Ice Build Up Around Quick Drive

[PEAK SEEKER]

Hey folks,

After riding last weekend in fairly soft dry snow, I found that a lot of ice builds up around the quick drive belt and sprocket.
I would just break it up and clear it out every morning, but would like something to prevent it all together because it seems like it could tear up a quick drive belt fairly easy.

I know frog skinz for the vents would help for sure, but what about the frog skins that go in the foot well?

Anybody have any input?

Here's a picture to show what's happening.


On a side note; what's everybody getting for life out of their actual belts (not the quick drive belts)?

I just blew my first one at just over 1000km.

 

[Ohmz]

get a kick plate cover to enclose the foot well. i think skins makes them. it'll eliminate a lot of snow getting into that area.

 

[LUCKY 7]

I have a 2014 pro but with electric start so the battery is in front of my drive. never had a issue in 3 years

 

[Kyle89]

I noticed the same thing on mine last week. I was going to try the frog skin

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[PEAK SEEKER]

Yeah my 14 came with electric start but it quit working, and was unwanted bulk, so I just pulled it all out.
I'll check out the skinz footwell covers. Should have something set up for the next trip, I'll report back in a few weeks.

 

[Xfmontana]

Polaris even sells the footwell vent kit, and someone on snowest sells and makes really nice ones.
There's also a hole under the quick drive for draining that should also be plugged, just use some gorilla tape


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[Cycle Works West]

SLP also makes a nosecone block off kit. SLP part# 32-569 which eliminates snow on the PRO's from packing into the belly pan under the pipe which then melts and turns into a solid chunk of ice. Something else to look into. This kit retails for $44.99

 

[PEAK SEEKER]

Order placed with CWW. Ordered multiple things. Pretty great parts staff to deal with. I'll be using them from now on, even with rec supply 5 minutes away.

 

[takethebounce]

Just get some screen material and zip tie it to the inside of the foot well grill.

I used stainless mesh on mine just because I had some laying around. No need to spend $40-50 to stop snow from getting in there.

 

[Jorgy]

Just get some screen material and zip tie it to the inside of the foot well grill.

I used stainless mesh on mine just because I had some laying around. No need to spend $40-50 to stop snow from getting in there.

Pics?

 

[Jorg Jorgenson]

I had the same thing happen on my latest trip out West. Temperatures were finally freezing overnight so all the other rides I did the snow just melted overnight and wasn't an issue. I made a bit of a custom footwell vent that covers approx 50% of the openings down on the lower right side, but I almost found that this made the snow get stuck and piled up probably twice as bad as your picture Peak Seeker.

Maybe it has to be all or else nothing for coverage? Has anyone ever experienced their belt being completely frozen in the morning or else breaking due to ice build-up? I had to hack away at the frozen snow and ice around the belt/lower sprocket the next morning for a good 15 min before the sled would move, and then it took half a km up the trail before the whinning of ice-on-belt went away.

However, I also do have a Kurt's geardown kit, where I cut away the bottom plastic of the sled and added a drivebelt guard for protection. clearance is less than what the factory set-up provides, so I know this probably does not help either.

 

[PEAK SEEKER]

I feel that you may be right!

I covered all the vents with pre-filter material, and put the nose cone block off kit in and I honestly feel that it made it worse.
On the third day of riding my quick drive belt slipped right off, which stretched it a bit. Which is frustrating at $300 a piece.....

So I took the pre-filter material back off again, because I feel that the vents plugged up a fair amount which would just lead to things getting hotter under the hood.

We'll see how it works next trip in a few weeks.

I must say though, every other guy I see with a Pro has the same issue of snow packing in and ice in the mornings, but it doesn't actually seem to cause any issues, just knock the ice out before riding in the morning.

 

[gdhillon]

Just get some screen material and zip tie it to the inside of the foot well grill.

I used stainless mesh on mine just because I had some laying around. No need to spend $40-50 to stop snow from getting in there.

I’m looking to do the same on my axys, do you have any pics of your set/dimensions for how you cut the screen?

 

[Couch]

Rubber mallet is your friend. Knock excess snow / ice off at end of the day and first thing before riding.

 

[LUCKY 7]

been doing that for years

Rubber mallet is your friend. Knock excess snow / ice off at end of the day and first thing before riding.

 

[gdhillon]

been doing that for years

i shall add that to my truck tool box