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Old 10-24-2004 | 06:22 PM
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just wondred if any is having any problems with there belts blowing on there 600 or 700 sp? i got two buddys that cant get over 500 miles per belt
 
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Old 10-24-2004 | 06:33 PM
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Are they running in high when they should be in low?
 
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Old 10-24-2004 | 07:05 PM
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That's the biggest culprit. I have almost 900 miles on my 600, and when I took the cover off to change my weights, the belt still looked like new. Use LOW for any mudding, pulling, or climbling, and everything below 15 mph.
 
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Old 10-25-2004 | 12:42 AM
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What do you mean by the belts "Blew"? If a belt "blows" then it is a defect in the belt. The most that they machine will do to the belt is make it slip and smoke the belt. This is usually caused by being in HIGH instead of LOW, or misaligned clutches, broken motor/tranny mounts, or other internal problems with the clutches
 
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Old 10-25-2004 | 02:02 AM
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I agree. The only time a belt spins is when you should of been using low. So many folks think its macho to stay in high when in fact it is bad for there quad and the belt. Not to mention you lose performance. For low speeds and mudding and climbing using high is the worst thing you can do to your quad.
 
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Old 10-25-2004 | 09:28 AM
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no they both use low when they should,maybe the clutches are out of alingment.
 
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