Quick drive belt delam

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

I towed a sled back 15 miles that had lost all the teeth on the quick drive belt. Somehow a branch 10"x2.5" worked it's way into the engine compartment without damaging the plastics and brought the days ride to an end. A spare QD belt is something I never thought of carrying.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

Chadly · Jan 19, 2023

Well if I hit a branch (more likely a tree) that did that much damage to the pipe, I would stop and give the old sled the once over. I don't think a branch "worked" it's way in. I think someone crashed into a tree and it broke the spring off the pipe. Are you sure the missing spring didn't do that? I have a hard time thinking a piece of wood did that. The stuff people post ?

I'm actually waiting for 3 or 4 of you to tell him his brakes got hot. ? Quit riding with your damn finger on the brake!

Murph · Jan 19, 2023

Snowbird11 said:
A spare QD belt is something I never thought of carrying.

I always carry a spare QD belt. I recommend all my riding buddies do as well. Ending a day, towing a sled out instead of a 15 minute fix (with a spare QD belt) is a bummer

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

Chadly said:
Well if I hit a branch (more likely a tree) that did that much damage to the pipe, I would stop and give the old sled the once over. I don't think a branch "worked" it's way in. I think someone crashed into a tree and it broke the spring off the pipe. Are you sure the missing spring didn't do that? I have a hard time thinking a piece of wood did that. The stuff people post ?

The rider never felt it. It's possible the spring did the damage but the remainder of scraped belt was on the stick.

Chadly · Jan 19, 2023

Snowbird11 said:
The rider never felt it. It's possible the spring did the damage but the remainder of scraped belt was on the stick.

Then it most definitely was him riding with his finger on the brake. ?

diamonddave · Jan 19, 2023

Are you sure he wasn’t riding the brake? We’ve been down this road already.

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

Murph said:
I always carry a spare QD belt. I recommend all my riding buddies do as well. Ending a day, towing a sled out instead of a 15 minute fix (with a spare QD belt) is a bummer

My initial plan was to swap a belt off another sled to get it back on the trail. We were able to pack out a trail and pull a small slope to get on a more reasonable way back. A spare QD belt is now on the list of items to carry.

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

diamonddave said:
Are you sure he wasn’t riding the brake? We’ve been down this road already.

I've ridden with this guy before. Brakes aren't something I've seen him use much. This happened on a lake in a hard left side turn.

He does take some larger airs than I'm willing to hit. It's possible he'd been damaging the belt over the season and it let loose when the stick or spring made contact.

diamonddave · Jan 19, 2023

Snowbird11 said:
I've ridden with this guy before. Brakes aren't something I've seen him use much. This happened on a lake in a hard left side turn.

He does take some larger airs than I'm willing to hit. It's possible he'd been damaging the belt over the season and it let loose when the stick or spring made contact.

He hit a branch on a lake?

Chadly · Jan 19, 2023

diamonddave said:
He hit a branch on a lake?

You can't make this sh!t up ?

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

diamonddave said:
He hit a branch on a lake?

I'm assuming the branch came in earlier and the hard left side turn put the spring into the drive belt. He doesn't have a muff pot so that side panel never gets opened. It's possible that branch was in there for a couple rides.

Snowbird11 · Jan 19, 2023

Either way you guys have answered my questions so I'll let you go back to your usual punching bags. Have a good night.

diamonddave · Jan 19, 2023

Snowbird11 said:
I'm assuming the branch came in earlier and the hard left side turn put the spring into the drive belt. He doesn't have a muff pot so that side panel never gets opened. It's possible that branch was in there for a couple rides.

Ok, I’m now tracking. Dude likes to jump, doesn’t use his brake much, doesn’t do maintenance checks after hitting branches that damage pipes, and doesn’t have a muff pot. Sounds like a sender.

I’ve been where you’re at.

sum-it · Jan 20, 2023

chadly can you even ride or do you just talk on snow west.

Chadly · Jan 20, 2023

sum-it said:
chadly can you even ride or do you just talk on snow west.

Nah. I'm not much of a rider but with all the time I've spent in my mom's basement eating my meatloaf sandwiches while watching Kesterke and Burandt on YouTube has made me the forum expert. If you don't believe me just ask some of the guys in here. They know... ?

Ken65 · Jan 20, 2023

sum-it said:
chadly can you even ride or do you just talk on snow west.

He's the best rider on all of sno west. And he will tell you so. I did learn something though. Don't turn your Polaris a hard left or the belt blows. I'm gonna go weld a stop on all my buddies poos so they can't turn left now. Thanks Chadley the almighty.

sum-it · Jan 20, 2023

haha thats funny i was hoping for something smart.

PSI 800 · Jan 20, 2023

Ya, not sure how you hit a "branch" hard enough to dent a pipe and not check **** out right after

sum-it · Jan 20, 2023

your moms basement goo goo ga ga

b-litt · Jan 20, 2023

The more info there is the more confusing it becomes. How is there a side panel left after a log dented the pipe like that?

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