Thanks Paul
Ving ,the belt comes in handy to help me in carrying the tube from the garage to the mount each night
. The mount is permanently set up in the yard, covered up fully with a whellie bin liner and a white plastic bin put over the whole thing to fully protect against the sun and weather. I cover the plastic drive wheel with thick rags to make sure no light reaches it, as UV lignt can deteoriate the plastic wheel. This way the mount is always polar alinged
. Lifting the tube was a bit heavy so the belt comes in handy, especially to lift it onto and off the mount.
I bought the scope and mount back in 1986 for halleys Comet, the off axis focuser/guider was bought early this year.
Scott