Well from the title of this thread, you said 4x4 so that rules out the honda..lol

Go with a sportsman and never lookback or second guess

 

Pretty sure I'm gonna go for a brute force, but I do wanna check out the Grizzly first. I've pretty much given up on wanting a solid axle. I'm going to be using this for trails n such as well since im pretty set on selling the Raptor now.

 

If you want sportiness in a utility quad..... go with a vtwin.
The brute is a nice machine.
If you want a hauler get a 500, 700 or 800 X2 sportsman, it has a real dump box on it for hauling stuff and will carry 400lbs.

 

Will you be buying a new Brute or used?

 

Raptor Junkie, you might consider one of the 2-up machines from Can-Am, Arctic Cat, or Polaris. I have the Polaris Sportsman X2. It comes with a dump bed that converts into a 2-up seat in seconds. I usually use it just for me but have had passengers alot. I have the 500cc fuel injected engine. Runs great. I've towed a 4 wide by 4 long by 3 deep trailer that I put my cut firewood in to haul down to my truck. I cut the wood up on the hill and haul it down with the quad and the trailer. The box on the back of the quad is a great design for chainsaws. I put 2 chainsaws, gallon of bar oil, 2.5 gallon mixed gas/oil, and a tool box with files and extra chains and bars all in the box. I just went up to NH yesterday and we had a blast riding over and sometimes through ice covered waterholes. Did alot of technical rock climbing with ice covered rocks, ruts, mud, water. Some wide open. Some soft sand. Fun day. The X2 will truly do it all. Just my .02.

 

Actually, I got a little ride on one of the can-am 2-up machines...

The extra length effected its tight trail handling less than I figured. You can almost forget about it. On the "about to flip over backwards" type climbs, I would think it to be an advantage.

Absolutely hated the linked braking system, though. Also if you are going anywhere near rocks, put a skid plate on before tires hit dirt.

 

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New I believe. I would really like to get fuel injection. Was '08 the first year for that on the 750? The 650 still has carbs.

 

Yes 08 was the first year for EFI in the Brute 750.

 

Welp, went out and bought a new BF 750 today. Havent sold the sled yet, didnt trade in the Rappy either. I've gotta build a barn. The dealer wasnt interested in trading in the sled, it needs a lil work an they didnt want to put the labor into it I guess. There was a customer at the dealer which was interested in it though, so hopefully I'll be getting a call from him soon.

 

Congrats on the new set of wheels. When you get a chance to ride let us know how it is.