Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Continental supplies heavy-duty V-belts ideally suited to the challenges of Indian agriculture to Mahindra to drive its tractors, combine harvesters and their components. Continental sells around 500,000 belts of various types annually to its major Indian customer. In its tractors, Mahindra uses the raw edge V-belt Conti-V FO mainly for driving the water pumps, alternator and air compressors, while in combine harvesters Conti-V belts are primarily responsible for the main drive, various auxiliary drives and also for the straw management system.

The belts' specifications mean these are absolutely ideal for the Indian market. "Both have been designed for demanding drives and are proving very suitable in Mahindra's machines ...