what kind of pulling? for the pulling competitions, it seems like power and tires are the key. the belt drives may have an advantage of changing gear ratios without loosing power. there is a clutch thread going somewhere that Mike Walkers kawi beat a 1700# Mule pulling the weight sled. so it takes more than weight .

monty

 

I dunno if i would be helping much...But i have pulled a 12 ft cattle trailer with my Yamaha grizzly no problim.....then backed the trailer up onto a hill....course i needed the 4 wheele drive to do that...but still it impressed me....course this is also my first full size ATV

 

Thats funny, i pulled a 12ft trailer, and the grizzly that broke down trying to pull it, back home with my AC! (Just Kidding) Just trying to stir things up a little

 

lol...Like i said...it probbly doesen't impress many ppl...but to me it is impressive....i might try and out up some pics one day to

 

I have both a popo 500ho and a grizz 660. The Grizz has a very torquey motor, and awesome clutching, but the gearing is not as low and the weight is not as much, making it less effective at getting the power to the ground. My 500ho will outpull my 660.

 

Well so far i haven't had a problim getting the power to the ground on my Grizzly....i guess i am just lucky.....but it pulled the trailer just fine....then i backed it up onto a hill....but like i said...i used the 4 wheele drive to do that....my main goal for my Grizzly is to make it a really good farm ATV.....we live on 5 acres and have a few cows.....so having an ATV is a big advantage.

 

The grizz is no slouch, by any means. This topic is the best pulling machine. The grizz is a great machine, or else I wouldn't have baught one myself. They're just not the best in the pulling category, however, this doesn't matter to most people, and shouldn't. We work in the log woods, and have to use them for pulling quite often.

 

some great atv's but only one comes with an 2 inch recever hitch that is designed to pull with just putting a ball on a bike and pulling is not the best way to pull and cc's make a huge diffrence.

 

This is from different manufacturers websites

Polaris 800 efi = Towing capability: 1500 lb./680.4 kg
Polaris 700 efi = Towing capability: 1500 lb./680.4 kg same hmm
Polaris 700 twin = same
Polaris 500 efi = Towing capacity: 1225 lb./555.7 kg
Polaris 500 HO = Towing capacity: 1225 lb./555.7 kg

Yamaha 660 Grizz = 1,212 Lbs.
Yamaha 450 Kodiak = 1,102 Lbs.

Bomb 800 HO EFI = 1300 lbs whoa! not as much as I woulda thunk
Bomb 650 = Same

Artic Cat 700 EFI = 1,050 whoa! another shocker
Artic Cat 650 (all models 4x4) = same

Honda does not list towing capacity /shrug

Kawi 750 BFi = 1250
Prarie 700 = same



What does all this mean? Simply that I was bored and nothing more. It is easy to tow much more than the manufacturers listed weights. I know I have moved close to 3000lbs with my Grizz with no probs at all and I'm sure others have moved even more.

One thing that does concern me regarding the Polaris hitch system. When you plug in a receiver it brings the fulcrum point way behind the "axle", that would lighten up the front end and tend to make the front push and not turn on heavy loads. The other quads have the hitches tucked right in close to help keep the front end down and the weight over the axle. With my boat on the Grizz the front seems light enough as it is!

 

Polaris towing capacity has alot to do with there gearing, as I have already stated. If you have never driven a sportsman you don't have a comparison, but they are geared really low in low gear. Now, as for the topic he wants to know about all out pulling power. Again the extra weight on the sportsmans are going to give it the upper hand here, along with the gearing and best stock tires. The hitch is farther out than the other bikes, however, the sportsman has the rear wheels mounted farther back on the bike than other machines too. In other words, if I back my sportsman onto my truck, the rear wheels will hit the back of the cab leaving several inches between the truck rear window and the quads rear rack. If I back my grizz on the truck it's just the opposite. The back rack will hit the back of the truck leaving several inches between the truck and quads rear tires. The sportsman has about a 6 inch longer wheelbase than the grizz. This helps tremendously balance the weight, hence the sportsman having such a larger towing capacity than any quad in it's cc class and more than most big bores.