Hi,

Just wondering how the P700 would preform towing a trailer (min 450 lbs. - 800 plus lbs.) at speeds of 3 to 10 mph over varied terrain? (Slow speed work) How well wound the engine brake work at keeping this load under control when descending a hill?

Looking at possible future bikes for the family...I know a manual bike might be better, but my wife loves our current auto and doesn’t want to change from the auto’s.

Any advice?

Cheers

 

the prairie is great for towing just ask Shotgun!

 

yep, kawasaskirules is right.

Take a look at the video's that were just posted, Centerville ATV pulls.

If it has wheels, the priarie will pull it.

Why would a manual be better??

 

The manual offers better engine breaking, the loads that I am towing will require some hill work (down and up), with a manual low gear offers great “backing’ for descending hills.

How well does the belt hold up if the p700 was to tow the 800 lbs trailer for long periods of time (3 to 5 hrs)?


Cheers.

 

Don't know about long periods, all I know is we pull 10,000 lbs and it holds up. It requires a heavier spring in the secondary than comes stock and some normal belt maintance, but there are sites on this forum that will walk you through almost any problem and 100's of forum members with more knowledge than most dealers.

As far as the manual being better for breaking, In the 3 years I have had my bike I have not had to use the break once....it has engine breaking that is second to none, it has drive shafts instead of chains and a diff lock that is a pure locker not a three wheel, limited slip, that will kick in after your stuck.

The down fall in what your doing as far as I can see, might be the weight of the priarie, it only weights 600 lbs dry, so if you have more weight than the bike and yourself pushing you down a steep hill, than a heavier bike might be better, Heaviest bike is the bomb and next is the sportsman.


Good luck and welcome to the forum!

 

Hi,

Thanks for the help...how long might a typical belt last? How reliable is the v twin?

Cheers

 

I have a 2002 650. I use mine to haul wood for the winter. I can tell ya this beast can haul alot of weight. I have a modified cart that uses truck springs for the suspension. I have loaded it where the cart cant take anymore weight. I would bet well over a 1000 pounds. I have never had any trouble with it getting me back home. I am mosting on level ground when I do this but still have some little inclines and declines through the woods.

My wife has also put her truck (ford ranger) in the ditch along my driveway. Believe it or not the prairie pulled her right out. I had to get a friend to sit on the front for more weight but still the beast had the power to pull her.

A game warden drove off my driveway in the snow. He shouldnt have even been at my place...but was being nosey on the first day. I have a farm with a private road. He is a friend though and sometimes comes up to sleep I think in the field. Well he came to me and said he was stuck. So I told him I would get the prairie....he laughed and said no way will it pull it out. Well I hooked up to it and yanked him right back onto the road.

I have had other times where I couldnt get the prairie to get someone out....but that was because they were really stuck and the tires couldnt grab on the snow.

 

Sounds like the p700 would make a great work quad. Anyone know how long the belt might last under such conditions? How durable is the quad in general?

Cheers

 

I put about 1200 miles on my '02 650 prairies 1st belt... I work it around the farm, pulling loads that would work most 1/2 ton trucks, pound rocky, hilly trails, & mud raced with it... the 700's clutches & belt are much improved over the older 650's... the KBEC ( engine braking ), will work as well, or nearly as well as a manual, in slowing the quad & trailer down hills...

 

A friend of mine has a drag boat and he uses his P700 to put it in and out of the water at the races with no problem.