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AcidRain

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May 27, 2001, 1:18:54 PM5/27/01
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What is considered among the best available large
displacement ATVs for off road/general yard duty, etc? I'm
thinking of plowing the driveway in the winter, towing yard
stuff around and having some fun in my down time.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

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Cal Wheeler

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May 27, 2001, 5:36:24 PM5/27/01
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AcidRain wrote:
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> What is considered among the best available large
> displacement ATVs for off road/general yard duty, etc? I'm
> thinking of plowing the driveway in the winter, towing yard
> stuff around and having some fun in my down time.
>
> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

My first ATV was a Suzuki King Quad, but it's not rea sporty for the fun
stuff. Crawls rocks like nothing else, though.

A Yamaha Wolverine is a good, strong sport/ute, and it's doen all the
tasks my KQ did but is far more sporty on trails and such. But for
plowing? I think maybe a 500cc on up wheeler.

Sandman

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May 27, 2001, 11:54:35 PM5/27/01
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im real partial to my arctic cat 500 manual. i think thats one of those
questions where you can expect about a dozen different answers. :-)

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Dan Mcelroy

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May 28, 2001, 6:30:59 AM5/28/01
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On Sun, 27 May 2001 10:18:54 -0700 (PDT), AcidRain
<unknown...@nowhere.etin.com> wrote:

>What is considered among the best available large
>displacement ATVs for off road/general yard duty, etc? I'm
>thinking of plowing the driveway in the winter, towing yard
>stuff around and having some fun in my down time.
>

>Hey Steve....Get you a 600 Yamaha Grizzly....Optional 4 wheel drive and plenty of torque...
I have pulled a Z/71 truck from a sand pit with mine...

Bradley V. Stone

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May 28, 2001, 12:32:23 PM5/28/01
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I have a '99 kodiak that can't be stopped when plowing. I didn't even
use chains this past winter and we had WAY more snow that usual. I
was plowing at least once a week, sometimes through 3 foot or higher
stuff. 3 100' drivways and one long access road (500').


On Sun, 27 May 2001 10:18:54 -0700 (PDT), AcidRain
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hopster

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May 28, 2001, 12:26:21 PM5/28/01
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Well, at least a dozen different answers is a dozen places
to start. :)

Any review sites out there?

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hopster

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May 28, 2001, 12:28:00 PM5/28/01
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>>What is considered among the best available large
>>displacement ATVs for off road/general yard duty, etc?
>>I'm
>>thinking of plowing the driveway in the winter, towing
>>yard
>>stuff around and having some fun in my down time.
>>

>>Hey Steve....Get you a 600 Yamaha Grizzly....Optional 4
>wheel drive and plenty of torque...

> have pulled a Z/71 truck from a sand pit with mine...

Those do look nice...

Brian

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May 28, 2001, 12:53:58 PM5/28/01
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AcidRain wrote:

I've got the 2001 Grizzly and I can tell you that it'll move just about
anything around
(including your wallet). Still....its a beast.....and a darn handy one at
that.

Brian

Jaime&Deb&Kendra

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May 28, 2001, 1:39:31 PM5/28/01
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400 explorer is the best all around machine for the money plus it will bea
tll the utiltes out there except the 500 H.O

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AcidRain

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May 29, 2001, 1:21:17 PM5/29/01
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I've seen a lot of good things about the grizzly... guess I'll
definately have to check that one out.

Thanks for the input!


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MJC

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May 31, 2001, 11:49:13 AM5/31/01
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I got the 450 foreman with a plow and like any other honda i have owed it
has never let me down. can't beat that Honda reliability!


Glen

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May 31, 2001, 12:35:44 PM5/31/01
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I agree 100% I have a 96 Honda Foreman 400 and it has been great never
failed me yet. I rode with a Polaris Sportsman 500 this winter and it
was one cool machine it went great in the snow and seemed to have tons
of power I would look at the Sportsman, Rubicon and Grizzly But if I
were buying another ATV right now it would be the Honda Foreman 450S in
Yellow. I don't want a auto tranny I like to shift. JMO
Good luck in your search


Ridered

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May 31, 2001, 9:15:10 PM5/31/01
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Honda all the way

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Lance

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Jun 1, 2001, 9:54:22 AM6/1/01
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Take the time to check out the all new Prairie 650 V-Twin.  It's just now arriving at dealers.
 
Lance

S.H.

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Jun 1, 2001, 10:10:53 AM6/1/01
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The new Kaw is definitely worth looking at, but Im kinda leary of all the
corners they had to cut to keep it at 600 lbs. They even went with a
thinner body plastic from what I've been reading.

>
> Take the time to check out the all new Prairie 650 V-Twin. It's just =

Lance

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Jun 1, 2001, 11:09:48 AM6/1/01
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When I first heard about the thinner plastic, I thought what a rip.  But after thinking about, it shouldn't be that big a deal. Unless you completely abuse the machine, all you'll get is scuffs and scratches.  Of course, everyone rides different and under different conditions, so it probably is a concern to some.  I think the extra features out weigh the concerns.  That's one rider's opinion...
 
I saw one for the first time yesterday.  They hadn't even prep'd it yet.  I was so excited looking at all the new features, I forgot to check the plastic. 
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