Here are 5 free tips for things you should do to your new Polaris Pro RMK 850 before you ride it. "Any action you take upon the information on this RU-vid Channel or website is strictly at your own risk.”
Going to be Team Polaris this Winter! thanks for the tips! can't wait to ride the 2020 850 i bought this summer! keep the good content coming this winter Dan!
I'm brand new to snowmobiles and just snowchecked my very first sled for 2020. So, I've been searching for videos to help me know things like hand signals, trail etiquette, servicing my sled, etc. You're really the only one out there that makes the effort to show actual tutorials on how to do this stuff....PLEASE keep it up. Subbed.
Thanks Sethalos, glad you are liking the channel and congrats on that 2020 snowcheck. Its always cool to hear about riders getting into the sport. Come and ride with us in Alpine Wyoming sometime.
Great tips. One critique I have which applies to my polaris 800 is that anytime it has anything extra in the fuel aka break in or first ride of the season the engine fouls plugs in 91/non ethanol mode. Assuming the 850 comes with extra oil in the first tank from the dealer, I would run the first tank out before switching to 91/non ethanol mode. Just my 2 cents.
Great video. Great channel thank you for sharing your information. Very professional, shop is always clean and tidy, sleds are always clean and your vehicles are always clean that all takes time and shows you are a professional thanks again and thanks for the content.
Thanks for the video. I was told when I got mine to just leave the fuel type on 'non-premium/ethanol' in case I got bad gas and that if non-premium fuel was put in when it was set to premium it could mess up your engine because of timing advance on premium setting. You don't worry about that at all?
Great Video! Check the chain case oil. Last four new Polaris sleds we purchased in the last 4 years only had 3 ounces of oil in them. Very consistent. Spec calls for 10 ounces. Why? Not good to run chain case during break-in with low oil level.
To each his own there all good brands and nice sleds now a days it's all what your doing /riding style and how you maintain and treat them I think is huge how they perform 3k miles later
Thanks for providing the info you do. Maybe you can answer a question for me. Been 25 years since ive been on or owned a sled. I bought a '13 Assault 800. Does the battery assist with pulling it over?? Doesnt have electric start. Went to pull it over and its hard as hell to pull. The battery is dead and is currently on charge. I believe the battery is dead since the speedo display didnt come on after pulling up the kill switch and turning the key to on. Has 4000 miles on it and is in very good condition. Thanks
Fuel is pretty dirty nowdays. E10 (95) or E5 (98) here in Sweden or the Aspen non ethanol is the premium but realy expensive but used in chainsaws that are stored with fuel for a long time as it degrades slower then the dirty ethanol fuels.
Dan can you do a video on the light weight clutches you guys run because i have heard that if you do us a light weight clutch it will throw the crank out of wack because the crank itself is already light weight
Polaris 850 owners might want to check their injection pump line to the engine. My dealer found a lot of the ones that they received had the clip holding the line not in place.
Back to watching your videos (snow in the yard here on Steamboat). Would love an opinion from you. I sold both my 600s and now looking at 14’ or 15’ 800s (2300 mi) or a 19’ 850 (41 mi). I can essentially get two sleds for the price of one. How reliable are the 800s vs the 850? I’m an intermediate deep powder rider.
It’s still surprising to me that Polaris’ ECM can’t automatically compensate for a change in octane, they don’t equip their sleds with a tether from the factory, that their mountain sleds don’t utilize electronic fuel gage, and has to suggest that you bring additional spark plugs with you. I don’t have any major beef with any of the four brands and I think they all bring something to the table. I do ride a SkiDoo, but an SKS or Khaos would definitely be my second choice.
Great video, thank you!! 👍👍. I have 850 and it's incredible but i have already changed 3 spark plugs (2 during the break in- i did everything right) and last one after 5 engine hours. Is that common? My friend has similliar problem on 800.Thank you
all my friends 800 blow plugs with polaris oil and I never blew any plugs in 4 seasons with my 2012 with sinto racing oil. this is not a tip for you but this is what I noticed
you should have run ams oil dominator or interceptor that's the best oil in the world if you do your research, don't choose things just because the name is the same brand that you have great video everything else was spot-on!
Thanks for the information, my sled currently has 40% in the fuel tank of 10% ethanol gas, if I fill it up all the way with non ethanol gas which setting should I start off with?
Cheesey McCheese my siphon wasn’t able to get down in the tank, have you ever siphoned our of a Polaris gas tank before? On my arctic cat was no problem.
