Hello everyone. I'm new to the ATV scene but I wanted to get one for plowing and ice fishing. I bought a 2013 Polaris sportsman 500HO and I want to mount a 2500 badlands winch but I'm not sure exactly what I need to get the job done as far as a mounting plate. Harbor freight carries one but I'm not sure if I'll need anything else. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
H OV warning- Polaris 570
Recently my 570 sportman has come up with a "H OV 17.4" but varying numbers and check engine light. What is this problem? Is it over charging or over heating? after 5-8 minutes of running it goes away and there are no problems. I just want it fixed!!!
Questions about a clutch issue.
Hello internet! I have a 2015 Polaris Sportsman ETX. I have done the following modifications:
-Warn Vantage 3000 winch
-26" GBC Afterburn Tires
-HMF EFI Tuner
-HMF Titan Exhaust with snorkel kit
-PVD and Air Cleaner Snorkels
-K&N Air Filter with Filterwears water resistant pre-filter
Recently a defective drive belt shredded in my clutch housing, and I mean shredded. Chunchs if the teeth of the belt came off the thing, supposedly there was a recall and they sent me a new one. While I was going to be doing work on it I figured I would get a clutch kit. I talked to Ryan at RVS and they said they couldn't develop a clutch kit that improved performance at all, so he advised me to tighten the secondary clutch spring. I set the secondary cluch to 1 and the helix to 2, the tightest setting. Now when I put the helix back I set the spring put the helix an the splined shaft and turned the clutch clockwise to the next groove and set the helix. I drove it to begin the break in period and it sounds like something is sliding and banging in the clutch assembly. It appears to only happen when accelerating of the line, maybe a bit of a quick acceleration or if i accelerate and release, it is hard to tell exactly but ot makes a cha-chuck kind of sound.
So my questions then:
1. Is that sound ok? Does it just need to be broken in? Did I re-install the clutch improperly?
2. I did not take off the primary clutch when I did this, could debris from the defective belt have gotten behind the primary to cause something like that? I may take it off anyway and check now.
3. How long exactly is the break-in period for new belts?
4. I torqued the secondary clutch on the shaft with 13 foot lbs of torque because that's what I had heard but is that correct for this machine? While I'm at it what is the torque supposed to be for the primary?
Any information you have is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
-Warn Vantage 3000 winch
-26" GBC Afterburn Tires
-HMF EFI Tuner
-HMF Titan Exhaust with snorkel kit
-PVD and Air Cleaner Snorkels
-K&N Air Filter with Filterwears water resistant pre-filter
Recently a defective drive belt shredded in my clutch housing, and I mean shredded. Chunchs if the teeth of the belt came off the thing, supposedly there was a recall and they sent me a new one. While I was going to be doing work on it I figured I would get a clutch kit. I talked to Ryan at RVS and they said they couldn't develop a clutch kit that improved performance at all, so he advised me to tighten the secondary clutch spring. I set the secondary cluch to 1 and the helix to 2, the tightest setting. Now when I put the helix back I set the spring put the helix an the splined shaft and turned the clutch clockwise to the next groove and set the helix. I drove it to begin the break in period and it sounds like something is sliding and banging in the clutch assembly. It appears to only happen when accelerating of the line, maybe a bit of a quick acceleration or if i accelerate and release, it is hard to tell exactly but ot makes a cha-chuck kind of sound.
So my questions then:
1. Is that sound ok? Does it just need to be broken in? Did I re-install the clutch improperly?
2. I did not take off the primary clutch when I did this, could debris from the defective belt have gotten behind the primary to cause something like that? I may take it off anyway and check now.
3. How long exactly is the break-in period for new belts?
4. I torqued the secondary clutch on the shaft with 13 foot lbs of torque because that's what I had heard but is that correct for this machine? While I'm at it what is the torque supposed to be for the primary?
Any information you have is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Mega Mayhem Tires
This was a post I did in a different thread. Decided to put it in the product review section.
I just did a good ride on Sunday where I hit several different trail conditions with my new Mega Mayhems. I really like them. I cant speak on the durability yet but here are my thoughts.
