How long have you had your Dixie? I ask because I got mine before the original owner went bottoms up and I chewed through 2 belts on my 10hp in the first year with less than 10 hrs on the motor. I called them back up and talked to the new owner and he told me the gears and belts the first owner was using were not strong enough for the lower HP motors and everyone's was stripping, shredding or breaking. He gave me the part numbers and vendor contact to get the gears and belt that was used on the 35hp and I haven't had any issues since then. That was in 2013, my only problem now is I'm trying to haul too much stuff in my little boat to get up on plane
