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Old 09-05-2005 | 09:39 AM
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My riding buddy has a new 700EFI and every time he gets in a mud hole in high gear he smokes the belt(these are mud holes I take my Scrambler through first) What do you all think could be wrong with this tank?
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 10:13 AM
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Tell your budd to always put it in <U>low </U>gear too much torque in mud and will always smoke the belt my 600 does it in high gear as well.Run in low and GIVVER he wont get stuck.
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 11:35 AM
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no offence, but your buddy is an idiot. whenever in any situation that requires torque or yoru moving through thick stuff, use LOW RANGE
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 01:02 PM
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The scrambler doesn't have low, is there that much of a power difference on these things?
Power to weight ratio I suppose.
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 01:05 PM
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the sportsman weighs at least 150 pounds more than your scrambler
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 01:15 PM
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Sportsman also has much larger tires to turn.
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 03:05 PM
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If he's splashing in at a higher rate of speed he could be getting some water in the PVT snorkle.

I would also use low, unless its real wet soupy mud like a pond.
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 06:38 PM
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As a general rule if you must put it in 4 wheel drive it needs to be in low.
 
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Old 09-05-2005 | 10:55 PM
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I rode the thing today and the belt slipped in 2wd going up a small ditch bank.And I KNOW how to ride a CVT.
 
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Old 09-06-2005 | 12:19 AM
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has the belt been replaced?
 


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