bandsaw problems

I was setting up my new Ridgid bandsaw last weekend and I am having
some problems. After I had set it up according to the manual and
started doing some test cuts I noticed a burning rubber smell and I
assumed it was the belt that links the motor to the saw. I took the
belt off and re-aligned the motor again according to the manual and
made sure the tension on the belt was OK and re-started the saw. I let
it run and the smell came back and I watched the belt spinning and
didn't see any smoke or anything. I then opened the bottom cabinet
and saw that the bottom tire was half on and half off and it was
shredding. There was a pile of black shredded rubber at the bottom of
the cabinet so I knew I had found the source of the problem. I put the
tire back on the wheel and made sure the two wheels were in alignment
with a straight edge and then re-tensioned the blade. I started the
machine up again and about 30 seconds later the tire came flying off of
the wheel and the blade obviously fell off of the bottom wheel also. I
am sure that I did something wrong in setting up the machine but since
I followed the manual I am not sure what I did wrong. Has anyone ever
seen this happen? Should I get a new set of tires?

Thanks.

dj

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