NEW PRODUCT FOR 2013 PRO RMK!

[TCPSOUTH]

Tri-City Performance "Xtreme Belt Drive Guard"
Built from 3/16 T-6061 aluminum. Laser cut and stamped to ensure precesion fit every time. Install time is approx 5 minutes. Protects your belt drive system from damage from stumps, rocks, and also running the sled on a dolly. This will cover the existing hole in the plastic left open for the chaincase plug. You may notice a very tight clearance between the plastic and the belt. If you hit something or run the sled on a dolly, it will push the plastic into the belt and cause damage. This is our solution to the problem. Attaches to existing holes in the bulkhead with aluminum rivets and easy to follow instructions. See attached pictures. Quanities are limited so reserve yours today. Price is $59.99. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you and pray for snow!


Ben Eaton
Tri-City Performance
Springville Ut
801-794-3005
ben_eaton21@hotmail.com

 

[wellfed777]

seems like a good idea !
you guys think about powder coating or anodizing it to help with snow sticking ?

 

[TCPSOUTH]

seems like a good idea !
you guys think about powder coating or anodizing it to help with snow sticking ?

Due to it's location I think powder coating would just get scraped off. Anodizing would be the way to go. We just left it raw to match the rest of the chassis.

 

[Avi8tormd]

Can you bend/radius it to match the contour of the belly pan? For $60 I think it could fit a little better.

 

[sledhead69]

it looks like half of it is riveted to the belly pan which is just plastic. If you hit something wouldnt it just flex and hit the belt drive anyway? Also, $60 is plenty for a piece of aluminum.....just my opinion.

 

[TCPSOUTH]

Can you bend/radius it to match the contour of the belly pan? For $60 I think it could fit a little better.

If you look at the belly pan where that rear gap is, the plastic actually makes two different bends. The one on the inside is deeper than the one on the outside. The bend on the front is strait across so it can have a tighter fit. If you took each one and did all the tooling by hand you could probably bend the rear contour just a touch tighter. But the labor on that could get very expensive. We just built a stamp out of steel so they are the same fit every time. If you have a sled, take a look at the plastic on the bottom and you can see what i'm talking about.

 

[sledneck_03]

looks great, should work good too. One issue is...with sport atvs and aluminum skid plates you do hit something hard enough it bends and stays bent. with plastic it bends and bends back. what about using some thick plastic??

 

[likkerpig]

it looks like half of it is riveted to the belly pan which is just plastic. If you hit something wouldnt it just flex and hit the belt drive anyway? Also, $60 is plenty for a piece of aluminum.....just my opinion.

No offense intended, it's a product that fills a void. But dude, $60.00? Really?? I'll take my chances or try and make something on my own. It may look ghetto but who cares can't see it under there anyways. If it was 30.00 I'd take one and not think twice.

 

[TCPSOUTH]

it looks like half of it is riveted to the belly pan which is just plastic. If you hit something wouldnt it just flex and hit the belt drive anyway? Also, $60 is plenty for a piece of aluminum.....just my opinion.

That is correct, the 2 outer rivets go in the the plastic alone. The left rear rivet goes in where the running board, chassis, and belly pan meet. The front left rivet goes in the bulkhead it'self. I have not been able to make it flex inward. It is actually a really strong tight fit. We sre using aluminum rivets so if you hit something really hard it will have some give without causing other damage.

 

[TCPSOUTH]

No offense intended, it's a product that fills a void. But dude, $60.00? Really?? I'll take my chances or try and make something on my own. It may look ghetto but who cares can't see it under there anyways. If it was 30.00 I'd take one and not think twice.

No offense taken

 

[SSWIM]

Very nice. The price is right also.

Sam

 

[Chris the sled guy]

Looks good! You should sell over sized washers for the backside of the plastic. It helps spread the load.

 

[R44guy]

Very nice. The price is right also.

Sam

Ben,

I agree with Sam the guard looks nice and the price is fair and obviously not cheap but you get what you pay for and if you got $10,500 to spend on a sled plus tax what is $60 more for some added protection for some one who thought about it, designed it, tested it, and manufactured it.

Maybe you would consider a group buy discount for Snowest 4M members? Thanks for posting the pictures since it is always neat to see what others have taken the time to make and share.

 

[TCPSOUTH]

Ben,

I agree with Sam the guard looks nice and the price is fair and obviously not cheap but you get what you pay for and if you got $10,500 to spend on a sled plus tax what is $60 more for some added protection for some one who thought about it, designed it, tested it, and manufactured it.

Maybe you would consider a group buy discount for Snowest 4M members? Thanks for posting the pictures since it is always neat to see what others have taken the time to make and share.

I would be happy to work something out with you. Call or e-mail me when your ready. Thanks again.

 

[sledneck_03]

Looks good! You should sell over sized washers for the backside of the plastic. It helps spread the load.

wont do crap, rivets are in shear.

 

[crf118r]

Nice looking product, but really Polaris?? Why is it that we the consumer need to spend more of our hard earned, high taxed money on a "fix" for bad (or missed) engineering?? Irritating to say the least. Sorry for that. I don't even own a '13... yet.

 

[kmo]

Too much money for what it is, by about double. Somebody else will make a nicer, cleaner looking product and sell a bunch of them for considerably less money is what I think.

 

[XP2009]

Avid Protection ?

Will this product work to protect the Avid D&R chaincase ?

 

[TCPSOUTH]

Will this product work to protect the Avid D&R chaincase ?

I sent you a PM. Thanks

 

[Pro-8250]

I didn't think anyone on this site hit anything with their sled?
I don't think the price is bad. People spend a lot more on graphics.

I think 03 has something here.

sledneck_03 looks great, should work good too. One issue is...with sport atvs and aluminum skid plates you do hit something hard enough it bends and stays bent. with plastic it bends and bends back. what about using some thick plastic??