Also there clutched different, for all round used like the 350 Bruin . Jack of all trades master of none syndrome.

 

as the owner of a bruin, im saticefied with the "all around" clutching, i might add in. never had a belt issue at 5000 miles.

 

I got a scrambler

 

People who chose a Scrambler, are only into general riding so Polaris would not bother putting a Low Range or even a place for a trailer hitch on them. Yamaha does have a low range on there Wolverine and Can AM renegade does also.

The Renegade is really the Utility Outlander with sportier Plastic and no racks, so it would have a low range.

 

First if you have bigger tires than stock you MUST clutch for them or buy belts by the case.
I am not a fan of big tires.You can do just fine with a good aggressive tread in the correct size.
On the single range models such as a Scrambler you can pull and plow but you have to have them clutched properly and know how to use them.I have never blown a belt on my 500 Scrambler and have pulled a lot of stuff with it.

 

My cousin has a 500 Scrambler with stock clutching and it plows his driveway in the winter pretty good without a belt problem. He has aggressive

 

My cousin plows snow with his 500 scrambler without a problem also.

 

the polaris system is less complicated than the yamaha and suzuki.
someone else might have some info on the others but i think they are simialiar to a polaris.

The yamaha and the suzuki have a centrifugal wet clutch on the crank before the primary clutch(pulley). they do this to achieve a tighter belt tension and when idling the clutch isn't turning. So the belt doesn't slip when you bump up to a log or something in high. The wet clutch takes the abuse not the belt.

On the snowmobile derived system polaris and others use, the belt slips more. The operator has to understand when the belt is going to slip or is slipping. fail to understand this you will blow the belt.

I like the wearing item to be on the outside not inside my self. Being able to overhaul an engine without taking the transmission apart as well is nice thing about a polaris.

 

X2 My motorcycle needed a clutch and it sucked having to take that much stuff off to change the clutch. I know that's a bit different than a popo drivetrain, but I can have the entire clutch assembly from the bike to the bench in under 30 mins with 1 1/2 empty beers

 

I have never had a belt issue with a Polaris and I have had six of them now. The 350L 4x4 I had was used pretty hard too. I used a York rake and a blade on the rear, and mowed with it. I had a Scrambler 500 that I used a 60" mower on going up a down a long, steep hill. I have also pulled some pretty heavy loads of firewood with a 325 Trailboss. They have all held up good for me.