Yeah that's just 1 example. If everyone posted their rates you'd see people with 400's paying the same and sometimes more then us...Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
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Yeah that's just 1 example. If everyone posted their rates you'd see people with 400's paying the same and sometimes more then us...Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
I have had a lot of atv from the 1000cc wildcat to the 250 polaris hawkeye .I still like driving my 350 Honda for hunting and all around farm work .I also have a 650 Baja that will kick your 700 butt all over the bush ,I know I can pull a moose out of the bush with my 350 Honda .as it will not spin the tires like the 1000 cc did ,if a guy just wants a bike to us for daily use around the property then a 500cc or less bike is the way to go ,will plow the drive haul firewood trail ride and hunt ,and just have fun easy on fuel and easy to drive ,,Honda fourman Yamaha kodiak are great bikes and the ones to look at if buying used ,,we have 7 atvs at this time so I have a little bit of experience ,
If you can't afford to insure it you probably can't afford to maintain it properly either.
I find the most useful sized bike for a big game hunter is the 400 class with a shifter tranny. Any bigger and the chassis get bigger/heavier and most are belt drives. The only failures we have encountered are belts getting greased and failing at really bad times. Never an issue with a shifter. These mid sized bikes aren't the best toys for blasting around but are miniature log skidders and will do amazing things if you are a good enough operator. I'm going to leave it at that before Jeff's head explodes....LoL.
The Baja is not a utility quad but more of a sport quad (no 4x4), and I guarantee it will not go where we go..lol As long as you stay on dry trails then yes, you'll kick a utility machine's butt as far as speed goes, but not as far as going over and through the rough stuff goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchhunter
The AC in your group had belt problems? I ask this because the CVT setup Cat uses (as does the Yamaha Grizz) are pretty much bullet proof and they are not known for eating belts, like Can Am and Polaris are. Now, if you get the belt wet that's another story. Been there, done that and waterproofed everything properly and never had a problem since. I'm still on my original belt as well, even after getting it wet about three times.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
No it was a Grizzly 660. I had to pull him out of a mud hole with my dinky toy Big Bear. It was the electronics that failed on the AC a couple seasons ago, not his belt. Bike spent most of the week dead in the bush, it finally started on the last day of the hunt.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
You pulled him out by yourself?:pQuote:
Originally Posted by terrym
I had a moose on the front rack and a bush cord of 8ft oak logs lashed to the back and if I remember a flat tire too but yeah, no problem......:ninja:. Next year if the AC dies in the bush again we're just going to set it on fire :joker:Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Tell the guy in your group with the Cat to turn the kill switch off next time. LOL! It usually starts better that way..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
He was all set to dump the lemon but went through a divorce and got fleeced so he is stuck with it. This is the bike that had a new engine replaced on warranty in the first year. They actually had a factory technical service manager go to the dealership to approve the work. He approved it and they replaced the engine but it is not a bike we depend on let's just say.