I harvest blowdowns on 40 acres of mixed NC Bottomland for firewood. I have been using my 40 HP 4x4 tractor and 2008 Rincon quad with trailer.
I've been wanting to upgrade the quad to a SxS. Strapping down saws, jugs etc is a PITA. A small bed would be very nice to carry my lunch cooler and tools in.
I've narrowed down my choices to the Honda pioneer 700 and the Yamaha Viking. The Viking is more comfortable, has more legroom, bucket seats and is more "car like". It has true low range and is about 10 HP more than the Honda.
Downside is it's a CVT tranny.
The Honda is more utilitarian, bench seat, smaller bed and had a car type 3sp auto tranny. No low range.
It's about $1500 cheaper than the viking.
I'm not really a trail rider or mudder, so offroad capability isn't a big issue.
The Yamaha has a "10 year belt warranty" so apparently its enough of an issue to offer a warranty on.
Anyone have thoughts on which would better suit me? I take care of my equipment pretty well and tend to keep things a long time.
ETA, I'm not opposed to other brands.
I see Kubota has a SxS with awsome finance rates.
I dont care for Polaris.
The Kawasaki mule looks too much like a golf cart for me. If I'm going to pay $12k for a UTV, its gonna at least look cool.
I've been wanting to upgrade the quad to a SxS. Strapping down saws, jugs etc is a PITA. A small bed would be very nice to carry my lunch cooler and tools in.
I've narrowed down my choices to the Honda pioneer 700 and the Yamaha Viking. The Viking is more comfortable, has more legroom, bucket seats and is more "car like". It has true low range and is about 10 HP more than the Honda.
Downside is it's a CVT tranny.
The Honda is more utilitarian, bench seat, smaller bed and had a car type 3sp auto tranny. No low range.
It's about $1500 cheaper than the viking.
I'm not really a trail rider or mudder, so offroad capability isn't a big issue.
The Yamaha has a "10 year belt warranty" so apparently its enough of an issue to offer a warranty on.
Anyone have thoughts on which would better suit me? I take care of my equipment pretty well and tend to keep things a long time.
ETA, I'm not opposed to other brands.
I see Kubota has a SxS with awsome finance rates.
I dont care for Polaris.
The Kawasaki mule looks too much like a golf cart for me. If I'm going to pay $12k for a UTV, its gonna at least look cool.