[Jeepman]

I have been satisfied with my ride for the 2 months that I have had it.  I followed the break in instructions to the note and even had the dealership conduct the break in oil change.

I plowed 3 inches of snow on Monday without any issue and went riding on Friday. 

All was well for the first 2 hours of dirt road riding and then boom, the belt exploded.

Any guesses on why this would happen so soon?

Thanks in advance.

[NMKawierider]

Hard to say without an inspection but belts fail for one of three or a combination of three reasons. 1-The belt got damaged or burned at some point. 2- Heat, the belt became overheated due to the type of operation..and by the way, snow plowing.. especially in high range kills belts fast sometimes. 3-The Belt was defective or the installation was incorrect.  There are other reasons..just not as common.

[Jeepman]

Hard to say without an inspection but belts fail for one of three or a combination of three reasons. 1-The belt got damaged or burned at some point. 2- Heat, the belt became overheated due to the type of operation..and by the way, snow plowing.. especially in high range kills belts fast sometimes. 3-The Belt was defective or the installation was incorrect.  There are other reasons..just not as common.

Thanks for the quick response.

I plowed for about 30 minutes tops.  I was going about 45 MPH on a black top road when the belt failed.  I am hoping that this is the case of a defective belt.

Thanks again.

[Bkirt478]

Don’t mean to hijack the thread but I’m pickin up a new 2021 500s in a few days and wondering about what kind of plow and mounts you went with for your machine?

[Jeepman]

No worries.

They installed the Kolpin 48" blade and they used all mount kit WP2 and ATV push tube.

15-0050 Mount Kit
33-0070 Push Tube
31-0010 Kolpin Plow Blade
31-0048 48" Steel Blade

Aprox $400.