Belt Strand Tension (lb.)
Noncogged Single,
Torque Team®* &
Torque Team Plus®* Belts
Cogged Single
& Torque Team®*
Belt Weight
(kg/meter)
Smallest Sheave
Diameter Range
RPM
Range
New
Belt
Used
Belt
New
Belt
Used
Belt
A, AX Cross Section
3.0-3.6
1000-2500 84
56
94
62
A=0.100
2501-4000 64
41
76
51
3.8-4.8
1000-2500 105
68
115
76
2501-4000 88
57
99
65
AX=0.930
5.0-7.0
1000-2500 124
83
147
88
2501-4000 108
72
118
78
B, BX Cross Section
3.4-4.2
860-2500 N/A
N/A
110.3
73.5
B=0.168
2501-4000 N/A
N/A
94.3
62.3
Torque Team®
B= 0.216x # ribs
4.4-5.6
860-2500 121.5
79.9
163.1
108.7
2501-4000 102.3
67.1
140.7
94.3
BX=0.161
5.8-8.6
860-2500 145.5
95.9
196.7
131.1 Torque Team®
BX=0.211 x # ribs
2501-4000 126.3
83.1
169.5
111.9
C, CX Cross Section
7.0-9.0
500-1740 264.8
176.6
341.4
227.8 C=0.296
1741-3000 213.4
143.0
272.6
183.0 Torque Team® C=0.367 x # ribs
9.5-16.0
500-1740 328.6
218.2
368.6
247.0 CX=0.282
1741-3000 288.6
192.6
338.2
226.2 Torque Team® CX=0.344 x # ribs
D Cross Section
12.0-16.0
200-850
581.9
388.3
N/A
N/A
D=0.671
851-1500 490.7
329.1
N/A
N/A
18.0-20.0
200-850
713.1
476.3
N/A
N/A
Torque Team®
D=0.755 x # ribs
851-1500 597.9
399.5
N/A
N/A
3V, 3VX, XPZ Cross Section
2.2-2.4
1000-2500 N/A
N/A
75.9
50.3
3V=0.076
2501-4000 N/A
N/A
66.3
43.9
Torque Team®
3V=0.094 x # ribs
2.65-3.65
1000-2500 79.1
55.1
96.7
64.7
2501-4000 67.9
45.5
87.1
58.3
3VX, XPZ = 0.068
4.12-6.90
1000-2500 114.3
75.9
123.9
82.3
Torque Team®
3VX=0.096 x # ribs
2501-4000 103.1
67.9
114.3
75.9
SPA, XPA Cross Section
3.0-4.1
1000-2500 N/A
N/A
140.3
93.9
SPA=0.128
2501-4000 N/A
N/A
122.7
79.5
4.2-5.7
1000-2500 157.9
103.5
194.7
129.1
2501-4000 129.1
85.9
175.5
114.7
XPA= 0.114
5.7-10.1
1000-2500 229.9
151.5
241.1
157.9
2501-4000 197.9
132.3
215.5
143.5
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