I'm looking for a work bike for pulling things. It's going to get worked hard on the ranch. Any suggestions?

 

For towing purposes......Prairie 650

 

I've been working the devil out of an Arctic Cat 500i for the past year, hauling trees off of fencerows, and towing trailers loaded with hardwood. It's a pulling fool, heavy weight ,torquey engine, and manual transmission. If you don't need the Cat's high ground clearance and independent rear suspension, an even better puller is the Polaris 6x6. I got the Cat instead, because my farm is rough as a cob in spots, and I wanted the better rough ground capability.

-John

 

I would prefer a manual for pulling/plowing, because I don't trust belt drives and work would tnd to stress them more than just riding. That being the case I would look at the Vinson manual, 450 Foreman, Eiger.

 

if you wanna tow alot get somthing with gears, mabey a rubicon, or vinson 500 5 speeed

 

or a Chevy duramax diesel 3500

 

Forget everything else and get a Bombardier Traxter

 

BUY A DS 650, OR A GMC, OR A CHEVY WITH THE DURAMAX!

 

If brand new is not a probblem I would go with a Polaris 400 Explorer with a lowend pipe and clutch kit. 2 strokes kick butt in pulling.

 

If you can afford a 650 or one of the other truck sized quads, get one. I personally looked at them and for me, they were too big for my farm use. If I could get one of those big boys someplace, then I could probably get my truck there to do the pulling. Plus, I couldnt see spending 6-7K on a Quad. I would recommend a Suzuki King Quad. Thats what I decided on, and have been very happy with it. It's only 300 cc's, but it has a high, low, and superlow gear range, with selectable 2 or 4 wheel drive, and is one of the few quads other than the 600+ cc land yachts with a locking front differential. Top speed is not too fast (40-45), but it gets you there fast enough. Low end power will surprise you for a 300 cc quad. Its feels like you could pull a house off the foundation. I swear, if I could line the front tire up right, it would climb a tree in low or super low range. And last weekend, I found it will pull a prairie 650 out of the mud at only 1/4 throttle in low . 2002 was the last year they made them, but dealers do still have some(new), and they are cutting good deals. Mine was $4750 out the door.