ARCTIC CAT Front Differential Lock and Can-am Visco-Lok

[Aint1S]

@beeqool

your post had a contradiction... I own neither bike, but the rear diffs have always been locked up on 4x atvs. Not since the 80's, when they offered 3 wheelers with locking plates that had to be bolted to the carrier for a fully spooled rear diff... have they ever tried that one.

The rear diffs are always spooled.

This is about true locking front diffs and "so-called" locking front diffs. Don't worry about the rear. :-) Hope that helps ya out. (Do worry about axles and 32" tires though)

[beeqool]

why does it lock only front diff? wouldnt both be better?

[Rodsranch]

Watch when they were both on the logs. The Arctic Cat didnt just sit there and spin.

[jcolcord5]

yep.. stick with my honda

[howellrick]

I drive a 1988 Yamaha yfm 225 2wd and a 2012 Can-am 650 Outlander Max XTP, and I didn't see one scenario in this video that either of my quads couldn't do (Yes, even the log climb). Looked like a bunch of guys learning to drive. On the gas, off the gas...lol

[daver18qc]

I drive a Yamaha Grizzly, you can choose 3wd or full lock, and 3wd can be engaged while driving, don't need to stop, and i love it :D

[fischsnopro]

from driving pickup to 4wheelers there is alot of instenses where having control and being able to lock your diff is very handy not saying their design is perfect but for a rider who really wants to go through the most well theres no replacement for a full diff lock

[Fiddick7]

my arctic mud pro diff lock pin got stuck, and i was litterly locked 100% of the time, until my diff grenaded.. i ride a can am now much better

[slapoutz]

@MrWaddaman actually you can have it in 4wd with no lock (like a honda 3wd) or locked on an arctic cat. thats the only thing i like about arctic cats, other than their 4wd their junk.

[cbk982]

I dont have any of these ATV's and im a fan of neither, but I must say id rather have the cats manual lock. But with almost any other thing with ATV's, its an opinion thing. and anyways it would be fun at times to have an auto locker

[TheDARJAMRAN]

the guy on the outlander cant drive thats the problem with that

[lamborghini478]

well duh artic cat can make it up the logs quicker than the cam am because it sits so damn high

[forrest225]

@lamborghini478 The ground clearance really doesn't make a difference in this comparison. The can-am is slower because the front diff takes a long time to lock, and the artic cat's front diff was locked before he even got to the log.

[amtrobia]

Nice Video! More Diff Lock Videos!!

[Rodsranch]

Man that Visco-Lock is Terrible

[behrlock]

The earlier Visco Loks were slower to engage. Notice the the 2010 Renegade didn't have any troubles either.

Polaris's AWD is a locker as well, however it true shift on the fly / just leave it on. There are some advantages and disadvantages with them.

All depends on how and where you ride as to what's best.

[Bob67755]

@MrWaddaman um its on the fly... apparently someone didn't study, and nothings broke on my 07 so....

[MrWaddaman]

@Bob67755 You can't pull a manual diff lock lever on any machine while moving, It can be "alright" if your moving really slow and do it, but its still not good. If you try to engage it while going any real speed you will damage the internals. Visco lok's can only do it because it doesn't fully engage like the little yellow levers.

[Bob67755]

@MrWaddaman no shit, why would you fully lock it anyways while goin like 20 miles an hour, its pretty dangerous if you ask me...the most fast i went when flippin the switch is like 10...still i don't like that visco lok, so why argue to try to persuade me too, and its fully locked...not fully locked, then whats the point of the lockers, its just more bullshit to go wrong

[MrWaddaman]

@Bob67755 Umm wtf? You make no sense whatsoever...

[Bob67755]

@MrWaddaman all the bullshit is more to go wrong in other words, and fully locked...hahaha you got all the power you can get all the time...which means when you need it...instantly...wow

[terminatorsinaloa]

man that song is annoying lol

[shmodzilla]

@terminatorsinaloa

No crap!! The whole time i was waiting to see Snoopy dancing on top of the 4 wheelers

[thecivicman]

Visco-Lok is an amazing system. The 2009 and older Visco-Lok was garbage, I admit. Anything with power steering has the QE Visco-Lok and that is an amazing system. Instant lock and unlock without having to worry about any stupid buttons or levers.

Arctic cats are heavy pieces of garbage. I have seen a Mud Pro bend it's hokey looking frame climbing over a log! lol

[Bob67755]

seems like the Cats diff, is way better than that shitty visco lok

[terminatorsinaloa]

@Bob67755 compare it with the 2012 that ill do the trick

[Bob67755]

@terminatorsinaloa what i like is when i know its on, i know can am improved, i just hate how polaris, and them have this fancy revolution engagment, i just wanna flip a switch so when its on, its on

[ostacruiser]

I ride with Cat's every ride, they never use their diff lock, too worried about snapping axles or blowing diffs. The visco lock QE is far superior, locks in when it's needed every time automatically and very quickly unlike the previous versions of viscos. The Rengade X-XC got it done on every obstacle in this vid, thank you for posting

[xXihetsXx]

@Kalebakins arctic cats get stuck a lot more

[Bob67755]

@xXihetsXx how...if you notice in most vids how the Cats always go where the others won't go...i'm not even gonna argue any further

[xXihetsXx]

can-am is a lot better in mud than arctic cat, even the mudpro seems to get all the time

[kalebakins]

@xXihetsXx why would you think that? arctic cat has a lot more ground clearance and lower gears. and room to fit bigger tires.

[TheEggmanrc]

Made it though that in a second

[TheEggmanrc]

Haha this video is a joke because u drive like a 1 year old on a 10cc my 02 Honda foreman wouldevs

[mudprohoe]

CAN HAM JUnk

[bballplaya123678]

which machine do you like better? say it was a thundercat 1000 vs outlander 800r xtp with the visco qe and power steering

[bballplaya123678]

i havnt even watched it yet but thank you already!

[ameenalbriki]

Best video thanks

[mani325204]

Ok, das stimmt - ich wünschti mir au e 100% Sperri. Aber mit em 'Gsammtpaket' Renegade bin ich ganz z'friede :-)

[stormorange]

E ganz schöne Verglich........