STOP Smoking Belts! - Top 5 Tips to Extend UTV Belt Life

Whether you're new to the side by side world or just looking to get more life and run time out of the CVT drive belt on your UTV, we've got you covered with our top 5 tips to extend UTV belt life. Take a closer look as Eric gives our top 5 driving tips and tricks to stop smoking belts and extend the belt life on your UTV.

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[coreyhannigan]

Great video brother. I am new to the UTV world. I appreciate the video

[JerryWiskus]

Way to stop belt problems is getting a Honda

[stanleykania]

First time out today, new Can-Am Outlander 1000 xxc, front wheel against a big rock and smoke blew

[timl]

Good video! Well said. If you learn from this video your belt will last a long time. Both my 900 and 1000 turbo have over 2000 miles on the same belt. Clean, blow out the dust on the clutches. If you jump your UTV a lot you will mis-align the trans/engine, which will eat belts.

[nicksbfc]

I'm mostly a dune rider. Ain't no avoiding blowing a belt in the dunes. You're always on the throttle (if you ride like we do), always on a heavy load being that you're in the sand, always creating heat even with a blow hole fan, I have a prefilter on my intakes for motor and clutches, I've followed both philosophies of break in for the belt (#1 nice and easy, #2 hard and fast), obviously can't use low gear in the dunes, it's just a fact of UTV ownership that you will blow a belt. The key is, you need to be prepared for when it comes. Tools, gloves, spare belt, and plenty of beer! Haha

[supersami]

I Had several 4wd quads over a 22 year period. Now that I have my first SXS (KRX) the question is driving on pavement. Pavement with the 600-850cc quads I had was a drive belt death notice in a very short time. Dealers in my area tend to say (for all makes) just don’t hot rod on the street and you’ll be fine. Independent repair shops who for the most part have owners and or mechanics who spent considerable time at dealers say you will shorten the belt life (especially on anything in the way of a performance machine) by at least 50-60% if you spend a lot of time on pavement even if you drive conservatively. What’s the thought on this?

[elli]

So how can you tell when your belt needs to be replaced other than it breaking or from a manufacturers mileage recommendation? When the SxS bucks during mild acceleration from a dead stop like mine is now ?

[ryanolsen]

I need help figuring out the heat belt problem on my Arctic Cat . So I can sell it

[CollinsCreativeImages]

So while i was riding the other day my Kawasaki Teryx 4 2020 model started smoking between the driver and passenger seat. Then after that it started making this tapping sound for about 500 yards then it stopped completely. Now when i start it it makes the tapping sound no matter if its even in neutral and the side by side will not move. Do you think it was probably the belt???

[_WebersWorld]

Gotta love Yamaha and the 10 year warranty on belt!

[samcobuggies]

I just wish people would clean up there belts, old ones are everywhere out at little Sahara, the more we clean up, the more show up

[lmCIoudz]

My Can Am is on the stock belt since 2015.

[randymack]

Can you tell me which year make and model of the one he's standing next to?

[kylehughes]

Since everyone out in desert keep burning their side by sides up in flames!

[biknjak]

I'm new to this, but....
Why do sxs's use snowmobile belt/cvt technology instead of a "wet"/ geared transmission? Gears work great for motorcycles, cars, trucks, 4x4's, etc, and you don't have to constantly carry around, change, overheat and destroy belts. I don't get the whole belt advantage over gears.

[benjamin_w]

i haw just busted a belt after 10000 km full trothle on asfalt where i live its a bir colder but they ar grate from ultimax

[jbcowherder]

love the Kawasaki KRX .... probably has a lot to do with the fact that the belt never is "loose" like those in a Can-am or also, it came factory with a belt temp guage, and i've yet to see it get over 1-2 bars even on the hottest day...

[peters]

Doing a while with a atv is it bad for the belt?

[drmx]

A gear reduction is the best thing I’ve done to my rzr.

[gunnerneikoify]

Manufacturers (in this day and age) need to get rid of the belt drive systems and move on. It's an outdated prehistoric drive system that's been around for more than 60 years with basically no change.