I was looking at the 750's what problems do they have? do you need to use low range all the time? And do they smoke the drive belts like polaris? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!!

 

Just thumb throught previous Posts or do search. Off the top, I recall they have had loose nuts and bolts (bad dealer preps), recalls on front tie rods & front carb needles (front Cylinder running lean causing miss/popping) . Some members report they have a poor air snorkel design are prown to suck in snow/water, and suspension is little tippy to ride on fast trails. Don't recall any belt problems. Most of the bugs are easy fixes but some dealers are not doing the tech bullitines nor notifying owners. The independent suspension has a softer ride than the single rear axle design of the Prairie, and when it comes to sheer Horsepower & straight line drag performance the BF is the KING of utility Quads & scary fast from the factory.

Some members have reported over 2000+ miles on the belts. You just have to perform periodic maintenance & keep it adjusted, ride in low when possible, never tow heavy loads or pull your buddy out of a mudhole in HI gear or drive it with a wet belt.


Happy Trails,

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Love mine , zero problems with anything , I ride in all conditions and including fast paced woods riding , the BF handles great , most power ever in a utility quad , never had a belt problem, I have owned 2 prairie 650's before the BF , I had no belt problems with any , you do need to run low if you are going slow are in rougher conditions on mud but is common sense, they have the best axles ever put in an atv and best brakes. They require no more maintance that any quad out , I have owned a couple of yamahas over the past few years , I have never put a belt on them but they eat up brake pads , and its no worse to tighten a kawie belt ever 1000 miles or so as it is to replace brake pads every few hundred miles. In stock form they do better than any quad I have owned in keeping you clean as well. Have a good day.

 

Jeffro31,

Can you please explain in a little more detail why you need to keep the tranny in low when going slow? And how slow are you talking? I just picked mine up Saturday. It is my first ATV, so I have a lot to learn. I will probably try to locate a shop manual so I can do the proper maintenance myself. Any suggestions on where is the best place to get one? Thanks much in advance!

 

Low gear keep the belt from slipping and wearing out as fast. The rule of thumb is to use low gear when you are going under 15mph or anytime you are towing or have extra weight. Also it is good to use low when crawling around over obstacles and slow riding. It will seem that you are winding it out but I assure you it will go 30mph in low range if you push it hard enough(don't do it though). The belt is good for 2000 miles easy if you don't abuse it and prob more than that. I view it as changing brakes don't let it wear completely out before you change it. I'll prob change mine at 2000 and use the old one as a spare incase I mess up.

 

tuffEnuf,

I have the BF750 and had the issue with snow in the airbox & belt housing. My belt was slipping for a period of about 5 minutes while driving it. My question to anyone is, should I change the belt with a new one, and if so is it fairly easy? The only belts I have changed were on previous sportsman 500 & 700's.

Thanks for your help guys,

Brandon

 

swampy ,good job with the low range description , bigbwb , I assume you must not know , never drive the atv with the blt still slipping , pull the drain plug out and run the atv motor for a few minutes and it will dry out , you can easily ruin the belt running it wet with all the extra pressure you are putting on it , I would at least pull the belt out and take some scotch brite and knock the glaze off the sides. I have ran through tons of water from high speed 6 inch runs to over the fenders and have never got water in my belt or air box.

farginicehole , think of it like running a straight shift vehicle from a dead start in a higher gear , you are more likely to burn a clutch out doing that , same with autoclutch atvs , always use you lowest gears with pulling , going slow , mud boggin or any other activity that requires extra effort , and it is really needed if you go to bigger tires .

 

Here is a link to an article on Nyrocs website that I actually wrote that outlines all of the Brute Issues.

Click the "Common issues" link for the document...

http://atv.dnsalias.com/tipview.cgi?dir=Brute_Force

Mike

 

Thanks, guys. I fully understand not keeping it in high range when pulling or doing other things that would demand more effort, but I guess I didn't think that "only" going slow would warrant having to put it in low range.