Is there a way so you can wire the front hubs to engage/ without having to wait for the back tires to spin first safely? seems useless to have them engage/disengage constantly no? and its nicer to know its on and less elctronics to screw up?
for an 01 sportsman 500 HO
thanks

 

I've tried to find the same thing with no luck. I'm sure there would be a way to fool the system. I'd like to have an override so I could choose AWD or full time 4wd. I think we need to hit some like Greg at Quadivator up.

 

Ya, someone must have this, also you no longer have to rely on that expensive speedometer to hold up, just have 12 volts and go

 

anyone?

 

I would think it could be doable, from what I understand about the hillard clutch it runs off magnetism so when the system is engaged and it senses the rear tires slip it sends a power signal to the hilard clutch which magneties the plate and engages so I would think you could have it engage by having a signal sent to it without the rears slipping.
So I would assume one could tap into the wires going to the front hubs run a power wire to a toggle switch ( if the hubs run on a 12 volt or have to reduce the voltage if they don't) and then to the wires going to the hubs so when the toggle was turned on it would engage instantley and stay in until the toggle switch was turned off.

I may be wrong on my thinking on this so if anyone knows for sure if the system can be overidden maybe they will chime in. but to me sounds like a project I may have to try.

 

let me know if it works

 

You could always get an Arctic Cat! JK My buddy complains about the same thing on his sp700, he says he wishes he could choose to have it locked in when he wants, like i can with mine

 

from what i know, the front centralized hillard clutch machines(02+ 700's and stuff). it is not possible.

the tires do not "spin" before they engage. all it has to do is turn about 1/5th of a turn. it is not truely "spinning" its not even a half rotation before it engages.

 

even then its easier on the terrain if you can just lock all four, some of the roads i drive on at the cottage have fairly steep hills, and well even though the back tires aren/t spinning, they chew them up

 

ATV tires always chew stuff up. they arn't chewing up the road because of the AWD system.