Paved Road - Obviously they ride a bit rough. Nicer than the Mudzillas though, they don't seem to get the back and forth wobble the old tires had at high speeds. I am not a fast rider though. Took it up to 97 Km/hour as a test but when I have to ride on roads I usually like to cruise at 60 -70 km/hour and the tires were fine at those speeds. Yes they are not ideal, but for the times you have to be on paved roads they are just fine.
Dirt Roads/Forest Roads - Pretty much the same as paved, handling at the speeds I drive was good. The Mudzillas pushed when cornering I found, the Mega Mayhems don't really. I did find the gravel roads to be a lot more comfortable on than the paved, but I have never liked riding on the paved roads with any tire I have had.
Hardpack Trails - Perfectly fine, comfortable, they get good traction when climbing hills or cornering, also climbed over logs and other obstacles fine. Had no problems with them here, was actually happy with the way they performed.
Rocks - Not very good. Decent traction going straight, but tend to slip sideways especially on wet rocks. (talking the large section of canadian shield rock, not loose rocks) a few times they slid and caught me off guard on steep down hill sections over this.
Mud - First of all I am not a very good mud rider, but I found that the Mega Mayhems dig bad. If I tried to go through mud holes full throttle I buried myself. But if I got stuck doing that or even entered a little slower they would slowly pull through. I ended up only having to be pulled out once. Every other time I was able to be easy on the throttle and slowly crawl out.
Overall I found the Mega Mayhems to be a great all around tire. Not the best at anything, but for mud tires they seem to do good in almost all situations. This is after only one ride though, on the type of trails I normally ride, which always have hardpack trails, rocks, mud and water crossings (Haliburton trail system in Ontario). Hopefully they hold up durability wise, because I would like to use them for the long term.
I have tried several different tires on these trails and the people I ride with have a large variety of machines and tires to compare too. Sorry for the long winded post, just figured my thoughts may help somebody.
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I just did a good ride on Sunday where I hit several different trail conditions with my new Mega Mayhems. I really like them. I cant speak on the durability yet but here are my thoughts.
Paved Road - Obviously they ride a bit rough. Nicer than the Mudzillas though, they don't seem to get the back and forth wobble the old tires had at high speeds. I am not a fast rider though. Took it up to 97 Km/hour as a test but when I have to ride on roads I usually like to cruise at 60 -70 km/hour and the tires were fine at those speeds. Yes they are not ideal, but for the times you have to be on paved roads they are just fine.
Dirt Roads/Forest Roads - Pretty much the same as paved, handling at the speeds I drive was good. The Mudzillas pushed when cornering I found, the Mega Mayhems don't really. I did find the gravel roads to be a lot more comfortable on than the paved, but I have never liked riding on the paved roads with any tire I have had.
Hardpack Trails - Perfectly fine, comfortable, they get good traction when climbing hills or cornering, also climbed over logs and other obstacles fine. Had no problems with them here, was actually happy with the way they performed.
Rocks - Not very good. Decent traction going straight, but tend to slip sideways especially on wet rocks. (talking the large section of canadian shield rock, not loose rocks) a few times they slid and caught me off guard on steep down hill sections over this.
Mud - First of all I am not a very good mud rider, but I found that the Mega Mayhems dig bad. If I tried to go through mud holes full throttle I buried myself. But if I got stuck doing that or even entered a little slower they would slowly pull through. I ended up only having to be pulled out once. Every other time I was able to be easy on the throttle and slowly crawl out.
Overall I found the Mega Mayhems to be a great all around tire. Not the best at anything, but for mud tires they seem to do good in almost all situations. This is after only one ride though, on the type of trails I normally ride, which always have hardpack trails, rocks, mud and water crossings (Haliburton trail system in Ontario). Hopefully they hold up durability wise, because I would like to use them for the long term.
I have tried several different tires on these trails and the people I ride with have a large variety of machines and tires to compare too. Sorry for the long winded post, just figured my thoughts may help somebody.
