At the local dealers today seen both , I kinda like the Grizz more 700 camo

this is a hunting/ trail atv

Does anyone know if the grizz have problems with belts and water?.. and they say you dont get many miles out of the belt? maybe someone can speak from personal experience..

I kinda the want the grizz but am i stupid for not going with the rubicon knowing its prob the most reilable atv ont he market

thanks

 

I had a belt on my Polaris Sportsman X2 500 that was still strong after 2500 miles. Used properly, the belts will last quite awhile. The one thing that really kills belts is driving in High range when you should be in low gear. Slow riding like technical rock climbs, snow, and mud are best done in low gear as it puts less strain on the belt and the fan inside the CVT cover moves faster in low gear so it cools the clutches and belt more. I only changed the belt as it had some weather cracking after 5.5 years of abusive New England riding in all seasons. In low range a CVT automatic will dig 4 holes in the ground before the belt will even think about breaking. As long as you know where the air intake for the CVT is and you don't go deeper than it you don't have to worry about getting the belt wet. I'm not sure where the CVT intake is on the Grizzly but I imagine it's up pretty high. On the X2 I used to own, a buddy's Can-Am Outlander, my son's Renegade, friends' Polaris Sportsman and my son's previous quad, a Polaris ATP, we often got up to the headlights and never had a belt get wet and start slipping. If a belt does get wet, you just have to open a drain plug, and rev the engine to dry it.

The Honda Rincon is a super reliable quad (Grizzly is also very reliable too) that is odd in a couple ways. Not sure if this is still true but on Rincons the rear shocks were not adjustable. So, if you're a heavy guy you can't crank it up on the shocks to stiffen the ride for your weight or if you're a light guy you can't crank it down to soften the ride for your lighter weight. The other thing that's odd is Honda does not offer a front locking differential so you don't have full 4wd or AWD. Every other company has a way of locking in the front end fully. Honda doesn't. This is only an issue in deep mud, deep snow, or off camber situations where a tire might be in the air and you need traction going to the other front tire. This happens a lot on rocky slopes.

Hope this helps you.

 

I would get the Grizzly. I don't even have to see the Rubicon to know I don't want it. If they ever switch to a 4x4 locked differential then I would consider it, but not until then.

 

The Grizzly has the Rubicon beat in so many ways with more power,IRS,no rear drum brakes,and diff lock.

My friend has the 660 Grizzly and he can go through water up to his seat. he has 3000 miles on his original belt.

The 500 Rubicon would have it hands full going up against a 450 Grizzly let alone the 700.

 

I ride with a Grizzly 700 and a 550 and they have over 5,000 miles combined. Neither has ever had a belt issue with water or otherwise and they certainly get ridden if you know what I mean. As far as reliability goes, both of them stay up with the general maintenance and neither has ever had any major issues. Wheel bearings lasted about 1500 miles and the joints in the rear axles last 2500 miles on the 700 and 2200 miles on the 550. They have both been great machines.

 

I have the luxury of owning both and I can say both machines are definately purpose built machines. If I am working around the home place, the Rubicon is the machine of choice. If I am going trail riding and I want a little more comfort, then the Griz gets the nod. There is a lot of criticism of the Rubicon for not having IRS. And if that was the only machine I owned, then I might agree with them, but for pure work, I still feel the solid axle and transmission of the Rubicon is what makes it stand out amongst the rest. I have not had any trouble with my belts on the Griz's, (I have a 450 for Mrs Dragginbutt), but again, we use them for trail riding. Like anything, you have to expect to do SOME preventative maintenence on your machines. Belts are considered expendable consumables. Like tires, they wear out and eventually need replacement. If you go through one every 3 or 4 years, that is not significant wear. Any more than that, you are spending way too much time pulling a weight sled, drag racing, or swimming in a mud pit.

 

have one of each in the family, buy the Grizzley

 

Grizzly. the only way to go. i love mine.