Anybody have any experience with the different types of ATV’s…that have dump boxes? Such as the Gator, Mule, Prowler and so on? Any pro’s/con’s of them. Looking for a handy machine to use on 160 acres of pheasant/duck/deer hunting land. Needs to haul 2-3 people, and a couple dogs. Anything to stay away from? Thanks guys! Steve Vick
Go ARGO…..all the way! 
Other than shear comfort there isn’t an ATV that even comes close to the capabilities of an Argo. Check em out, you will be impressed! 
Used the polaris ranger at my last job. The thing had more pulling power than I had thought. Pulled an aluminum culvert T through sugar sand. We only had it for a year then I left but we had no problems.
My buudy has a polaris ranger and that thing is sweet big bench seat, big box for coolers of beer 
, its a nice unit even though i’m a big honda guy, i would buy one bought you can’t ride them on public trail because of the weight i’ve heard.
I have a Rhino by Yamaha. I drove the Prowler (after I had purchased the Rhino) and it seemed like a great machine. The Ranger appears to be bullet proof and the bench seat is nice for 3 guys. I would put some sort of cab/windshield on whatever you buy. The pulling power of the Rhino is incredible as I’m sure the others are. The Mule types are OK, but slow and rough. The others with independent suspension make the ride unbelievable! I put SuperSwampers on mine and the thing is nearly un-stoppable. The ONLY thing I don’t like about the machines is how restricted they are when it comes to riding in the ditch or shoulder or trails. I didn’t buy mine with the intention of ditch riding or trail riding, but it sure would be nice to be able to get from point A to point B in the ditch. PM me if you want more info as I have done a TON of research on these and have used several of them. Good luck on your purchase!
Steve, I have played with the Kubota RTV’s at the inlaws implement. These are some awesome machines. Here is a link http://www.kubota.com/f/products/rtv900-recreational.cfm
3 cylinder diesel, with hydraulic dumping bed and hydraulic power steering. Insert Tim Allens grunt here.
Jami
i second the kabotas. i cant afford one on my own but have used them and they are impressive. excellent work machine, but does not have the spead and easy quick movements of the lighter duty machine. and the attachmnets never end. you shell out some money but you get it back in quatlity
A few things to consider speed, the size of the atv remember are you riding this thru trees and brush or in the open field? They have some huge ones that are ultra comfortable but not that manuverable. The biggest thing I would reccomend is how close is the dealer and how good is there service? I have owned many atvs yamaha, honda and now a suzuki. most machines have been very good and many have had 8-10,000 miles an them.We know now days they are all pretty good. But for instance I had my wife bring it in to the local honda dealer for a recall we waited a few months for the appt. When she got there they told her where to go unload it gave her a service tag told her to put it on the machine and drive it up to the service corral and bring them the keys. My 2 cents go where there friendly.
Thanks for the info guys. All good points/things to consider. I’m gonna dig a little deeper into each of their websites and see what I find, but first hand info is the best! Thanks again.
I am sure this is going to be like the chevy vs ford vs dodge thing but here we go. I have been in the polaris buisness just a year and a half working with the Polaris ranger. As usual they all have great strengths in this market as each manufacturers work hard to compete against the others. Polaris has been at it only 7 years and has a very bullet proff machine. In 2005 they introduced independant rear suspension on the ranger 4×4’s and have not looked back. They also introduced the 700 with EFI in 2005. It makes 10 more hp than their 500 40 vs 30. You need to take a long look at what you want to do with it and talk with your dealer. They should definately steer you in the correct direction. We stock both the 700 and 500 rangers here at our store in Red Wing, MN. They have leading box capacity of 1000#’s and 1750 towing capacity in the 700 model and 1500 towing in the 500. They both offer independendt 4 wheel suspension with 8″ of front travel and 9″ rear travel for an unbeleivable ride. The 700’s for 2007 now have 50mph top end speed and the 500’s have 42mph for getting where you need to be in a hurry. Seat belts for 3 and a full roll cage for your protection. We also have all the accessories you need to make this quite a work horse. You can get enough attachments to run a small farm! I can’t give you every detail and would be happy to talk with you about any questions you have and would love to sell you a Ranger. If you have any questions give me a call. I am Tim from Red Wing Motor Sports and you can reach me at 651-388-1535. I am a fellow IDA member and would even be happy to meet you somewhere. Good luck in your search and may Polaris prevail as your choice as I truly feel it would be the right one! 
I’ve used the Polaris at my aunt and uncles 90 acres south of Redwing, very impressive. They added the windshield and doors (cab) for use in the winter, and the cab was relatively warm. Good luck in your search…
We have a gator at our work, for the money you could do better, and it only seats 2. Never used the box for much, but I think it’s pretty much worthless, not very deep, and I question the stability with any real load in it. Bouncy harsh ride, not impressed. In fact I like the Mule we have better overall, but the gator I think has much more power. The mule reminds me of a golf cart, but it works fine, smaller tires are probably not the greatest for tough or soft terrain.
I’d find yourself an older jeep spend about the same as you would with most of these other options. Hecka couple year old ranger/s10 4×4 pickup should be in the range too, though a bit bigger then even a jeep.
I would reccommend a Bad boy buggies THESE A 4X4 ELECTRIC SUPER QUIET AND HAVE THE CAPACITY YOUR LOOKING FOR
my dad just baught a cub cadet deisel. it is powered by Cat. but it was a fairily nice rig for around the $9000 range. he uses that machine for the farm, we have 240 acres and have horses and just runs around the property to check out stands and stuff like that. look at that one as well.
shane
I second that nomination.
http://www.route6x6.com/
I have a 6×6 Vanguard. It can take on 4 adults on land. I had myself , 5’7″ and two buddies both over 6 feet in a pond. Now that was a bit dicy and of course agains the advice of Argo (only supose to have 2 adults in the water). You can get the 8×8 too they are very strong work horses and you can get tracks for all of them.
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