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Cleaning a BRP 400 Carb
My 2004 BRP 400 wil start on choke but then dies. I think it's clogged but am looking where to clean it. I have had expierience with my 125cc dirtbike and small engine carbs but nothing this big and dont want to screw anything up inside. Any advice would be awesome.
Clutch engagement from idle
Hello Everybody:
I'm new to the forum, and have been reading some of the various threads. I see a lot of good answers to different rider's questions, and would like to ask for help on a few that I have.
At cold start up, my 2016 570 Sportsman EPS drive belt engagement from idle to first movement makes my rear tires "chirp". I now hold my brake lever on as tight as possible to eliminate this, but it still wants to engage so fast and hard that the tires chirp on my cement garage apron.
Can somebody tell me if they also experience this, and if I can do anything about hard belt engagement? I am always in high gear, or reverse when this happens. Is this normal? Should I not worry about it?
When the belt engages and the tires chirp, I also hear one loud "crack", which sounds like it is coming from the front end. Is this also normal, or do I have a problem? To date, and I have over a thousand miles on the ATV, I have not had a break down.
Also, at start up when the ATV is at normal operating temperature, I will sometimes hear a sound, like a musical tone coming from the dash area. I asked my dealer about it and they have had no experience with this from other customers. It did this last year, then stopped until this past weekend. I started the ATV up during a mountain ride, and this singing sound/tone came on. I had no choice but to ride it, and it eventually stopped after about an eighth of a mile. Has anybody experienced this?
I changed all of my fluids at 1,000 miles, so they are all fresh.
I'd appreciate any advise offered.
Griff
I'm new to the forum, and have been reading some of the various threads. I see a lot of good answers to different rider's questions, and would like to ask for help on a few that I have.
At cold start up, my 2016 570 Sportsman EPS drive belt engagement from idle to first movement makes my rear tires "chirp". I now hold my brake lever on as tight as possible to eliminate this, but it still wants to engage so fast and hard that the tires chirp on my cement garage apron.
Can somebody tell me if they also experience this, and if I can do anything about hard belt engagement? I am always in high gear, or reverse when this happens. Is this normal? Should I not worry about it?
When the belt engages and the tires chirp, I also hear one loud "crack", which sounds like it is coming from the front end. Is this also normal, or do I have a problem? To date, and I have over a thousand miles on the ATV, I have not had a break down.
Also, at start up when the ATV is at normal operating temperature, I will sometimes hear a sound, like a musical tone coming from the dash area. I asked my dealer about it and they have had no experience with this from other customers. It did this last year, then stopped until this past weekend. I started the ATV up during a mountain ride, and this singing sound/tone came on. I had no choice but to ride it, and it eventually stopped after about an eighth of a mile. Has anybody experienced this?
I changed all of my fluids at 1,000 miles, so they are all fresh.
I'd appreciate any advise offered.
Griff
Warning: Crankcase Vent
I have a 2017 model defender that was also built in 2017 do this (see pictures). Just posting this as a heads up for people to check as this crankcase vent goes straight to the throttle body boot so I assume it could have been sucking in dirt and/or water. Talking to the dealer and gonna see what they will do about it. I have a 2017 model defender that was built in 2016 and has different shielding. It has just under 10000 miles and never did this.
2014 maverick max rs 4 seater trailer
i am wondering if anyone hauls these on a 12 foot trailer?
Shifting issues
I knew that Can Am notoriously has issues with shifting from Low, high, park etc. In my first day of riding my quad it no longer will shift into park. Reverse is neutral and so on. It makes sense that this is a linkage issue. I opened things up and saw that the threaded part of the linkage is bent now. This is frustrating, 8k for a machine that defected in the first two hours of riding it. I am very new to the ATV world but this just seems off to me. Did I pull too hard on it when i should have been doing the" Can Am Hump"?
Cleaning matte black atv wheels
What products you guys using to
Clean your matte black atv wheels?
I just ordered a set of MSA Kore M20 wheels, and was wondering what’s safe to use? Always had chrome wheels.
Clean your matte black atv wheels?
I just ordered a set of MSA Kore M20 wheels, and was wondering what’s safe to use? Always had chrome wheels.