Which quad is better a Yama. Bruin, Hon. Rancher, Pol. Trail boss, Which one has more power and is more reliable on the trails? Also which one is better overall

 

the polaris trail boss was one of polaris's very first quads when they started to make them about 30 years ago, so that quad is time tested, very time tested...

 

Hi. I have a Polaris Trail Boss 330 and like it....But If you are looking at 4x4 ranchers and the 4x4 bruin I think they would be more versatile due to their 4x4 and 2x4 capabilities......The Kawai 360 is another choice you may want to consider....It is in my opinion the most wheeler for the money out there...Out of the wheelers you mentioned the Rancher would be my choice.



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Personally I feel that my Polaris Xplorer 250 would be far more versitile than any of those. My friend has a Bruin 350 and it has plenty of torque but is short on HP. For work it's fine but it's WAY down on power. To be better overall is also fun to ride. The Bruin 350 is NOT fun to ride. It's made for work and has enough torque for that but not enough power to make it fun. It is VERY purpose oriented. I don't have any experience with the other two. I can tell you if a 2-stroke is an option, it would be WELL worth the money. It has enough power to run with 450s, self mixing oil set-up and a TRUE 4WD.

 

of those i would pick rancher hands down...my dad has an 02 with 1500 miles on it and absolutly nothing goes wrong with them...itll go anywhere too

 

rancher or bruin

 

You do realize that your name "imfast" doesn't apply to ANY of these choices right? These (the ones your talking about) are straight utility machines. Just want to make sure you are aware of that so you aren't disappointed later.

 

haha i just realized that , was gunna say somting but ya beat me to it .

 

I can't really say much about the Bruin - I've never had a chance to ride one and noone I know has one. However, I have rode the Rancher and I bought a Tboss just a few months ago, so I can say a little about them.

Acceleration - very similar, but the Rancher will get more grunt coming out of first compared to the CVT (probably true with any CVT)
Comfort - Tboss has it, but the Rancher is by no means uncomfortable.
Suspension - same, maybe a very slight edge to the Tboss

Stability - Tboss seems wider and more stable in the turns, although I haven't checked the dimensions to verify that.

Mud protection - Rancher, hands down. It's actually going to take alot to get you dirty on it. The Tboss is the exact opposite. You cannot, in any way, avoid getting dirty. Be prepared to ****-off the wife (or whoever does laundry)

Reliabilty - Honda is legendary for it, but I wouldn't have spent my money on the Tboss if I felt it was going to break down alot. I have freinds with both (at least 4 yrs old) - no problems reported, but the Rancher does seem to age better, probably because of its excellent mud protection.

Maintenance - Both are relatively easy to maintain, but the Tboss has a chain drive. You will virtually never need to maintain the shaft drive in the Rancher.