You’re on your 800 Polaris Switchback Pro-S LE. You’ve been boondocking – going through fresh powder – and poaching lines – climbing a hill in someone else’s tracks – all day, pushing your Cleanfire H.O. Engine to its limits. It’s 5 degrees and the temperature is falling faster than the sun. You’re hungry and 30 minutes from camp. You just gassed up but you’re not sure how hard to push your sled. Overheat your belt one more time and you could be hitching a ride to dinner on a 2-up – a snowmobile that can carry two riders. This is the kind of scenario that propelled Jorden Campbell, president and co-founder of Razorback Technology in Paul, Idaho, to develop his infrared-based belt temperature gauge. He has seen broken belts do some very destructive things to sleds: “Most of the time, the belt punches a hole through the clutch cover when it comes apart, and sometimes it even takes out one of the clutches.” The peace of mind that comes with real-time diagnostics that trump any clutch air temperature gauge is more than worth the starting price tag of US $249.00. And considering the longer belt life that goes hand-in-hand with owning and properly monitoring a Belt Temp Gauge, you’re looking at money in your pocket – which translates to gas in your tank – in the long run.
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AUGUST 2016 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
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