Is this a minor problem ??

blueflash

blueflash

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went to load my sled onto my trailer yesterday and got my skis caught on the lip of the trailer. So I got off my sled picked up my skis and got them unhooked. When I sat back onto my sled my track wouldnt move. The primary clutch wouldnt grab the belt as it engaged.. It looks like my belt is a little melted onto the primary. Do you guys think that I just need to clean the melted belt marks off my primary and install a new belt or maybe it is something more serious... I checked the alignment and it seemed fine..
It was really warm when I did this and after I let it sit for about 5 minutes it worked fine.
 

clutches just got hot and the belt slip wouldn't allow it to move. Give the clutches a good cleaning with hot soapy water and a scotchbrite pad or fine sand paper, and get a new belt on there (old one is probably hour glassed now).
 
Local dealer told me the #1 way to wreck a belt is putting a sled onto a trailer. Puts more stress and heat to a belt than any other situation. I believe him!
 
Ya Im also loading from a gravel driveway and my track seemed to have dug itself a little hole also. That could be a factor in wrecking the belt also.. I think the last time I was out I kind of did some damage to it also because there was on time when I was with about 6 people waiting to start a race and I was kind of riding the brake and giving a little bit of gas for too long and my belt started to smoke because it started to engage by accident. My own stupid fault but that was the beginning of the end for that belt ;):D
 
I WALK my sled into my drive on drive off trailer, never ride it on,,puts
too much stress on the belt.
 
What do you mean WALK your sled on. Do you mean you pull it on by hand. I hope thats not what you mean because my back wont like that. I never knew that driving your sled onto the trailer could be so harmful to the belt.
 
No...i stand by it with my hands on the handle bars and give it some throttle and walk with it up onto the trailer...:)
 
i usually shovel some snow at the bottom lip so i can maintain some speed and not worry about catching my carbides.
 
my only problem is that Im loading my sled on the trailer because I have absoloutely zero snow and Im off to the lake or going up north to find snow. I have a probably 2-3 inch lip that I just cant help getting caught on. I will have to stop before the lip and pull my sled about half way up on my carbides so they dont get stuck anymore.
 
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