i use a Polaris Sportsman 500 it is an awsome machine!!!!!!!!! i bought it to use a tractor on my property. it has done every thing i have ever asked it do do and it dose a good job carring out deer to boot.

I personaly feel like that if your not out in the bush raceing and acting like a wild man, an ATV has little or no effect on deer or animals and I know this as I have encountered moose and deer while rideing on regular basis, and as long as I don' t stop they' ll stay there, but as soon as you stop then they" re gone. Last week I was out ATV' ing on a quad trail to relocate some stands and traveling at maybe 10 mph and then out comes out in front of me is an ole Blackie at about 15 steps, all I could do is stop as we saw each other at the same time, the bear ran off and the layers of fat just rolled off it as it ran . For the past several years I have encountered lots of wildlife while being on the quad, but then again I am the only one useing the trails too, and I also have millions of acres to play in too. Bobby

I just bought a 2003 Suzuki Vinson 500 Automatic for the family yesterday. It has a winch and plow and front/rear bumpers. All I gotta do is paint the bumpers black now.

Got 47 miles on it....it' s awesome and the wife can drive it too. Might get a 2nd one if she likes it a lot. Doin' the family thing. Here are some pics I just took.









LIKE I SAID...they are ALL nice machines...

I' m glad to see at least one other person with a Suzuki. I' ve got a ' 99 King Quad 300. It has independant rear suspension with sealed drive shafts which can' t slip and don' t wear out. High, low and super low ranges. Differential lock. I' ve got almost 3000 miles on it. It' s been through water almost to the seat and will climb hills like a mountain goat. I' ve dragged more 4wheelers out of the woods than deer. It' s never failed to crank (even when my daughter filled it with diesel fuel []) and I' ve never had to do a thing to it but change the oil. It is an excellent machine. The only thing I would ever change on it is the manual transmisssion. Electronic shift would be nice in some situations.

Things to look for.
1. Do not ever buy one with a chain or belt drive. I' ve dragged a ton of Polaris chain drives out. Make sure to get one with sealed rear drive shafts.
2. Make sure you have at least two ranges on the transmission.
3. Make sure you have differential lock.

Just something I' ve noticed.
The larger atv' s NEED 4WD. I can' t tell you how many of the larger 2WD' s I' ve seen get stuck in mud and steep inclines. 300 to 450 cc' s is plenty of power to do about anything as long as it has the low range transmission. If you do get stuck, the smaller machines are a whole lot easier to man handle. Mine has only been stuck once and that was when my daughter bottomed it out over a downed pine tree.

There are lots of good machines out there. Paying attention to the individual features and getting the ones you need for your type of use is the key.

I happen to agree 121.

i am looking to buy a yamaha wovlerine. any body here use it for hunting. I plan to use it to hunt and to play. only thing i was looking at is the the rack only hold a 132 lbs. don' t know if gonna be good enough to hawl out the monsters i get, hehe

all i can say is team blue............... YAMAHA

Yeah...we also have a 2000 Kingquad 300 amd a Outlander here. The Kingquad is the BEST workhorse there is. Never sell it.

Bogobble, Stickem has some good imfo on belt and chain drives, STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!!!![] Love my Honda. I use it for a work horse. Its a full time 4x4 and at sub-zero temps the thing has always fired up to plow the drive and also in dragging timber out of the bush.
Also you and I don' t agree, Earnhart Jr.#8, the Bud car is better, just look at the winston cup points. The lengend continues. Bobby

Jr smoonyer!
Go wawd!![8D]