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A DIRT WHEELS FAN WRITES: “Instead of purchasing an OEM belt for my 2016 Arctic Cat 500, it was recommended to me by a local shop to put on a Gates drive belt. I know Gates is a good name from my snowmobile days, so I went ahead and purchased one. Well, when it arrived, […]
Dirt Wheels · 1 day ago
The book interval for a side-by-side air filter is 25 hours, but desert and sand riding cut that to 10, and the filter does not warn you first.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
Water gets into places you cannot see, and the damage it does is slow, so the checks belong the same evening rather than next season.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
A drive belt is the one part on a CVT machine that will strand you without notice, and the 50-hour inspection is where you catch it beforehand.
The Offroading.News Desk · 2 months ago · Archive
Sand is the harshest routine environment a recreational machine sees, and the post-trip checklist is short but cannot be skipped.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
A packed radiator screen is the most common cause of overheating on a trail machine, and checking it every 25 hours is the simplest job on the schedule.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
A grease gun and fifteen minutes every 25 hours keeps the suspension and driveline joints on a side-by-side from wearing out quietly.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
A machine that sat all winter needs more than a battery charge before the first ride, and the order of the checks matters.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
The book says check differential fluid every 15,000 miles, but a water crossing can contaminate a diff without any outward sign, so check it after the crossing too.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
A dirt bike chain wants cleaning, lubing and a tension check every three hours of riding, because a dry or tight chain destroys sprockets quickly.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
Mud is easy to wash off and hard to wash out of the joints, so the wash and the grease gun have to be treated as one job.
The Offroading.News Desk · 3 months ago · Archive
Four-stroke off-road engines tighten their valve clearances as they wear, and a 30-hour check catches the change before it costs a valve or a piston.
The Offroading.News Desk · 4 months ago · Archive
An hour of preparation before winter saves a day of diagnosis in April, and most of it is about fuel, batteries and keeping pests out.
The Offroading.News Desk · 4 months ago · Archive
Side-by-side brake pads are supposed to last 50 hours or six months between inspections, but mud and water crossings can grind a set away in far less.
The Offroading.News Desk · 4 months ago · Archive
The break-in period is short, but the first hundred hours set the pattern for whether a machine ages well, and the early jobs are specific.
The Offroading.News Desk · 4 months ago · Archive
Wheel fasteners walk loose more often than anyone expects, and a routine of checking them is worth more than any single number you could memorize.
The Offroading.News Desk · 5 months ago · Archive
