Hey, I tried searching the site to see if this was already a post. Im sure there is one but i couldn't find it. So i just bought a 2014 pro rmk 800 155. The dealer stressed to me how important the break in period was specially with the quick drive belt. They said 100 miles and then i can drive however i want. so with that said whats your guys thoughts, any tips sugestions etc..? thanks
2014 Pro RMK break in
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Theres a break in procedure that is, dont start and rev up your sled, leave it till you can drive it.
Warm it up to 125. Do a 2 second half throttle pull let the sled slow to a stop by motor. Then do 3 more same way. Then do 4 same sequence but 3/4 throttle then so the same wide open.
Basically seats the ring properly for long lasting motor with no blow by.
Then yes you need to take it easy and vary your throttle for 100 miles to break quick drive belt in.
Warm it up to 125. Do a 2 second half throttle pull let the sled slow to a stop by motor. Then do 3 more same way. Then do 4 same sequence but 3/4 throttle then so the same wide open.
Basically seats the ring properly for long lasting motor with no blow by.
Then yes you need to take it easy and vary your throttle for 100 miles to break quick drive belt in.
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My dealer did a walk around the sled with me when I picked it up , explained the minimum in the manual to read and underlined the few things to remember in the break in period part, these are the important parts of the book and to your new sled , premix the first tank of fuel 40-1, lots of throttle variation, don't overheat , no long periods of full throttle, first premix tank of fuel is the engine break-in, the drive belt , 100 miles , vary the throttle, let it warm up properly, and clean the residue from the sprockets with a towel periodically ,,, did your dealer not do a walk around with you and go through this stuff??? it is defiantly not my first new sled, it is my first one with a belt drive,,,, but it is nice to have a dealer to take the time to walk through things about the sled with you !!
100 miles to break in the quick drive belt, then another 100 to break in a spare (cuz you know its gonna blow on the best pow day).......for the cost of fuel and a $200+ spare (and the boredom of riding half assed for 200 miles), something like the C3 belt system seems pretty reasonable...
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Ride the F***er like u stole it thats what i did
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I pretty much started working in heavy industry right out of high school as a MW coming up on ten years now. I have come across many industrial applications that use belts cogged and V's as the drive system. Not one of them get ran at half load for the first 2 hours. Belt break in IMO is all bullsh*t and it's just a way poo can get out of warranty claims by saying oh the belt broke because it was not broke in properly. It broke because it's under engineered and can't handle shock loads. Address the shock loading problem and that would be a system I would be buying.
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Agreed! I work on blower drag cars running 2500+ hp and dabble in mechanic's on my weekdays and there is no real break in on those belts. Idled in the pits and then up to the line and it's wide open for 6 seconds. I also run a c3 belt drive on my xp and belt tension is crucial. But I do take it easy on the trails and let both the belts get good and warm before I run it wide open. There's a reason guys go from a chaincase to a belt drive it's tougher than the chain and easier to repair if it's set up and built right.
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I got almost 800 miles out of my first belt with a turbo from 0 miles. and i rode it the same on the first day that I did every day. Only belt I blew was loading into the enclosed trailer track and we were in mud and the trailer stopped me dead because the ramp caught my skeg and stripped the belt. And polaris warrantied it! Why baby something when breaking it in ride it like your going to ride it if it breaks bring it back.
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Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power i guess its warm up, and a set of 3 pulls at 1/2, 3/4 and full throttle then drive as per usual.
For $125US I would be installing one of these. On my 13 I took two belts out. One my fault, and the other let go ripping **** hooks in a meadow. There is never a convenient time for a belt to let go.........it sucks if you are not prepared for it (ie: carry the tools and a spare). I went back to a 14 Assault this year for this reason. If I hear stories of the QD system holding together this year I would definitely go back to the Pro, but it is going to have to prove itself. I think this tensioner will help out 100% with the shock loading issues.
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hmmm. all of you have made pretty good points. chances are I don't have the ability to reframe from driving like my girlfriend for the first 100 miles anyway. they say this year the belt is supposed to be improved over last year. ill probably drive pretty reasonable for the first bit and get two of three heat cycles in and then giver. see what happens I guess. and if If it snaps in an unreasonable amount of time then ill switch to a c3 system maybe. thanks for the help !
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this is the proper break in period, u must do this with a new engine,u must also do 30 miles of easy miles,easy means lower snow conditions with no long wot pulls after 30 miles the belt will be broke in, best way to break these belts in is to heat them up for 10 miles stop have a beve chill out for 15-20 mins with panel open let it cool so u can hold hand on the belt and repeat 3x this will heat cycle your belt and let the rubber compounds bond on both qd and drive belt, there is no way u need to do 100 miles thats alot of bs do the 3 heat cycles and have fun after that make dam sure after your first ride out to tighten your track this is the number one thing that stretches and causes belt failure jump your track causes stress on the qd belt blowing a cog off, pre ride check list is key to a happy sled and belt life
Also draw a line with a marker across the bolts and pulleys so when you do your pre ride check you can visually check the quick drive system. It was common last year due to bearings, heat or whatever for these to loosen off on you.
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My dealer mentioned to premix the first tank at 50 to 1 with semi synthetic (blue Polaris oil) so I followed that. I have about 600 miles and so far the 800 runs awesome. The manual is also an important reference, the varied speeds for the first few miles seems logical to seat the rings.
Is that for a 2013 or 14? because my dealer said only half litre of GOLD in the fuel tank for the 2014s
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I always poor oil in my tank, never measure just quarter liter or something maybe more some days seems to work good
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