2012 RMK 800 Spare Belt?

[kootenaycat]

Just bought a new RMK 800 and salesman tells me it doesn't come with a spare belt. How many new RMK owners have had the same experience? And just for the record, if you buy accessories with your sled, take a look at the Polaris Canada site and compare list prices. They tried to sell me a bunch of extras for more then what Polaris wants on their site!

On a good note, I've read lots of good reviews about the new RMK and am looking forward to riding it. Traded in a '07 Dragon 700 and was happy with the handling and deep powder ride, boondocking/sidehilling was a breeze and supposed to be even better on the Proride chassis!

 

[polaris011]

ya i had the same deal .... but i went in told them i wanted a sled signed the paper wrote a check and left ... im not very goood at making deals ..i forget to bargin till its to late!!

 

[snopro]

Sorry to inform you but none of the manufacturers or dealers give you a free belt unless you buy it. The car/truck manufacturers are the same with spare tires. You pay extra...

 

[Redlineryan]

Yeah same thing with my pro i actually carried around an old belt off a rmk900 that could be used to limp out since the pro belts are $200. just this year i finally bought a proper spare but i inspect my belt all the time and after 1000 miles it still looks basically new just thought after 1000 miles it might be good to have the proper back up.

 

[sledhead80]

Yeah a buddy and I bought 2 2012 Pro RMK's, he bought a spare belt from the dealer for 200 bux. I found a dayco xtx belt that would work at Royal Distributors for 110 bux. Ive heard really good things about the dayco xtx belt and for the price I'll give it a shot.

 

[Redlineryan]

I was thinking of getting a dayco originally too. a friend got one for his m1000 but it only lasted 4 hours so i just decided to pay the extra for what i know is a good belt.

 

[sledhead80]

I was thinking of getting a dayco originally too. a friend got one for his m1000 but it only lasted 4 hours so i just decided to pay the extra for what i know is a good belt.

Was it a XTX belt because according to some stuff I've seen the XTX was supposed to be good for turbo sleds so they should stand up to a stock sleds abuse just fine, but I guess we will see.

 

[Redlineryan]

Not to sure if it was or not. think it was supposed to be a way tougher belt. didnt end up that way

 

[kootenaycat]

Thanks for the input guys! I bought the spare Poo belt just because I've had issues with the aftermarket belts in the past with big bore sleds. We'll see what I pay for it when I go in, he said I was getting a deal at $189, then when I checked their website I saw that $189 was regular price, so asking for a discount. I've spent about $45,000 on various toys from them in the last 10 years so that better have some influence! So far they have been decent, gotta work 'em a little but they usually come through.

I'd rather spend my hard earned cash on local dealers and they know it.

 

[sureman123]

My dealer must like me.. .. the sled had a spare belt in the clip when I picked it up....

 

[Redlineryan]

My dealer must like me.. .. the sled had a spare belt in the clip when I picked it up....

Sneaky Sneaky!