i broke 4 with my 500.
but my two buddys with there 650s have had no problems.
and the 04 650 has 28" dirt devils and the 05 has 27" mud lites.
the 04s and up seem to have stronger axels.
but maybe the h1 has more torque the the 650V so they might have to make them stronger again.
who knows.
P.S. did you see the new 800 bombardier now that sounds like it could be interesting.
65hp and 52fpt wow.

 

Yeah, Looks like a winner. The only problem is that I read it will be in the 9000-10000 dollar range.

 

BCNUCS, use that H1 with broken axels to get yourself a better deal. Tell the dealer the H1 looks like it might have some problems so he should knock off $200. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Arctic Cat did have an axel problem in 2003, then beefed them up in 2004, and again in 2005. They are pretty simple to change out, if one did break out of warantee replace it with a gorilla, those things are solid. Good luck on your purchase!

 

i have put alot of miles on arctic cat atv's 4 arctic cat atv's in all. 2 of them having oversized tires and i have never had axle problems. if both front axles were broken maybe he was overly abusing it like having a pulloff on the highway with another quad and put it in a power hop who knows what some people do to these things. some people buy them and not knowing that they need to be maintained and that if you use them incorrectly they will break. arctic cat has always been a great machine for me and i run with all the other manufacturors and some of them can't say the same thing.

 

Well I went back to the dealer and fell in love with the lime green V2 650. So I bought it. Took it out today and I have got to say that this atv impressed me. I put the dg5 module from my prairie 700 on it and I really think it feels faster than the kawi. All I need now is some tires and I will be good to go. Thanks for all of the replies. By the way my brother in law bought the H1, so I will be able to compare for everyone. So far I have noticed that it is considerably slower but it can definitly pull any quad through the mud sideways. Two completely different machines, in a positive way.

 

I also looked at the cats and they seem like a great machine, one of the best for mud that is for sure. My riding is on way too many side hills and tons of steep climbs so I had to pass on the cat and get soemthing that is lower and a bit more stable. I also had a Prairie 650 and had a bunch of problems. I was smart and bought the extended warranty so that saved me about $1000 in repair bills. They do seem to love to overheat (and yes - I ALWAYS cleaned that darn Rad. - even while riding sometimes...) Good luck with the new toy and let us know what you think in the long run.
Ride safe

 

Congrats BCNUCS! Now it is time to change your sig and get up some picts for us!

 

Congrats on it.