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Need help identifying belt size of my LC30 A milling machine

I purchased an LC-30A machine off of an estate and have always thought the belts on it weren't quite right. I have found a manual for the machine but it doesn't seem to specify belt size and I am not really sure of the best way to measure belt size seeing as there is lots of movement between the idle pully tensioner and the tensioner on the motor. Any help Identifying the belt size would be greatly appreciated. Attached are labeled pictures of the belts currently on the machine and the machines name plate
 

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I believe on the mill I own First LC-30 (same name plate as yours), when @Dusty replaced the belts the sizes in the manual were not the correct ones. My mill also has the two idlers and a front pulley and a motor pulley. I find the belts that Dusty installed very tight, like a heck of a fight to get them off tight. They are all B type. I can confirm the sizes tonight if you want. I believe @6.5 Fan also has the four pulley version. @6.5 Fan can you confirm?
 
The belts that were on my mill when I got it from @Dusty were: B32 front to idler, B26 from idler to idler, and B24 from idler to motor. I since changed the idler to motor to a link style belt (size B) to give a little extra ease in changing belts. I am working on a three phase motor with VFD for it currently. Working on making a piece to install new bearings on an old motor I picked up a while back.
 
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