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Look lets clear some things up,I bought this thing brand new not in a crate from a dealer in Jasper Indiana only because he was willing to deliver it and take a compact diesel tractor in on trade,not because it was the cheapest deal around. He delivered it to me fully assembled and all gone over. I have pushing $14,000 dollars invested in this thing,had the warn winch and mid mount Warn plow installed and the full hard enclosure and upgraded tires and wheels. At 51 yrs of age this was suppose to be the rest of my lifetime investment to plow my driveway,do yard work,and get me on and off the mountain in my backyard for hunting.
At almost 4 yrs old I am well aware it is no longer under any kind of warranty(never implied that it was) not looking for a free ride,just would like to know at such low mileage why a major component of the drive system would fail totally locking up the rear end at full throttle. It was one scary ride I am here to tell you, I could of been killed or seriously injured,thank god the dirt road had lots of snow and ice on it and I knew enough to steer thru the skid. Do not even want to think what would of happened if my grand children were behind the wheel at the time. You do not think it was that wild of a ride take your machine out on a dirt road and get it up to speed and then stand on your brakes,better hang on. Just looking for some answers and want people to understand what happened. If Kymco feels guilty etc. and wants to help with the $3000 dollar repair bill that would be great but that is not what I am after.

I AM the original owner,I bought the machine brand new and have NEVER abused it. The hardest thing it has ever done is plow my 60 foot driveway for the last 3.5 yrs(always in low gear) . My hunting stand is almost a mile from the house on the mountain behind my house so most of the only 412 miles are from that trip. That is why I am sooo pissed about this!

It is a 2015,so no longer under warranty,bought it off Ebay from a dealer in Jasper Indiana, I am in Northeast PA,my local dealer 15 mins. away has a terrible rep. plus they told me that it was out of your realm of repair work,next closet dealer 3hrs. away ripped my neighbor off so bad I wouldn't take a bicycle to them,so I took it to the nearest Artic CAT dealer(which have been using Kymco parts for years)

So far Kymco USA at 864-327-4744 acts like they could care less,they will pass on my imfo,that was 4 hrs ago - zero response so call back again and lady got pretty snooty that she was in a meeting. Does any one have a different phone number to reach out to?

Gave up and took it to a repair shop,it is something internal in the tranny and the entire engine has to be pulled. I will say it again NOT IMPRESSED with only 412 miles on it. Yes I plow my driveway with it but always plow in low,most of the miles are from getting to and back from my hunting stand.

So another piss poor design, in order to remove the rear drive shaft the entire rear diff has to be removed

Well so far it is not the rear brake,belt,primary clutch,secondary clutch,wet clutch,one way bearing.Jack up the rear and rear wheels still do not turn but 10 or 12 degrees.Next is remove rear driveshaft to see if it is the rear diff or tranny. Can't say I am real impressed with it seeing as it only has 412 miles on it. Finally talked to a lady at Kymco USA who was zero help,her answer for everything is you have to go thru your local dealer and she stated that they can no longer sell me any parts. NOT IMPRESSED

What a poor design to get to the drive belt,looks very labor intensive just to get belt cover off. The drive belt being the lifeline of the machine should be much easier to get to like most other brands. Will update when I finally get to the belt and clutch.