I broke my belt on my '06 700sp EFI yesterday pulling a sled around in the snow (it was fun while it lasted). I guess the good thing was it happened in my yard so that made for some easy towing back to the garage. My question is, who makes a good replacement belt or should I stick with OEM? Also, I have had 28's on it since I bought it new and the area the belt is in has always gotten much hotter than my previous '04 700. Could this be because of the bigger tires or do the newer ones just get that much hotter. When I say hot, I mean in the summer you just about can't have your leg next to it!

On a side note, my '04 got hot when riding in high gear but the '07 gets hotter when riding in low. That seems odd.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

 

Maybe your Air intake or air exhausts pipes for your belt cover is restricted with something. I towed a sled out of our sled trails for 10 miles while in high range averaging 30 mph last winter without a issue.

Here is a video how they cool themselves. YouTube - Polaris ATV Maintenance & Repair Tips : Polaris ATV Belt Drive Maintenance Tips

 

I am not 100% sure but I know when I replaced my belt on my 05 700 it didnt cost me a penny cuz he said polaris has a lifetime belt waranty

 

Thanks IQ, I did not know the belts were under a lifetime warranty. I will call my dealer and check.

I watched the video TLC, I will be sure to check that stuff when I put the new belt on. From the video, it didn't look like it was going to be hard to do.

 

Life time warranty on belts are a thing of the past now! Polaris only will warranty if its a manufacturing defect,BUT dealers can take it on their own as a selling point to offer this. OPT

 

Yeah, I just called my dealer to check if the belt was under a lifetime warranty and he laughed and said uh, NO. That would have been great if it was though.

 

thats to bad man, Thoes belts aint cheap. When I took mine in it was about three years ago. The should stand behind there damn belts!!!

 

I have a chart on my wall at the shop showing 9 different ways a belt can be destroyed,only 2 are warranted! Delaminating or belt cog separating. Most times (not all) are caused by operator error,wrong gear range, etc. I KNOW you dont want to hear this,but I see examples every day to back this up. OPT

 

Put the 800 belt on it, much stronger belt, it also cost more,put one on my 700 3 years ago , havent had any more belt issues.

 

Here is a link to a bunch of aftermarket belts,if you want to try a different brand.https://www.justatv.com/pages/atv_dr.../beltdrive.htm