Broke belt on IH 241

I have in my records how long these belts are supposed to be - if u need to know -

in my area TSC sells belting (only the 2 ply stuff) 4" inches wide for about $2/ foot
then the splices are like $2 each - BUT u have to have a machine to do it - that is liek another $45

but u have to cut the belt square to put a splice point in - so if it a big long tear or something you might have to stick in a new little piece so this belt is not a lot shorter than the rest of them or it will keep breaking because all the force is on this one belt -

one important thing is to make sure all the belts are roughly the same length - otherwise that could be part of the problem -

then if they are a lot shorter than the original equipment ones it will not have enough slack when the machine is empty to get a big enough ball in the bottom to start that ball turning - that is the main problem with mine..... the previous owners have patched many times until the belts are all a little short - since i have the splicer i will probably buy 1 more belt and take one out and cut it up so all the belts are back to original length

I still have lots of tweeking to do to get it to make good bales though. Some one recomended I get the dual spring conversion for it. I am on the hunt for that right now.

http://www.balerbelts.com/