{"product_id":"drive-rite-new-l479-v-belt-4l790-fhp-1-2-x-79-in-wrapped-industrial-mower-0810","title":"Drive Rite NEW L479 V-Belt 4L790 FHP 1\/2 x 79 in Wrapped Industrial Mower 0810","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrive Rite V-Belt — Part Number L479\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand: Drive Rite | Condition: New Old Stock (NOS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGenuine Drive Rite fractional horsepower V-belt, part number L479, in the standard \u003cstrong\u003e4L790\u003c\/strong\u003e size — \u003cstrong\u003e1\/2 inch top width by 79 inches outside length\u003c\/strong\u003e. Drive Rite is Dayco’s industrial belt line, so this belt comes out of Dayco’s power transmission catalogue rather than from an unbranded import supplier. It is a wrapped-construction FHP belt with a 40 degree sidewall angle, which is the workhorse size and section used on light-duty drives everywhere: lawn and garden equipment, pumps, blowers, compressors, shop machinery, fans and HVAC units, and general industrial drives running 1\/2 inch sheaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis belt is marked with two numbers you may be searching for. \u003cstrong\u003eL479 is the Drive Rite and Dayco designation and 48X790 is Carlisle’s\u003c\/strong\u003e — both are the same 1\/2 inch by 79 inch belt, and so is the industry-standard 4L790. If your machine’s manual, nameplate or old belt shows any of those, this is your belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew Old Stock — never installed, never run on a drive. This belt has been in distributor or dealer inventory and is sold exactly as it came off the shelf. Packaging may show shelf wear, dust, handling creases, faded printing, old price stickers, or shelf dirt from long-term storage, and the belt may be a dealer repack rather than a sealed sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn honest word about rubber:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-belts are a rubber product, and unlike a brass fitting or a steel washer they do not sit on a shelf indefinitely without changing. This belt has been stored indoors, out of sunlight, and it is unused with no running hours on it — no cord fatigue, no glazed sidewalls, no cracking from heat cycling, and none of the stretch a used belt carries. What I will not claim is that a belt off a long-term shelf is identical to one made last month. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is inspected before shipping for sidewall cracking, hardening and set, and I will not ship one that has gone off.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you have any concern, message me and I will flex it, look it over again and tell you exactly what I see. Please see the photos for the belt’s actual condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Type: Fractional horsepower (FHP) wrapped V-belt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive Rite \/ Dayco Part Number: L479\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Size Designation: \u003cstrong\u003e4L790\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarlisle Designation: 48X790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop Width: \u003cstrong\u003e0.500 in (1\/2 in, 13 mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutside Length: \u003cstrong\u003e79.00 in (2006.6 mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 5\/16 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelt Section: 4L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSidewall Angle: 40 degrees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction: Wrapped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Synthetic rubber compound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanded: No\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 038244153107\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold As: See photos for exact quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New Old Stock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the numbering works\u003c\/strong\u003e, in case you are matching an old belt: in the standard FHP designation \u003cstrong\u003e4L790\u003c\/strong\u003e, the “4L” is the cross section and the “790” is the outside length in tenths of an inch — so 79.0 inches. Drive Rite and Dayco write the same belt as \u003cstrong\u003eL479\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Carlisle writes it as \u003cstrong\u003e48X790\u003c\/strong\u003e. The classical equivalent, \u003cstrong\u003eA77\u003c\/strong\u003e, is measured by inside length instead, which is why 77 and 79 both describe this belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuperseded \u0026amp; Cross Reference Part Numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 4L790 size is made by every major belt manufacturer, so the equivalent numbers are extensive:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive Rite L479\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDayco 4L790 \/ L479\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDayton 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarlisle 48X790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGates 2790 (Truflex) and 6879 (PoweRated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowning 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodyear 74790 \/ 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBando 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinental AG 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptibelt 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMitsuboshi 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMBL 4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTimken 4L790R\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA and I Products A-4L790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAC Delco 2790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNAPA 2790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarquest 2790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrunswick 12-400329\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassical A-section equivalent: A77\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote on the classical cross: \u003cstrong\u003eA77 and 4L790 are not identical belts\u003c\/strong\u003e even though they cross. The 4L section is the fractional-horsepower profile at 5\/16 inch thick; the classical A section is slightly thicker. Both are 1\/2 inch across the top and are commonly interchanged on light-duty drives, but if your equipment specifically calls for a classical A-section belt on a heavily loaded drive, order the A77.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine Drive Rite belt from Dayco’s industrial line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrapped construction — fabric cover protects the cord from abrasion in the sheave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 degree sidewall to match standard FHP sheaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect 1\/2 inch by 79 inch size, verified against the factory specification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnused: no stretch, no glazing, no cord fatigue, no set from sitting on a pulley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the most widely used belt sizes in light-duty power transmission — it fits an enormous range of equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspected for condition before shipping, with photos of the actual belt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGeneral light-duty power transmission on drives using 1\/2 inch FHP sheaves with a nominal 79 inch belt path. The 4L790 size appears across lawn and garden equipment, agricultural implements, pumps, air compressors, blowers and fans, HVAC air handlers, shop and woodworking machinery, and industrial drives generally. The Brunswick cross reference above indicates marine use as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConfirm by size or by part number, not by machine.\u003c\/strong\u003e A fractional horsepower V-belt is specified by its section and length rather than by equipment model, so the reliable checks are these:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour manual or nameplate\u003c\/strong\u003e calls for 4L790, L479, 48X790, A77, 2790, or any of the numbers listed above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour old belt\u003c\/strong\u003e is marked with one of those numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou measure it:\u003c\/strong\u003e a 1\/2 inch top width and a 79 inch outside circumference. Lay the old belt flat and measure around the outside, or measure the sheave centres and wrap if the old belt is gone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you are not sure, message me with the numbers off your old belt or your machine, and I will help you work out whether this is the right size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Choose Drive Rite?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDrive Rite is Dayco’s industrial belt line, and Dayco has been making power transmission belts for over a century, supplying both original equipment and aftermarket drives. On a V-belt the things you are paying for are not visible from outside: the tensile cord and how evenly it is tensioned during manufacture, the rubber compound’s grip and heat resistance, and the dimensional consistency of the sidewall angle. A belt with unevenly tensioned cords runs out of round and vibrates; a belt a fraction off on sidewall angle only contacts the sheave at the edges, which is how a cheap belt chews through a drive and itself in a season. Those are exactly the areas where budget belts economise, because nobody can see it in the package. A Drive Rite belt in the correct size, unused, is the straightforward way to not think about any of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e30-day return policy. If this belt is not right for your application, open a return request through eBay within 30 days of delivery and I will take care of it. Please confirm the size against your old belt or your manual before ordering where you can — I am happy to help you check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThank you for looking at this listing. QBS Parts, Inc has been supplying hard-to-find and discontinued marine, industrial and engine parts for years, and we know that when you are mid-job the part you need is the part you need. Everything we list is inspected before it goes out the door and described as honestly as we can describe it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf anything about this part is not what you expected, or if you have a question about fitment, measurements, or what is in the package, please contact us first and give us the chance to make it right. We would much rather solve a problem for you directly than have you leave feedback about one. A message gets answered quickly and we will do whatever we reasonably can to sort it out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQBS Parts, Inc — Gardena, CA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drive Rite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44761788547131,"sku":"QBS 378","price":8.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/qbspartsinc.com\/products\/drive-rite-new-l479-v-belt-4l790-fhp-1-2-x-79-in-wrapped-industrial-mower-0810","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}