Adding a second row of holes to a prong belt

[madig]

Hi all,
I have a standard 3" single prong belt with 1 inch hole spacing. Is it possible/smart to add a second row of holes to make a DIY "Pioneer Cut"? The prong seems to be free enough to go through an off center hole.

Background: this is the belt I started out with and I recently switched to a 3" Pioneer adjustable lever belt because I was always struggling to get the damn belt on and off and also tight enough. I keep being curious about prong belts though and wonder if Pioneer's two row approach would alleviate some of the issues I had.

The problem of course is that a center row of holes already exists, so any new row would have little room on a 3" belt. I worry that this would mess with the belt's material integrity and make it give out at an inopportune moment.

Has anyone tried this?

[Mark Rippetoe]

You'll have to ask Pioneer. Our belt vendor is Dominion.