A question here. How does the EBS do when backing down hills. Say that you spin out or need to negotiate a tight turn around trees going uphill and have to roll backwards. Does it have the same effect rolling backwards as it does forwards? This is another key thing for me. I have to back down stuff a lot on my AC and it really helps to be able to crawl back slowly without flat out freewheeling to a certain doom.

 

Well now theres an interesting thought Andy ....I will try it tommorow. I have never rolled downhill in reverse on my Mag 500 before but I'll give it a shot and let you know how it goes, I have really effective EBS in forward gears both high and low.

 

I'd expect EBS to work in both forward and reverse gears, because the engine and clutch turn the same way whatever direction the quad is going.

The "one-way clutch" of a gear-driven ATV connects the transmission and the crankshaft for engine-compression braking, whatever direction the quad goes.

Still, a "field test" to verify the notion is a good idea.

Tree Farmer

 

I had thought that it would be the same for reverse as well, but never really paid attention to it when riding it at the dealer. I'll check it out next time I'm there.

 

Yes it does work in reverse foumd out last sunday the hard way, the EBS Worked just fine And this was on a real steep gravel pile.

 

Hey Andy trade that AC in on a Sportsman and put some better tires on it and you won't have to worry about backing down anything. hehehe On the serious side I think my sportsman has ebs in reverse but I can honestly say there is nothing that I went up steep that I had to back down.

 

It worked and worked very well.

 

Its for sale now, but trade in would be a last ditch resort. I'd like to get something out of the AC other than a back end job. Even with the better 4wd system, I would still have to back down hills some. I do a lot of "make your own trail" stuff on hills in the woods where you have to back down to get another angle around small trees and stuff. The EBS backwards is a necessity. Looks as if it works though so that test is passed.

 

well my SP500has EBS in reverse... but when you say rolling down a hill going backwaards do you mean rolling backwards in a forward gear or in reverse? Because i know mynehas Ebs in Reverse

 

I mean in a forward gear.