As shown, there is a setting for 91 octane non-ethanol gas. Must be 91 octane or higher AND non-ethanol for this setting. All other types of fuel should be used with the Ethanol setting, including 88 octane non-ethanol gas.
David Rowley Thanks for the information, my sled currently has 40% in the fuel tank of 10% ethanol gas, if I I want to fill it up all the way with non ethanol 91 gas which setting should I start off with? Would it be ok to have the setting on for the 91 non-ethanol if it is more then half of that in the tank or better to leave it on 10% setting until first gas tank gone?
@@djg1028 what is the octane of the fuel in the tank? To safely use the "91 non ethanol" setting, your fuel should have an octane of 91 or higher AND be non ethanol.
David Rowley the fuel in the tank now is 91 and has 10% ethanol in it and I added it with fuel stabilizer from last season. Now I have a gas station near me that I can get the non ethanol 91 from so I would like to run that in it as it’s better but which setting should I start off the season with if I mix 91 non ethanol in with the 40% that is 91 ethanol??
Why are all these Ski-Doo fanboys, watching this video on Polaris 850 preparation/adjustment tips. They MUST be thinking/dreaming about getting a Polaris! When they start out talking about the 840, you know they've got a chip on their shoulder. Maybe buyer's regret?
When you start the sled the morning , whats the best temps before goin to ride.. heard they are hard on sparkplug and ill reçeive my first khaos matrix 850 in 2 weeks.. and i dont wanna mess with that.. haha ! Thanks for the help
@@tpainless2455 Removing the sway bar will make the sled easier to initiate a sidehill but will also take away from the stability of the sled. But its important to ensure that your shocks are setup correctly when removing a sway bar.
I took my sway bar off my 16 axys and love it. It’s shit on the trail but the trail is only for getting to the mountains. Now I’m contemplating cutting the sway bar mounts of of the a arms to shed even more weight
I work at a Polaris dealership.. One thing I say. DO NOT BUY THE 850 FOR THE FIRST YEAR! Had 3 guys already end up with hurt engines already. 1) Major cylinder wall scoring 2) Teflon from the piston was wearing away incredibly fast 3) Crank has problems with having play moving back and forth a tiny bit messing up oiling paths All of this is happening already within the first 50-200 miles on these sleds. Sure you get good warranty term but it doesn't help when you have your sled blowing up in the mountains and needing a heli to fly you out. Or even just when having downtime in the short winter season. ALSO: If your dealership adds oil into the tank in the PDI get it drained out. You will be fouling plugs like a mother fucker
Me and my friends all bought the Polaris 850’s and they are up for sale within a week. They ride rough and they are slower than the skidoos. (Flat land sleds)
The fact these sleds don’t come with the basic tools to do these adjustments is a joke! Hell I had to let my buddy borrow my ski doo tools to adjust some of his stuff trail side, come on Polaris. Spare plugs....what?
Besides adjusting the handlebars, pretty sure the rest of the tools are included... (Belt change, spark plugs change). But yes, the BRP tool-kit is more extensive.
For $15,000 the oil should be full and shouldn't have to worry about the belt deflection, should be set already. That's some cheap shit. But that thing is bad af
you either got a lemon or didnt break in properly or just cant drive then, thats all i ever owned and never replaced a belt in my life.its called respecting your gear.
i also have a can-am outlander that all i hear are ppl bitching about belts, i beat the shit out of it all summer and its still fresh as fuck. i actually wanted it to snap to put a heavy duty one in but its taking the punishment of a Canadian winter no problem. #Bombardier
Not really.. all my 4 previous skidoo had belt issue and this is because the drive clutch became too hot. My pro rmk didnt had this issue because polaris and artic cat have old style drive clutch which is mostly open side to side so they stay cool and my polaris had the same traitment as my skidoo. In other hand, Brp drive clutch have better performance with there ramp style clutch but they heat to much for my driving style and blowimg 4 belts per season with my doo.
Here is the best tip quit paying this much for these snowmopiles,14 to 15 thousand you have to be a moron to pay that much for a high tech headache down the road. High tech junk.
#1, don't buy it...#2 don't buy it...#3 don't buy it...#4 don't buy it...and the most important,,,don't buy that garbage. Crank bearings, fuel problems, center bearings, cracking oil tanks now.. Its amazing how many people buy this crap STILL. Polaris has not been able to build an engine in years. And yet, keep on buying it.
