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the belt. The cushion is made of fiber-reinforced, engineered
compounds providing oil, heat, ozone and abrasion resistance.

Wedge or envelope constructions provide
optimum performance

HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® belts are available in a raw edge
construction with cogs for increased flexibility and heat
dissipation or envelope construction for drives where pulsation,
shock loads, high tension and long center are involved.

HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® cogged belts have high-horsepower
belt construction and are identified with a 3VX or 5VX prefix
and are available in lengths up to 140 inches. The cogged
construction provides the high flexibility required for short
center distances. The cogs also provide a larger surface area
to dissipate heat and prolong belt life. Improved material
properties and advanced construction technology result in
an average horsepower increase of 30% over standard joined
“Classical” V-belts.

HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® envelope belts are identified with
a 3V, 5V or 8V prefix and are recommended for drives where
pulsation, shock loads, high tension and long centers are
involved. They feature a continuous V-section that is protected
by a wide angle, synthetic fabric-impregnated, high-quality
rubber compound. The unique envelope achieves the high
strength that the HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® belts need to
withstand high loading forces. It also helps provide the torsional
rigidity in long center drives delivering the traction needed for
accurate tracking and precision performance.

Pulsation, vibration, shock loads and misalignment are problems
for any team of V-belts, no matter how perfectly matched the
individual units. These conditions often lead to chronic belt
whip or to belt turnover, resulting in premature wear or sudden
failure of one or more belts. Of course, when one belt goes, the
whole team has to be replaced.

Each rib in a HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® belt is free to wedge
into the sheave groove for maximum trac tion, maximum power
and transmission efficiency.

Operating in standard sheave grooves without sheave or drive
modification, they can tame any problem drives now in operation.
Or they can fit right in with your new drive designs without
special modifications.

Designed and built to deliver
superior performance

V-belt performance begins with the tension members, so we
built HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® V-belts with super strong
Vytacord.® It provides the high-strength, high-horsepower
rating capacity needed to effectively transmit drive power.
And it is tough enough to tolerate the misalignment that
quickly destroys belts. The Vytacord® material is a polyester
construction with excellent strength and minimal elongation.
Drive performance is consistent, reliable and predictable over
the life of the belt.

We then add a tough oil- and abrasion-resistant fabric backing
to provide maximum longitudinal flexibility and lateral strength
to withstand the dynamic forces acting within a joined belt .
The backing also has special adhesion characteristics that
enable it to bond to the V-sections to maintain the integrity of

Part Number: 3/8V1900

3/ 3 rib joined construction
8V 1 in. top width – Narrow profile rib
1900 190 in. nominal outside length

Single envelope ply on 5Vs
2 envelope plies on 8Vs
Envelope uncogged
construction shown

HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® Belts

Tame your problem drives

Built with multiple belts joined by a tough, rubber-impregnated
fabric backing that regulates belt travel so all ribs pull
together as a single, perfectly matched team.

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Matchmaker® performance

Our Matchmaker® technology results in belt consistency run
to run. That means each HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® is equal
in size and performance to every other HY-T® Wedge Torque
Team® belt in that size, no matter when or where it
was produced.

By eliminating mismatch problems, there is no costly and
complicated belt matching to get a drive back on line; no
problems with belts that are too tight or too loose.

Available in the most extensive stock line
in the industry

HY-T® Wedge Torque Team® belts are available from stock in
any number of belts per team, up to the number of ribs
indicated. Nonstock lengths are also available in these rib
counts, up to a maximum of 730 inches (180 inches for
3V cross sections).

Envelope 5V, 8V Cross Section

Cut Edge 3VX, 5VX Cross Section

Cut Edge Side View

Applications

For shock load applications. Ideal for pulsating loads, high
capacity drives and for short-center, heavy-duty drives.

Key features & benefits

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Narrow profile ribs provide savings through efficiency.

› Joined construction for problem drives.
› Strong Vytacord® tensile members.
› Toug h fabr ic backi ng .
› Oil, heat, ozone and abrasion resistant.
› Available in raw edge construction with cogs or

envelope construction.

› Matchmaker® to eliminate mismatch.
› Static conductive.*

*Dr ive condi tio ns and service variables in com bin ati on with t ime in
ope ration c an result in a l oss of static con ducti vit y. I t is re comme nded
that a conductivity check be added to drive preventive maintenance
programs where belt static conductivity is a requirement.

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