I keep reading where people are saying to use low gear as much as possible. Does this help preserve the life of the belt or what? I mean I never use low unless I am towing a heavy trailer, or pulling someone else out of the mud. I dont know much about the automatics being this is my first one.

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07 Brute Force 650i
2500 pound warn winch
27" Swamp Witches
Moose Ignition, Jet Kit

05 Suzuki Eiger
2500 pound warn winch
HMF exaust
Highlifter Lift kit
Moose Jet kit
27" Outlaws

 

I was told to use low gear unless it was not fast enough for the speed I wanted to travel. The majority of the trail use and virtually 100% of use around the farm is low gear.

Since this was recommended by the salesman, the shop mechanic and what I saw on this and other web sites I have followed this advice.

To date, in spite of working the Prairie very hard, I have had no belt issues.

 

I use the Low Range gear whenever I think the engine has to work harder than nomral like when:
> Going steep up hill
> Towing/pulling anything
> Mudding
> Rock climbing

I also use Lo gear most of time when in 4WD as well.
And change to Lo gear if you think you are going to get stuck, before not after.

Not only it helps prolong the CVT belt life, it also helps better lubricating the top end engine parts by supplying more oil there - higher rpm menas more splashing of oil. It is a 4-valve per cyl engine and it is happier at the upper rpm range.

I am still using the original belt with 2+ years and 100+ hours on my quad - it still runs like new.

 

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The kawi V-Twin for the utes (650,750) is geared a little different than other quads. I leave mine in low 95% of the time, up to about 40mph. Most people who havnt been on a BF or a AC 650V2 dont understand

 

I use hi range unless I am pulling something. I have about 700miles with no problems and I have pulled a 16ft lowboy trailer with about 2000lbs of hay on it several times. I just always use low when I pull anything no matter what the weight it.