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View Poll Results: When do you change your POPO's CVT belt?
Like clockwork. Every so many miles/hours.
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Depends. If I work it hard, more. If I don't, less often.
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Never. If it isn't broke, don't fix it...
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When to replace the CVT belt

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Old 09-01-2011 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cncpro
And on the other end of the spectrum I know a guy with a new RZR 800 that just spat out it's first belt after 770 miles... But he rides HARD!!!!
that "guy" does not count! By virtue of him trying to move granite mountains with his rzr
 
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Old 09-01-2011 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by beergut
that "guy" does not count! By virtue of him trying to move granite mountains with his rzr
Ha haha Yup, he's extreme.

Hey BG - I love the new avatar. That's HOT!

Did you get to pick this one yourself?
 
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Old 09-01-2011 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cncpro
Ha haha Yup, he's extreme.

Hey BG - I love the new avatar. That's HOT!

Did you get to pick this one yourself?

yep

(with a little help from fb to get the "sparkle" right )
 
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Old 09-01-2011 | 02:34 PM
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how do the poll results reflect a .33 on 3 of them?

did one person vote 3 times





edit: never mind- I just realized it is %, not votes




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Old 09-06-2011 | 03:25 PM
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since we're on the discussion of when to replace a belt.... I've got a RZR 800 belt on my trailblazer 400 and I smoked it for just a second on saturday. After I got pulled out i noticed that it had a jumpy spot until it got rolling over about 5mph. I took it off today and it's got a short (about 2") spot in it that looks like it burnt out about 3/32" in the center of the area. It also took the little kevlar string away in that section. Should I just run it and carry a spare and tools or should I not trust it and just buy another belt? What do you guys think?
 
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Old 09-06-2011 | 07:13 PM
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I think it's time to start carrying a spare.
 
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Old 09-08-2011 | 12:06 AM
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Polaris must have a wear tolerance they recomend on their belts. Anyone know these tolerances or where to find them?
 
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Old 09-08-2011 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Jmuddin284
since we're on the discussion of when to replace a belt.... I've got a RZR 800 belt on my trailblazer 400 and I smoked it for just a second on saturday. After I got pulled out i noticed that it had a jumpy spot until it got rolling over about 5mph. I took it off today and it's got a short (about 2") spot in it that looks like it burnt out about 3/32" in the center of the area. It also took the little kevlar string away in that section. Should I just run it and carry a spare and tools or should I not trust it and just buy another belt? What do you guys think?
That I'd replace immediately.
 
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Old 09-08-2011 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by beergut
if you smell it, hear it, and feel it slipping then replace it- other then that, leave it alone!

I've owned atv's that had well over 3000 miles on the cvt belt.

unless you own a can-am... in which case, if it's slipping and it smells then change it. Can-Am cvt's are noisey by nature and always whine.

btw- I've never ever had to replace a worn or broken cvt belt. fwiw.
When I sold my polaris sp800 a while back- it had over 3k on the belt. I plowed with it, ran it in mud, water & rough trails- not a single slip or squeal.
You don't keep anything long enough to to were anything out..........
 
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Old 09-08-2011 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jmuddin284
since we're on the discussion of when to replace a belt.... I've got a RZR 800 belt on my trailblazer 400 and I smoked it for just a second on saturday. After I got pulled out i noticed that it had a jumpy spot until it got rolling over about 5mph. I took it off today and it's got a short (about 2") spot in it that looks like it burnt out about 3/32" in the center of the area. It also took the little kevlar string away in that section. Should I just run it and carry a spare and tools or should I not trust it and just buy another belt? What do you guys think?
I would replace it and use the old one for a spare.
 



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