Guys I am thinking of buying a prairie 360 should I go with the 4x4 or 2x4

I have found a new 4x4 07 for 4600+TTL

but the 2x4 08 are 4200+TTL what do ya'll think?

 

Hi,
Alot will depend on where you ride or what you use it for. I have the 4x4 and I don't use the 4x4 much but when I do I'm glad to have it. I mainly use mine around the farm and such. My 2 cents

 

Go for 4x4, no brainer.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Hayashi

Go for 4x4, no brainer.</end quote></div>


Absolutely a no brainer for me. When I bought my first ATV it was 2wd because the salesman stated that you'll only ever need 4 wd for about 2% of your driving...however I discovered that that 2% was well worth the money when you find out that your stuck in mud or that 6 " of snow will stop you. The 4x4 will be the best extra money you spend. I have the p360 and is a great machine. I went hunting this week and after a 2 hour barge ride and another 2 hours of wicked muck hole trails, my little p 360 kept up with the Grizzly 600 and the 450 and the 450 Polaris Sportman . All were new machines. All had mudlites except myself as I only used rear chains. In the first half hour of trails I pulled the other bikes out 8 times, especially the 600 Grizzly. For the last hour and a half of this wicked trail I simply had to keep the tow rope attached to the Grizzly because I was too time consuming to stop and hook up in such deep water. I was extremely proud of the
P360 Kawi.

 

Yes the 360 is a great little machine. After going 4000 plus miles I have run into a small problem like a few of the people have in that when you hit close to full throtal you experiance some bark through the carb. People have stated the engine is running to lean yes and no.I took the converta cover off ,discovered the electronic brakeing system had dried grease and black scale on every thing,cleaned it up and made sure the little leaver is way over on the on side and put it back to gether . yesterday went for a ride so far no bark but don't know what the next time will bring.I am not trying to be negative BUT..
I am not realy that keen on this electronic brake can give some un wanted trouble.
Now my question any one out in 360 country have the same proble if soo
even with this it is a great all round machine it goes most any where you point it..
MikeTextnull

 

Absolutely, 4x4 should be had w/o question. Don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, and being a die- hard Kawasaki person it's hard to say this; the P360 falls short i've found for lack of power which I've concluded leads to added belt slippage. Yes that locking differential is impressive the rest of the quad is a dated platform, and it's big- for a 360. I know I'll probably draw saome fire for this, but Kawasaki really needs to pull something new outta the hat. I know Ol'man Moses has done alot with the little Prairie, but it still doen'st add up to much...........

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: kwackermann

Absolutely, 4x4 should be had w/o question. Don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, and being a die- hard Kawasaki person it's hard to say this; the P360 falls short i've found for lack of power which I've concluded leads to added belt slippage. Yes that locking differential is impressive the rest of the quad is a dated platform, and it's big- for a 360. I know I'll probably draw saome fire for this, but Kawasaki really needs to pull something new outta the hat. I know Ol'man Moses has done alot with the little Prairie, but it still doen'st add up to much...........</end quote></div>

To some degree I have to state that I don't like the fact that as soon as I have to pull any kind of load I'm totally stuck to low gear therefore I cannot really travel more than 10 k/h while towing. With my old Bayou 220 I could tow kids on a sled and get some speed and have fun but now with the P360 CVT I've burned belts trying to tow children on a sled at decent speed so now all I can do is simply pull at 10 k/h. It's a good machine but I think next time I'll stay clear of CVT.

 

I think Kawasaki is gonna surprise us pretty soon with something good. The engine in the KFX450 is a great peice to start with; fuel injection and all. And with Suzuki having just spawned the KQ450- which has all the bells and whistles of the KQ700 and better handling. That's what I'm hoping for, anyways- what'll actually happen may be something different............