Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Do you have a Canadiana (or Noma) snow blower and can't find any belt information?

Today I'll be working on some Canadiana CS826 (8hp 26") and a CN523 (5hp 23") snow blowers that both need belts.

When there's little to no information on belt sizes, and no part diagrams available online, you have to go through a process of elimination to see which belts fit, and which belts don't. Doing this, you'll eventually narrow it down to the right belt size and length.

The difference of a 1/2" smaller can cause the belt to be too tight, which means it will engage the pulley when the idler lever is disengaged.

While a 1/2" longer may cause the belt to be too loose, therefore causing slippage while engaged.

In this video, I show you how to go through this process, as well as show you some tips and tricks on how to adjust the belt keepers.

Here's what worked for me;

CS826 belts;

Impeller: I used 1/2" x 38" Original belt is a 51224MA (superseded to 313847MA) = 1/2" x 37.7"
Drive: I used a 1/2" x 30"

CN523 belts;

Impeller: STENS 248-030 that measured 1/2" x 30.5" Original belt is a 3526MA = 1/2" x 30.7"
Drive: Original belt is a 53790MA (superseded to a 313918MA) = 3/8" x 36.8"

As shown in the video, I was using STENS Aramid (Kevlar) covered belts, you could use raw edge belts but they tend to have more grip (which means there's less chance of slippage when engaged) however, they may grab the engine pulley even when disengaged.

The covered belts tend to allow that little bit of slip when disengaged, so they don't grab the engine pulley.

After finding the right belt size and length, I had to position and adjust the belt keepers properly to prevent the belts from grabbing the pulley while the idler pulley was disengaged.

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