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Hi, I'm new here but hope someone might be able to give me some advice:
We are considering a Grizzly 400 auto for the family and wonder if it is large enough to handle a snow plow, which we need at times in the winter. I can purchase a Grizzly 400 with winch and plow for close to the same price as a Grizzly 450 alone. Do we need the larger machine, really.
I'd appreciate your counsel. It will be used a a family machine, no heavy, hotdog-type riding, hopefully anyway...... Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

 

My opinion to each his own! others may say different but what U R gonna use it for just remember an atv is an atv not a truck so the amount of snow your gonna try to push will have a bearing. now also keep in mind 2wd. vs 4wd. not sure which one U R considering but 50 cc.'s on the motor won't make a difference...Dennis

 

I would say "no problem" if it was a 2000 - 2002 401cc but Yamaha had the stupid cost cutting Idea of removing the low range option on the newer 401cc autos so I don,t know how well they can push snow now.

A 350 with a low range can out pull/push a 500 without a low range if I had to bet.

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It,s smaller than that, the 450 is really a 421cc and the 400 is a 401cc So I agree 20cc is not noticeable in power but the 450's low range option makes it a power house when its grunt time.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

yhea if you are planning on pushing a lot of snow step up to the 450 for the fact of low range and if you ever need it for playing or if you get stuck the diff lock.

 

I had the opportunity to use (or should I say need), the low range and the diff lock on my 450. I agree that 400cc to 421cc will make very little difference.

I do think that the diff lock has gotten me out of some tricky situations and the low range is great for towing or when your in the really heavy crap.

So those two items are well worth it.

Oh and a winch is a must!

 

Thank you, ALL, for your advice. I didn't even know that the 400 had no low range. The dealers didn't mention it and I hadn't read this catalog fully. I'm sure that the low range and diff. lock will be worth the extra cost, and a winch is sounding like a wise way to go, also. Thanks for your patience and for giving me the exact information that I needed! These forums and you participants are wonderful. Merry Christmas!

 

There other bang for your buck ATVs out there 400 Big Bear or Honda 420 Rancher if you do not mind foot shifting trannies,they both have super low 1s and 2nd gears for grunt work. The 400 Suzuki Eiger/King Quad has a nice price and it has a low range. Arctic Cat 400's are comfortable and well priced and all have a low range. A 360 Kawasaki has both low range and Diff lock,not sure if there less money than a 450 Grizzly though but all the rest are.

I used to plow with my old 350 Big Bear no problem so any 400 can do it easily.

 

I had a 400 Kodiak in 2002 and then upgraded to the 450 for 2007. I believe the 400 with the straight axle was a little faster than my 450 with independant. Mine also had the low range as it was an older model. But I can honestly say that the extra 20 c.c's don't even make a difference at all.

 

I just got a grizzly 400 about a month ago it pulls me and my 200 plus pound's around easily and im 26 year's old so i do push it for what it's worth and im 100% sure it could plow snow with no problem..but if you have the exta money sure get the 450 for the low range option plus the digital spedo is cool as well but if you dont have the extra cash the 400 will have plenty of power to make you smile and push and pull some heavy load's and be sure foot/eed on top of it..

 

The extra cost is for the LED Heads Up Display... the High/Low + Dif-lock and rear sealed wetbrake... There's more, but that's the most noticable... The $500 extra is definitely worth it...