John C Wrote:
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> Some of those machines appear they could still be
> operated by a belt drive. Aside from the East
> Broad Top, I have not personally seen any
> operating tourist line that used that technology.
> Is there any interest in running something like
> that, at least for demonstration purposes? The
> maintenance itself is a bit of a lost art. I've
> helped re-belt an entire grist mill, and its
> fascinating but tedious. A railroad machine shop
> with some belt driven machinery would be a great
> illustrating tool.

Also dangerous as all get out, even if the belts stay intact and in place. I grew up working with old farm equipment, some of which was belt driven. (via PTO wheel on tractor)(Dad never go rid of anything if it would still do the job, we were still pulling some old horse-drawn equipment behind tractors into the 1980's!) There are so many ways to kill or maim yourself, or bystanders, with that stuff it beggars description!

hank