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title: Selecting Belt Cleaners & Vehicle Tires
description: Belt cleaners are effective tools in removing carryback. To provide extreme cleaning, belt cleaners must be selected and sized correctly.
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# [Selecting Belt Cleaners & Vehicle Tires](https://blog.martin-eng.com/selecting-belt-cleaners-vehicle-tires)

 Written by [Andrew Timmerman](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/andrew-timmerman) | Feb 19, 2021 5:53:32 PM

With Groundhog Day having come and gone, I believe more and more that the varmint was right. In the Midwest, it seems that 3”-6” of snow is copy – pasted into each day’s forecast along with a negative sign in front of the high and low temperatures for the day. Dealing with getting from point A to B in inclimate weather poses its own sets of challenges but having the correct tires to keep your vehicle moving in the right direction is as important as having safety supplies and a charged cell phone when leaving your house. Choosing the right tires for vehicles depends largely on the size of your vehicle, your driving style, and ability to service them. **Selecting the proper belt cleaner is much the same**.

Just as driving with low-profile performance tires in a blizzard is going to result in difficulty getting to work...having a belt cleaner which is undersized for your head pulley will cause **belt cleaning performance issues such as premature blade wear and roll through.**

Properly evaluating the speed of the conveyor, operating temperature, size of the head pulley, material being conveyed, and cleaning requirements will result in the best performance. **Oversized cleaners tend to clean poorly while undersized cleaners will roll through, potentially damaging belt cleaners and belting.** Choosing the proper duty size ensures that all of the designed functionality is utilized.

Think of the look I would get from my wife if I put 30” mud tires on her minivan! 😉

After the proper duty size is selected, evaluating the best blade type will ensure that blade life is maximized while keeping your conveyor clean. Do you need all-weather tires or winter tires? Using winter tires in the summer will accelerate wear and result in unsatisfactory driving conditions just as using standard radials driving through a muddy plant can leave you spinning.

We offer various urethane blade options for primary cleaners to maximize cleaning for high temperatures,  caustic chemicals, standard applications, or high-abrasion materials. 

Let our field experts help you choose the right belt cleaning solution to keep your **belts clean and the wheels of your plant turning! **

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