Hey Gang,
Before the bashing begins, yes I do own a polaris sportsman 500 but I am purchasing another wheeler- possibly selling the polaris-
I am picking up my 2006 Bruin 4x4 Camo Edition Friday. I need to know whats good, bad, and perfect about these machines. What should I watch for?
I also noticed it only has H-N-R, no low gear?? How well is this when riding steep hills and pulling a trailer? The Sportsman really has power but it is a 500, so I can't expect the same power from the 350, but will I be somewhat close in the work load? Thanks in advance. PB500

 

All around they are pretty good machines. The open front diff will make it suffer in the mud a little, but that isn't what this quad is built for. As far as a low gear...I have never needed it. I plow my driveway with mine (300'+, 2 cars wide) and I have never bogged down or got stuck while doing it with over a foot of snow. My girl rides it at the dunes too, and it doesn't have a problem getting her up "Test Hill", which is a pretty large and steep dune. It will be fine pulling a trailer, I have yanked around my buddies landscape trailer loaded with mulch a few times and it did fine.

One bad thing that I have ran into is a weak battery...mine is only 2 years old and the battery is junk. I have a warn 2500# winch on mine, and I think I killed my batt. while using that. Now every time I try to start it, I just get a loud clicking noise...I know a few other people on this forum have had the same thing happen with their bruin.

They are not race quads....about 50 mph top, but for a utility atv...that is fine with most people. It is just as quick as my moms rancher 350 just for comparison. Obviously your 500 will have quite a bit more power, but you should know that already.

 

thanks for the reply. anyone else ever have any issues with this quad? thanks