ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well broke trail 35 km this am - absolutely gorgeous !!!! Probably nicest ride had all year, from my own backyard ! (We are about 3,000km for the season thus far) 35 km in - another belt blew .... spare I had left I wouldn’t have trusted very far so had to cut day very very short to my sons dis liking. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Fabulous, absolutely fabulous. Love the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Great pics! That belt looks like my S-I-L's in Kap' 1 day. We gassed up, crossed back to the trail & headed west. I stopped west of town by the big Kap' sign. My buddy is behind me, but no sign of the other 2. I wait a couple minutes, no sound of approaching sleds. "The got across the highway" my buddy says. He is a bit on the 'bulky' side (especially when he layers u for sledding) so once he's ensconced on his sled, I think it's uncomfortable for to turn to look back. He does have a mirror on his left wrist. Well we turn around & head back. Found bro' looking @ S-I-L's sled by the train station, changing the belt. She heard something under the hood. The cogs had started to fly off the inside. New belt & we were on our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel04 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 there is a spare belt on the 10th concession if u need to ride my friend, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToSlow Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 picked a blown belt up on the trail through the farmers field the other day, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, diesel04 said: there is a spare belt on the 10th concession if u need to ride my friend, cheers Thanks - but cleaned up clutches and ready for new belt tomorrow. none in Canadian tire here in town - but port Elgin has 4 in stock (xtx5034). son out playing on sled by himself now (with cell phone and tekvest). think I may just relax and have a hot tub and beers with the wife! hopefully we get some more snow and will be out later this week for sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, ToSlow said: picked a blown belt up on the trail through the farmers field the other day, I bring them home and hang up on the wall of shame ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToSlow Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, ecarnell said: I bring them home and hang up on the wall of shame ! i pick them up cause i don't want it getting into the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, ToSlow said: i pick them up cause i don't want it getting into the equipment. Same with beers cans we find on the trail... it’s too bad people don’t take them out with them or have garbage barrels near by. This year seems to be worse than ever, with restaurants closed I suspect and people choosing to have a beer on side of trail instead. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggz Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, ToSlow said: picked a blown belt up on the trail through the farmers field the other day, Yea don't understand those folks who don't clean up after themselves. Had a buddy do it and I reamed him out. Like, REALLY? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, ecarnell said: Thanks - but cleaned up clutches and ready for new belt tomorrow. none in Canadian tire here in town - but port Elgin has 4 in stock (xtx5034). son out playing on sled by himself now (with cell phone and tekvest). think I may just relax and have a hot tub and beers with the wife! hopefully we get some more snow and will be out later this week for sure! Can i aso what make of belt your running on the 850?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, ToSlow said: i pick them up cause i don't want it getting into the equipment. Thank-you! Shame people just throw them On ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, Puggz said: Yea don't understand those folks who don't clean up after themselves. Had a buddy do it and I reamed him out. Like, REALLY? Atta boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Turbo Doo said: Can i aso what make of belt your running on the 850?. original OEM “571” ran 4700km next OEM “571” ran 1300km - did not do an easy break in.... last (today’s) belt, Dayco XTX5034 lasted approx 400km. Broken in easy, <100km/hr , no wide open throttle at all for first 80km.After that, “May” have been run hard.... ordered an RPX5034 last Friday, but don’t think it will arrive anytime soon, so will pick up an XTX5034 to keep me going. Edited February 15, 2021 by ecarnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Haaaa, from my experience with my '18 and my '19 MXZ X 850's, original factory belt, easy break in, always warmed it up before any big pulls, or high speeds. 5000kms each on both sleds. No issues. Always maintained proper belt adjustment also. Just a few things to consider from my own personal experience.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarnell Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Sooooo happy my 13 son is turning into a sled head with me. Considering this is his real first year on the trails, I’m soooo impressed on how he handles himself and the sleds (900 Ace and 850). Warming up mom that new sleds may be coming next year (Polaris I think).... At 12 he was trail riding a 250EXC and think that has matured him a lot to respect the power, attitude and all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggy Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I installed a new xtx5034 Saturday morning. Leaving my subdivision I could feel a vibration. Rode easy for 60kms and the first field I hit it let go. Not a happy camper. I need to pay the shipping and handling both ways on a defective belt for the get go. I not sure if I want to trust another one or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Feces Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Turbo Doo said: Haaaa, from my experience with my '18 and my '19 MXZ X 850's, original factory belt, easy break in, always warmed it up before any big pulls, or high speeds. 5000kms each on both sleds. No issues. Always maintained proper belt adjustment also. Just a few things to consider from my own personal experience.. Yep same. 19 850 backcountry w 146 skid. 4500 mi and original BRP belt. I rode this machine in Golden BC for several days last March. All good. I hear of others w belt failure on 850s but I’m not seeing it myself. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, J Feces said: Yep same. 19 850 backcountry w 146 skid. 4500 mi and original BRP belt. I rode this machine in Golden BC for several days last March. All good. I hear of others w belt failure on 850s but I’m not seeing it myself. ? Same here. Keeping up on belt adjustment, and knowing that those 850s like to be warmed up before hammering on them, ( motor, belt), and i did find the oem Doo belt was best, not the cheapest, but good. Between my '18 and my '19, 5000kms on each, original belt on each. Never an issue. Even had a few other fellows ride the sleds also, never an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyr Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Other than the cost, I dont think that the OEM belt for an 850 can be beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, scottyr said: Other than the cost, I dont think that the OEM belt for an 850 can be beat. Agree, %100..... Same goes for the 900T... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Always used OEM, I may not ride as hard as a lot of you, but no issues. Yes I've had some start chunking, but nothing catastrophic. Yes there are other brands out there, but I've never really heard any glowing reports about the aftermarket belts. Considering the damage that can happen from a blown belt @ speed, why chance it over 10 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manotickmike Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Too bad a Yamaha belt won't fit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRE242 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 12 hours ago, scottyr said: Other than the cost, I dont think that the OEM belt for an 850 can be beat. 12 hours ago, Turbo Doo said: Same here. Keeping up on belt adjustment, and knowing that those 850s like to be warmed up before hammering on them, ( motor, belt), and i did find the oem Doo belt was best, not the cheapest, but good. Between my '18 and my '19, 5000kms on each, original belt on each. Never an issue. Even had a few other fellows ride the sleds also, never an issue. Totally agree with you both. My 18 Doo came with the 531 belt. Switched to the 571 as recommended by Doo. OEM belts aren’t cheap but they’re all I’ll use or recommend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re:Leaf Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, manotickmike said: Too bad a Yamaha belt won't fit... Too bad a Yamaha engine won’t fit... (sorry, bad joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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