If your incline conveyor belt is starting to slip, fray, or lose its grip, it might be time for a replacement. But before you reorder, double-check a few key specs—especially when cleats or molded patterns are involved. The wrong dimensions or cleat style can cause costly downtime and performance issues.

Cleated Incline Belt Commonly Uses

Cleated conveyor belts are essential anywhere products need to be elevated, spaced, or stabilized on inclines. In agriculture, they’re used to move grain, feed, potatoes, and seeds without slipping. In food processing, cleats help gently elevate fruits, vegetables, or frozen items. Manufacturers rely on cleated belts to lift parts, boxes, or totes in multi-level systems. Meanwhile, quarries and aggregate handlers use cleated and chevron belts for steep-angle transfer of mulch, sand, or gravel. Even recycling centers, material handlers, and construction use cleated belts to control product spacing and flow. Whatever the task, the right cleat design ensures control, safety, and efficiency.

Tide Industrial makes it easy to get the right fit the first time. Here’s what to measure before you replace your belt, plus a guide to the chevron and cleated incline belts we offer for a variety of applications.

Replacement Belt Measuring

✅ 1. Belt Width

Start by measuring the overall width of the belt, edge to edge. Most belts follow standard sizes like 12″, 18″, 24″, or 36″. Getting this right ensures proper tracking and compatibility with your conveyor system.

If the edges are worn, check the conveyor bed or pulley face width for the original spec.

✅ 2. Belt Length
Ideally find the overall length by laying out old belt end to end or wrapping a tape measure or string around the entire belt to obtain full loop measurement.

We can also calculate belt length based on pulley diameters and center-to-center distance.

✅ 3. Cleat Type & Spacing
If your incline system uses custom cleats, note the:

Cleat height (1″, 2″, or 3″+), spacing between cleats (typically 12″ or 24″) and cleat style (T-cleat, scoop, etc.)

The cleat type affects how your product moves—especially on steeper inclines or with loose material. An incorrect configuration can lead to rollback, product spillage, or premature wear.

 Incline Belt Styles

🔹 Chevron Belts (Molded-In Cleats)

Ideal for handling sand, gravel, grain, feed, or wet materials on steep inclines. The V-shaped molded pattern grips loose product to prevent rollback.

We also offer other molded cleat styles and impressions including bucket cleats, crescent cleats, diamond top, tyler-top and more.

🔹 Custom Cleated Belts

For more customized configurations, we offer cleats that can be vulcanized onto many of our replacement belt surfaces. This creates a strong, seamless bond ideal for frequent incline use. Cleat height and spacing can be tailored to your application.

🔹 Rough Top Belts

For lighter packaging or moderate inclines, rough top belts provide extra grip without cleats. Often used for firewood conveying and with cartons, boxes, and totes in packaging and distribution environments.

Contact Tide Industrial’s Belting Division for bulk belt rolls, custom-cut sizes, and assembled incline belt with lacing to fit your needs. Whether you’re replacing a worn cleated belt or upgrading to a chevron-style incline solution, we’ll help you find the right match. Send us your specs or photos today—or explore our incline belt options online:

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