Lesco Renovator 20

[EVM]

I bought a Renovator 20 the other day. I have gone through 2 belts already and I have not weven seeded 3K feet. I saw a bunch of used Ren 20s on Ebay with their belt guard off and now I know why. When you shut the blade off you can't let the lever go, you have to slowly release it or the belt will pop half way off one of the idler pulleys. If you have the belt guard on you won't see this and about 5 minutes later your belt will be shredded in half.

Today I started using the machine again and this time the teeth on the belt got shredded and I have now idea why that happend.


I have read the instructions on how to operate the machine when it comes to blade clutch engagement.


Can someone help me out?

[JB1]

how deep are you trying to go.

[EVM]

how deep are you trying to go.

About 1/4 - 1/2 inch, but I was not even working with the unit at the time of the second belt failure. I was checking slice depth behind the unit with the blades engaged when I heard the shredding of the belt. I had just started working on the property. The engine bogs down if you try to go too deep which is frustrating. You are constantly adjusting depth for areas that the blades don't touch and then when you hit and area where the blades touched before the adjustment you get the bog down of the engine. Naturally I lift the unit up when this happens.

[Breezmister]

I bought a Renovator 20 the other day. I have gone through 2 belts already and I have not weven seeded 3K feet. I saw a bunch of used Ren 20s on Ebay with their belt guard off and now I know why.
Can someone help me out?

Couple of things you can do, one is remove the belt guard. If it comes loose while you are using it, it can damage the Kawasaki engine if you have the FE 170. Check the alignment of the belt. the sides of the belt will show wear if it out of alignment. As far as the belt getting destroyed, one of the belt guides is tearing the belt up. It's been a while, but I believe it is the one on the idler that is doing the damage.

Just a heads up, get a spare chain and a couple of extra master links and have them on hand, you will need them. Because of where the chain is, it gets alot of dirt and dust in it and it wears quickly.

This is not one of Lesco's better machines