might be a polaris rider if you rather ride it than argue over whats best quad,or what geographical area is the most f'ed up!!

 

We just hit 500 posts in this thread today. Time to celebrate.

 

Amen to that brotha!

 

I think the biggest problem with belts is that people don't drive in low gear when they should. Too much heat. I just changed mine after 2800 miles. It had some slight weather cracking in the rubber. Probably didn't need to be changed but I'd rather get it done here than out on the trail. There was a part of me thinking I should leave it on and see how long it takes to destroy it but this was easier.

 

I would have to agree with you there Moose. I really doubt that a borken belt at 240 miles was the atvs fault.

 

100% agree-

either that, or the belt was defective.

I have never busted a belt, in my entire atv riding life.

I know they can break- but no way should a belt break at 240 miles- maybe at 2400 miles or much more.

 

My son broke one on a hot day when we were coming back from rough, rock strewn, deep mud/waterholes, steep climbs and decents, off camber, crazy trails. He blew the belt on the railtrail going back to where we were parked. He admitted he had been riding all day in high gear because he didn't like stopping to go between hi and lo and back. Yet another reason I like the newer Polaris' machines. You can do 39 in low gear. Tops with my X2 is around 15 in low. But, if it has the traction, it will and has pulled stumps.

 

In low range my ATV will dig itself 4 tire ruts into the ground while nosed up to a brick wall before the belt will slip or burn.

 

Last year there was a Ford Mustang that a couple ladies had parked nose down in a parking spot overlooking a covered bridge. When they tried to back up after taking pictures there wasn't enough traction in the sand to back out as all the weight was pushing forward. Went up the connector (legal there) to try to pull them out. Told them I'd either pull them out or dig 4 holes in the process. Dug 4 holes in the clay road.

 

same here