I am looking at buying either the ozark or the artic cat 250. I am 13 and do mostly trail ridding with my friends. I ride in mud, snow, water. Witch would be the better quad and which one is faster.

 

i love the ozark, it goes any where, i rarely hit bottom on rocks,but i do suggest a aluminum skid plate, sticks shoot through the floor boars really easily so i suggest plating the bottom of them, it has great mud protection, it loves the mud. it is very sporty and very nimble

 

smitty, i was just looking at the ozark and the recon. don't know much about the arctic cat , but the ozark is a nice machine that will give you just about everything best in its class. power,suspension, reliability and looks. i was looking good and hard for my son ,and was trying to decide ,which would be the best for him. unexpectedly we ended up getting and 06 ltz 250 which is the same motor as the ozark and 35 lbs lighter and sportier. either way you decide, i think you will like it. it just comes down to what you like.

 

I think i will get the ozark, thanks for the help

 

The Ozark is the one to go with, sporty and with a utility character with racks and mud protection.

 

Man i'm 15 i got my ozark in 02 and its been awesome. i got mine to go up to 60 to 65 somewhere between that. i had my dads truck behind me. then i put new swampfoxes on the back and i can go through mud holes that are over my headlights in 2nd gear. its a really good atv for a 4x2 utility atv. Plus artic cats have been known not to turn well and they tend to lose power over time. Well i hoped this helped you.

Mike

 

it goes 47. and mike ur dreamin. the articat has the same engine a bigger gas tank and its fully auto. but weighs to much over 100 lbs on the ozark.

 

i have i 2000 honda rancher 350 ES and it is always breaking. it has been broke for about 5 months and has been broken 3 times since i had it and i have only had it about a year i paid 1600 for it and have spent a total of three thousand on it. I just now go it fixed and have been planing on saleing it and buying a ozark. what is the power difference in them.

 

in power oark>recon, i think the ozark has 246cc and the recon has 229cc or something like that

 

i see you live in ny. me to, where do you ride?hard to find in my area,i have `7 eiger 4x4, my lady has 05 ozark2x4. one TUFF two wheeler, pleanty fast, loves mud... thanks. hate typing, love riding.