sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
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sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
I'm new to atv's and want to buy a utility quad to plow snow and haul firewood. Most of my driving will be in low range at 3 to 5 mph. Is the kodiak a better machine for my purposes because the belt is spinning all the time or is the polaris with its snowmachine-like engagement just as good . I want engine braking as well. Thanks
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sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
If both are driven properly, they both will do the job.
Just remember the belt is a wear item on polaris, (think of it as being the clutch..it provides slippage for engagement). The yamaha belt is designed to not slip, it has a centrifical clutch, mounted upstream of the primary pulley.
The only advantage the yamaha will have is you can use high or low range, and you can choose either 2wd, 3wd or 4wd, and have 4wd act with out wheel spin. The polaris has to spin the back two tires to get the fronts to engage, ans sometimes its better to prevent wheelspin (like on a snow covered lawn), rather than react to wheelspin.
Just remember the belt is a wear item on polaris, (think of it as being the clutch..it provides slippage for engagement). The yamaha belt is designed to not slip, it has a centrifical clutch, mounted upstream of the primary pulley.
The only advantage the yamaha will have is you can use high or low range, and you can choose either 2wd, 3wd or 4wd, and have 4wd act with out wheel spin. The polaris has to spin the back two tires to get the fronts to engage, ans sometimes its better to prevent wheelspin (like on a snow covered lawn), rather than react to wheelspin.
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sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
my buddy has a kod. and it doesnt have an override for the rev limiter which sucks. if you need power to back up the stupid rev limit kicks in. first time he got it stuck he couldnt back out even in 4x4. but there is a way to override it. as far as work goes they both are good. i used ot haul trees and other things out in l.range and never slipped the belt. at 5 mph any ebs is going to work good lol.
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sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
Originally posted by: hondabuster
If both are driven properly, they both will do the job.
Just remember the belt is a wear item on polaris, (think of it as being the clutch..it provides slippage for engagement). The yamaha belt is designed to not slip, it has a centrifical clutch, mounted upstream of the primary pulley.
The only advantage the yamaha will have is you can use high or low range, and you can choose either 2wd, 3wd or 4wd, and have 4wd act with out wheel spin. The polaris has to spin the back two tires to get the fronts to engage, ans sometimes its better to prevent wheelspin (like on a snow covered lawn), rather than react to wheelspin.
If both are driven properly, they both will do the job.
Just remember the belt is a wear item on polaris, (think of it as being the clutch..it provides slippage for engagement). The yamaha belt is designed to not slip, it has a centrifical clutch, mounted upstream of the primary pulley.
The only advantage the yamaha will have is you can use high or low range, and you can choose either 2wd, 3wd or 4wd, and have 4wd act with out wheel spin. The polaris has to spin the back two tires to get the fronts to engage, ans sometimes its better to prevent wheelspin (like on a snow covered lawn), rather than react to wheelspin.
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sportsman 500 or kodiak 450?? Which belt drive?
Yea I wouldn't be worried about the Sportsman's wheels spinning before engagement. I think there has to be about a 1/4 turn of the wheel for slippage and then engagement occurs. They are good bikes for hauling stuff and I know of nobody who has had belt trouble when hauling or concerns with stopping for that matter. Get whatever quad suits you best but don't be misinformed about how the Poo AWD engages.