Drive belt side snow build up

[XanderKane]

Anyone experience snow build up inside the chassis on the drive belt/battery side? On the colder days it doesn't melt fast enough before it freezes into a giant ice ball surrounding the battery and drive belt assembly. I'm wondering if snow gets collected through the oval hole below the drive belt in the belly pan plastic while riding or is it coming through the foot well.

Anyone notice the same thing happen? Was it fixed by installing a drive belt skid plate/bash guard or was installing footwell screens the solution?

 

[Timber_Tramp]

The footwell screens help a bunch. Also make sure your exhaust is sealed where it goes through the belly pan.

 

[TUFFPOLARIS]

I love my Mod Rods footwell screens

 

[bj_lucky]

1st trip on my pro this season had me ordering the foot well screens asap. Both belts were completely soaked and my clutch belt was slipping quite a bit. Baffles me how a "mountain sled" which is to be used in deep snow doesn't come from the factory with this issue addressed.

 

[Danbot]

I have had good luck with the SPG inserts, they aren't fancy but I like how they mount up behind the original plates.

 

[sledneck_03]

Anyone experience snow build up inside the chassis on the drive belt/battery side? On the colder days it doesn't melt fast enough before it freezes into a giant ice ball surrounding the battery and drive belt assembly. I'm wondering if snow gets collected through the oval hole below the drive belt in the belly pan plastic while riding or is it coming through the foot well.

Anyone notice the same thing happen? Was it fixed by installing a drive belt skid plate/bash guard or was installing footwell screens the solution?

the drain hole in the belly pan "scoops" snow in. a quick drive bash guard will fix this, I just put a piece of gorilla tape over the hole, you cant fully seal the hole tho, the water that does get in there needs to drain out so just run your gorilla tape on the edge of the belly pan front to back direction.


you may also want to run footwell plates, cheapest and easiest is menztoys being they are in canada, your not paying $30 for shipping and duty.

 

[Danbot]

Yup, good point. I had gorilla tape over my drain hole too... almost forgot about it. It stayed in place without lifting for 2 seasons!

 

[takethebounce]

Once I put screens on the foot well I had no more build up. I couldn't believe the amount that was getting in there. I have a skid plate so it doesn't get in the drain.




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[XanderKane]

Yep thats what mine looks like! Thanks for the gorilla tape ideal. Must of us run a skid plate, just curious as to how many run one below the drive belt side. It would seem like that would be a major failure if you hit something hard enough to push the belly pan into the bottom gear.

 

[prairie-rider800]

The gorilla tape sounds like a good idea! I have the footwell vents but it still fills up with snow from that drain

 

[takethebounce]

Yep thats what mine looks like! Thanks for the gorilla tape ideal. Must of us run a skid plate, just curious as to how many run one below the drive belt side. It would seem like that would be a major failure if you hit something hard enough to push the belly pan into the bottom gear.

I run the VE one. I saw enough pics of damage to decide it wasn't a bad idea. There isn't much clearance there should you find something like a stump early season.




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