Well, I am not looking so much for packing out the racks, but hauling and towing are important. They make some farm attachments I like: Disc, Harrow, Plow, Seeder and I am worried that the Scrambler or Renegade might not like that too much. Many folks would just buy two machines, but I really just want one rig. If I start getting other machines, those will be Honda Three Wheelers as that's where my adrenaline addiction came from!!

 

A scrambler in low range will pull the same as a Sportsman in low range. Same drive train and motor.

 

Whatever you can't haul on the racks you can simply tow behind on a cart or trailer. I think about 1500 lbs is what they're rated to tow.

 

I would think the ATV with racks would cost more. You can always buy the sportsman and toss the racks to save money.

 

Thanks everyone! I think I am looking at either a Grizzly 700 or Sportsman 850. I will go with the best bang for the buck. I also just watched a cool video in which a guy modified a Grizzly to be more sporty. I could do the same on the Sportsman!! Again, you guys all rock!

 

Grizzly 700 is a good work quad and pretty fun too. Single cylinders tend to have more low end grunt than twin cylinders. Not that the Sportsman or other twin cylinder machines are shabby. They'll pull more than the makers suggest. Biggest problem with heavy trailers is coming to a stop. I've pulled an industrial sized wood chipper up a wet grassy hill that trucks couldn't get a good enough grip to move with a 500 single cylinder. I wouldn't do it all the time, but the power is there if you need it.

 

The Grizzly is a good choice , why does not Yamaha put Raptor plastic on a Grizzly and pass it off as a sport 4x4 like the rest do?

 

There's a 77 pound difference in weight so they aren't really the same. Very similar though.

 

They used to with the Wolverine 450 4x4. They built it from 2006-2010. I had one myself a few years ago. I liked everything about the machine except it needed more power. If Yamaha had simply put the Grizzly 700 engine in it, problem solved. I think it didn't sell very well because the Renegade and Scrambler were more powerful and most people bought those. Or they just bought a Grizzly 660 or 700. The Wolverine was a lot smaller(and lighter) than the Renegade and Scrambler though. Torquey engine that lacked top end power. I think they were geared a bit lower than the Kodiak 450 that shared the same engine because of lack of a low range(which also saved weight). If you can find a Wolverine 450 4x4 used, they're actually not too expensive. A great trail quad but get out in the open or try to climb some dunes with them and you discover the limitations in power.

 

The two racks and the Sportsman has a winch maybe is the 77lbs the difference?