I was just wondering something the other day, everyone mensions about using low gear in situations that demand it. My question is what makes the belt stop burning from using Low gear, say I'm pulling a really heavy load, example a 3000lb load in a trailer up a hill and the machine is really working, because of the load, is there still a chance of burning a belt or is it impossible. Will it affect the clutches at all.
What kind of pressure is put on the belt and clutch with these kinds of loads if any? Now I'm talking a 500HO right up to a 800EFI. They basically have the same CVT right, except the belt is better on the 800 from what I've been told.
Thanks guys

 

There's always going to be a certain amount of slippage in a cvt. But using a lower gear makes it easier to pull so less slippage. Just like a manual transmission truck. If you tried to take off pulling your 30' travel trailer in second gear, you'd have to slip the clutch alot to get going. Modern belt construction can take a lot of abuse. Think of a 150hp snowmobile pulling through two feet of powder up a mountainside. They use the same cvt system as our quads.