Belt life

Iceman56 said:

The way I ride and the way the snow has been in Colorado this year I can't keep a belt in my Sidekick to save my life... haven't got 2 days out of a belt yet this year.... I'm gettting disgusted:face-icon-small-dis

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CO 2.0 said:

That's odd. I ride the snot out of my sled, and for long periods of WOT without stopping and I haven't blown a belt in 10 rides this season. What is your clutching setup? I kept the stock 40 helix and stock 3" chaincase gearing in mine to keep the clutch heat down.

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djarvis said:

Anyone running the above TRS clutch set up on a 155- 3" PRO RMK with MTNTK turbo running around 7psi? What kind of results?

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Spaarky said:

Had this conversation with a shop today. If you ride like Travis and Tory(White Dumpster), Burandt's crew, Entz....Medium speed, on/off throttle, laying on your side, picking through the trees, tons of track load, YOU WILL have heat. It's inevitable. It's just minimizing the heat.

A lot of the Axys alignment is way out of wack. Second the standard turbo set ups create heat.... Tons of it.


Tory, I tried to convince Iceman today. He seemed skeptical.

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CO 2.0 said:

That's odd. I ride the snot out of my sled, and for long periods of WOT without stopping and I haven't blown a belt in 10 rides this season. What is your clutching setup? I kept the stock 40 helix and stock 3" chaincase gearing in mine to keep the clutch heat down.

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tdbaugha said:

You need TRS's setup

68gr Lightning weights
140-330 Primary (stock pro rmk)
46-32F helix
140-220 secondary
Gates 45C
SLP 20-191 bar set with ~.150" gap to the secondary

I'd also recommend gearing down to 2.3:1 ish. If you're only doing technical tree riding you could get away with putting the pro rmk pulleys on. That gets you to 2.39:1.

Oh and I forgot to shim the primary .030" belt to sheave with those weights.

If you do all that you will be happy.

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Spaarky said:

Had this conversation with a shop today. If you ride like Travis and Tory(White Dumpster), Burandt's crew, Entz....Medium speed, on/off throttle, laying on your side, picking through the trees, tons of track load, YOU WILL have heat. It's inevitable. It's just minimizing the heat.

A lot of the Axys alignment is way out of wack. Second the standard turbo set ups create heat.... Tons of it.


Tory, I tried to convince Iceman today. He seemed skeptical.

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Iceman56 said:

Not skeptical, just prolly more confused then anything... I never did get an answer on how to even get this setup. Tricity has the weights, Venom for Custom cut Helix. Springs from your Polaris dealer. If you want I will put it all together and sell it to you.


What is a Gates 45C? Gates Carbon fiber belt
What is SLP bar? Alignment bar, in the SLP catalog
Where and how to you shim the primary??Dealer can do it, or you can bring your sled down and I have someone who can do it. Its not easy. Other option is sending your clutch to Indy Specialties
Is the gearing a must? no but it will help. You have a $13,000 sled with turbo... a little more money isn't going to kill you
Has anyone tried this on a Sidekick? Any other gains besides belt life?? We have 3-4 sidekicks on the snow running it right now. They are smiling ear to ear. I don't know how many others are out there. Smoother clutching, spools faster... Pulls harder, cooler clutches...
Cost?
Helix $150
Springs $100 (I have heard Polaris springs just took a jump)
Weights $100
Shimming ???? $100 if you have someone do it?
Gearing??? I am not sure
Contribution to Tony Simeck foundation $20

Thanks

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Iceman56 said:

Yes but yours is whole different clutch setup... Im guessing the heavier weights are helping yours come on not as explosive and clamping the belt much better.

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