Cotton gin sees benefits of belt upgrade

Cotton gin sees benefits of belt upgrade

For the past 12 years, Mick Locke, an experienced Technical Sales Representative at CBC-Toowoomba, has been regularly visiting major cotton gins in his area to assist them with maintenance queries and improvements.

He knows from firsthand experience how critical it is for cotton gins to have their equipment in perfect shape during the harvest season. Here he recalls one of his regular visits to a major cotton gin when he noticed issues in the cotton bale press pump. The solution, as it turned out, could be resolved by upgrading the motor belts to Gates® Predator® v-belts. READ MORE…