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Pro
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- 52
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- Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Canada
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- 2011 Nytro XTX, Hurricane Exhaust, K&N, Pcv, Autotune, Pod300, Star Suspension,
2018 Sidewinder, TD Max Spool 17, CAI, TD 3 Inch Stock Muffler Mod, 3Bar, BOV
- LOCATION
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
I would like to say kudos to Ultimax. I purchased a belt from them in April of 2022. I used the belt the last part of the winter of 2023 and put 800 miles on it, i wanted to get a few miles on it, so i switched out my other Ultimax which had 1,800 miles on it. In March off 2023 i noticed a cord frayed on the belt, i contacted Ultimax as it was under warranty till April 2023 and my season was just about done. They got the engineer to look at the photos, he said it looked "JUST OKAY", but i was told if i had any issues to get in touch with them. This winter i put about 500 miles on that belt, while doing a few test pulls(in February) the belt blew at launch. I contacted the rep i was speaking to about the belt we had concerns about. A week later a new belt showed up at my doorstep and no shipping charged. What a great company to stand by there word and warranty a belt that was almost 2yrs old. KUDOS!!!!
Simplespeed
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- Jan 8, 2022
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- 65
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- 1191 Sauk Lane , Saginaw, Mi. 48638
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2006 Apex , 2017 Sidewinder LTX -LE
Its companies like Ultimax that can be a great example to others in this industry that are only profit driven and could care less of the end results…
jonlafon1
Lifetime Member
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- Aug 18, 2014
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- 4,102
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- 50
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- USA
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- 2022 Sidewinder LTX_SE
2024 Catalyst RXC
2017 Sidewinder LTX-SE. 11750 miles (SOLD)
Nice to hear stuff like this!
VX1R
Lifetime Member
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- Sep 19, 2004
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- 2,286
- Location
- Inver Grove Heights, MN
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- Ordered: 2025 SW LTX-LE Final Edition
Current Riders:
2018 SW LTX-LE
2002 SRX Custom
Rough Trail: 2023 Lynx Xterrian 900TurboR
Vintage Riders:
1980 Enticer 300 Twin
1986 Inviter
1998 Phazer Mt. Lite
1996 Phazer Mt. Lite Mod
I had a similar situation a few years ago with a Gates belt that I purchased from Thunder Products Clutching. I gave Tim a call at Thunder explaining the circumstance's regarding the belt delaminating and he took care of getting me a replacement belt ASAP.
It's great to have companies in this industry that stand behind their products and are pro-active in getting the problems resolved quickly.
Kudos to Ultimax, Gates, and Thunder Products. Hopefully some other TY members will share a positive story with the troops.
It's great to have companies in this industry that stand behind their products and are pro-active in getting the problems resolved quickly.
Kudos to Ultimax, Gates, and Thunder Products. Hopefully some other TY members will share a positive story with the troops.
Turboflash
Lifetime Member
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- Mar 18, 2019
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- 2,508
- Location
- Southern MN
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- '17 ZR9000 Ltd. 137 - PEFI Stage 4
Over the years, I have run/experimented/tortured most of the belt brands out there. Today, there are a few I don't have experience with.
Going back to the first days of 998 turbos in 2017, Carlisle (who first produced the brand name Ultimax, and now owned by Timken), sent me and a couple of my turbo friends some "super" belts to test to see if they ould stand up to big power. We had good success but not 100%. I kept in touch with them along the way.
They always stood behind failed belts, even some that were "abused." I like the satisfaction of knowing that if I blow one up, I'll get a ew one free (sans postage). Great company who stands behind they're great belts. I won't run anything else. Thanks Timken!
Going back to the first days of 998 turbos in 2017, Carlisle (who first produced the brand name Ultimax, and now owned by Timken), sent me and a couple of my turbo friends some "super" belts to test to see if they ould stand up to big power. We had good success but not 100%. I kept in touch with them along the way.
They always stood behind failed belts, even some that were "abused." I like the satisfaction of knowing that if I blow one up, I'll get a ew one free (sans postage). Great company who stands behind they're great belts. I won't run anything else. Thanks Timken!
