We have practiced that keeping the old belt trick also from as far back as my Dad's days in farming when I was a small kid. In fact I'm pretty sure there is a cylinder belt and probably some others hanging up in the shed somewhere for a first year model 3300 JD combine. We have failed to come up with a system to determine when to actually get rid of the stuff. Can't remember actually ever "using" one of the old belts but never know.....just in case......

I will have to say we did use a used belt on the cotton strippers so there is hope for the combines..... now keeping parts for mid 70's AC cotton strippers - that is a whole nuther story I'd rather not get into. Anybody wanna buy a couple of AC880 cotton strippers, boll buggy and module builder???? They are for sale.

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John