Any opinions on the John Deere Trail Buck 500 ?

 

It's actually a bombadier traxter. The only thing that stands out in the dislike category for me is the slide through seat. Don't know anything about them other than Bomb stopped making the traxter this year and only kept the outlander.

 

I have a Traxter. What do you want to use it for? It's a pure work quad IMHO.

 

It will be used for hunting. How good is the automatic system?

 

I think it would be a great quad for hunting............if you ride slow. These quads are sprung REALLY stiff; to carry that big moose out of the woods. If you try to ride fast this quad will punish you.
A gear to gear will out work any belt system on the market. Don't get me wrong. Belts are nice. I have a belt quad and think it is great. For work they are good but a gear to gear is better when the going gets tough.
The auto system works very well but it shifts hard. It is not smooth like a belt. Most of the time I will leave it in manual when I'm on the ranch and shift it with my thumb.
The Visco Loc works SUPER good. No screwing around with levers and all of that. Just stab and steer and it will climb a tree.
All in all it is a great quad but if you are looking for a soft ride I would advise you get something like a Polaris with an IRS.
I have quite a few miles on mine so if you have any more questions just ask away.