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polhiker
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I just bought one from Tom awesome guy to deal with and really stands by his set up,its been out there for a few yrs so its proven.
Kurt's Polaris gear down kit failure
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I just bought one from Tom awesome guy to deal with and really stands by his set up,its been out there for a few yrs so its proven.
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fullboredragon
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I've snapped two gates belts on a different vendors belt drive system, 2nd time I went over the handlebars. Mine was a 12 and now has the chain back on. I'd never buy another belt drive sled. I'd even buy an rmk over the pro to avoid the bs if I buy a new sled.
To say that the kit is a "failure" because the belt broke seems a bit "inflammatory" to me.
I feel the same way. I believe that Polaris is taking the next steep but it's three steps forward two back right now. If those same belts can handle big loads on conveyor applications, they should be able to work in a sled. I think the Polaris QDS just needs to evolve. I'll be using Tom's belt drive until then.
I agree, the strange thing here is that we still have not heard Kurts answer to all this, the first thing the op should have done is take the sled back to Kurts,(if he even did that)
if he dropped the coin on the BD kit and drive theres no way Kurt would not stand behind a belt failure and fix/improve it.....hey stuff breaks, that's sleddin bub.....
I'm guessin theres a bunch more to this story
if he dropped the coin on the BD kit and drive theres no way Kurt would not stand behind a belt failure and fix/improve it.....hey stuff breaks, that's sleddin bub.....
I'm guessin theres a bunch more to this story
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And there will be no reply.. He has no idea how to log on to this forum or construct a kit. He is a salesman....I'll bet he "personally" never touched that sled let alone did any R&D on the kit. This is verry typical of my dealing with him in the past. Ask for your money back if you would like to meet the real person...
And there will be no reply.. He has no idea how to log on to this forum or construct a kit. He is a salesman....I'll bet he "personally" never touched that sled let alone did any R&D on the kit. This is verry typical of my dealing with him in the past. Ask for your money back if you would like to meet the real person...
You talking about Curt on this one?
I know Curtis puts on a lot of miles on his sleds. He rode over a couple thousand last year on about 3 different sleds.
I have ridden WITH him this year on the gear-down kit.
I don't know about your experience, but I do know Curt to be a hands-on guy.
I don't think he just called a machine shop and put in an order for pretty powder-coated billet alum gears that went straight to the sales floor.
I was in his shop looking at his gear prototype gears the other day...the hand-made heavy ones made of steel with big weld spots on them.
I have ridden WITH him this year on the gear-down kit.
I don't know about your experience, but I do know Curt to be a hands-on guy.
I don't think he just called a machine shop and put in an order for pretty powder-coated billet alum gears that went straight to the sales floor.
I was in his shop looking at his gear prototype gears the other day...the hand-made heavy ones made of steel with big weld spots on them.
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rmscustom
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Yeah Kurt's such a horrible guy that he flagged us down at the gas station across from his shop and HE HIMSELF took my buddies kit off, inspected it and put it back on all by himself. What a bad guy. lol
Hmmmm. That's funny, cause I dragged an out-of-towner guy in there last spring who was not one of Kurt's customers. He needed a belt and battery for his sled.
Shop was kinda busy.
Curt sold the parts to us, picked them up off the counter himself, walked outside and installed them himself right there in the parking lot. The customer never touched the parts.
That tells me a couple things.
1) Curtis rolls up his sleeves. Gets his hands dirty. Probably has to wash his hands before dinner. Heck, he's probably gotta wash his hands BEFORE he takes a piss.
2) Built a staff and surrounded himself with good enough people up there that he's comfortable enough to go outside while the front counter is in good hands. He doesn't appear micromanage his front counter.
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