{"id":6715,"date":"2025-12-16T08:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/frequently_questions\/the-blade-overheats-and-breaks-frequently\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:43:22","slug":"the-blade-overheats-and-breaks-frequently","status":"publish","type":"frequently_questions","link":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/frequently_questions\/the-blade-overheats-and-breaks-frequently\/","title":{"rendered":"The blade overheats and breaks frequently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Cause<\/strong><br>Blade tension is too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><br>Check the blade tension and reduce it if necessary (see <em>Adjusting blade tension<\/em> (p. 57)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cause<\/strong><br>The blade is slipping on the blade guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><br>Make sure the blade guides turn freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cause<\/strong><br>The blade is slipping on the band wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><br>Replace the drive belt.<br>If necessary, machine the band wheels to reduce their outer rim so the blade rests on the rubber and not on the metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cause<\/strong><br>There is not enough lubricant on the blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the blade lubricant flow and increase it if necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure the lubricant outlet is correctly positioned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq-category":[332,343],"class_list":["post-6715","frequently_questions","type-frequently_questions","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-big-red"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently_questions\/6715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently_questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/frequently_questions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=6715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}