Ok let me set one thing strait we all know that we tow more than our quad is rated, well most of us do adn on the polairs from what i understand the belt transfers the power from engine to drivetrain, so when i have a polaris in low gear pulling a 6000 boat in a few inches of muck and i can really hitting the throttle and putting strain on the machine is that strain going on the belt to put power to the rearn wheels? wouldnt this be very hgard on the belt?

Chris

 

Whats your quad rated for? 13, 1400 lbs. max? What are you doing towing 6000 lbs. through muck. I'm pretty sure this puts an incredible amount of strain on the belt. Now I know why people say they hear of Polaris' belts breaking, although I've never seen one.

 

through muck no on grass and dirt but it does take a lot of power from the engine to get a 6000 lbs boat moving when it a few inches deep in hard dirt

its rated to 1225 lbs but who doesnt push it

 

I, for one, do not push the recommendations for towing on my quad. Not only is it hard on the belt, but the suspension has got to be overworked as well. I'm sure there is a "comfort zone" that is taken into consideration, but I'm going out a limb and guess it is not 4775 lbs. Agreed? You should have bought a Toyota Tundra instead.

Good Day

 

sport kod what do u mean by 4775 lbs?

 

Hahahahaha... I pulled a fully dressed 1969 Kaiser 2 1/2 Military Cargo truck the other day with my Magnum 500. It wouldn't start, and we needed to get it out of the way to gain access to another truck, so we drug out the chain and the mighty Magnum moved it with no problem.. Granted, it was on asphalt, but these old truck DO have ALOT of rolling resistance... I was Proud anyway..

 

mudmachine how much did the truck weigh and were u givinb it a lot of gas to get it too move u say it was not a prob

 

I don't remmeber the weight on the truck, I'll see it tomorrow, and I'll check out the weight tag on it..
Its rated for two and a half tons, all wheel drive,(all ten wheels that is..) and is powered by a Hercules inline 6 diesel, shifted thru a Spicer 5 speed..
I just put the Magnum in low range, ran out most of the chain slack, and right before it tightened the chain fully, I "toggled" the throttle to "snap" the chain. As soon as I did that, the truck moved slightly... From there, you just roll on the throttle pretty good to keep it moving... Its all in how you do it....
Back a couple of years ago when the railroad went on strike I worked for a plastics plant. They left 4 railcars full of plastic pellets about 100 yards from where we could get to them to unload them. (They did it on purpose.) We took a Z-71 Chevy Short wheelbase down along the tracks, tied a chain to the first car, released the brakes, used the same manuver, and moved all four FULL cars to where we needed them... Its all in how you do it...

 

Mudmahcine i forgot u have the chain driven Polaris magnum, when u said u ran most of the slack out u mean u pulled the slack out of the chain to the truck not in the atv's rear drive chain right? you also said u toggled the throttlw to snap the chain what exactly do u mean? then u said from there on u rolled the throttle do u mean you gave it gas? when i pulled that 6000 lbs boat it was hitched to my Honda 300 4by4 not chained, and i put it in low gear and gave it gs the tires jsut spun, so i gave it gas the boat rocked back a little then forward, jsut enough for me to hit the gas again on the forward rock of the boat and keep the throttle pinned and after rocking it a few times the boat came out, its all about getting it moving, you can move anything once you get it going

so mudmachine can u answer my questions

Chris

 

clindst,

what I meant was, Polaris knows that a certain quad will pull 1325 lbs. no problem.
so they say it has a 1225 lb. towing capacity, therefore creating a 100 lb. "comfort zone" because they know people will exceed the capacity a little bit. You said you towed a 6000 lb. boat with a 1225 lb. capacity. So I said I doubt the comfort zone was 4775 lbs. It did sound like a smart assed remark, I meant nothing by it. Still friends?