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Post by biglakebass on Mar 13, 2024 19:01:05 GMT -6
Got it. Positive I have never seen a Uforce, and really doubt I have seen a CFmoto. Know nothing about them at all.
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 13, 2024 21:11:32 GMT -6
If you are looking for an atv for property work, it would be hard to beat a Honda in my opinion. I should say that I got the standard old retired farmer favorite Honda rancher 420 4x4 manual transmission, but that is the best purchase I have ever made. Mine is 6 years old and I think I paid $5k for it new and I don’t think I’d sell it for that today if someone offered me $5k. I beat the crap out of it dragging acres, pulling cultipackers, spraying, hauling rocks, plowing snow, etc. daily and it runs like it did on day 1.
If I ever buy a side by side it will likely be a Honda just because I’m so impressed with the Honda atv.
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Post by biglakebass on Mar 13, 2024 21:29:08 GMT -6
I will buy honda or yammie any day. I spun off and got a Suzie in 2020 because it was a steal. I would buy another.
I am mainly a yammie guy.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 14, 2024 6:43:19 GMT -6
I will buy honda or yammie any day. I spun off and got a Suzie in 2020 because it was a steal. I would buy another. I am mainly a yammie guy. There’s at least 3 companies making them in Apodaca Mexico. Polaris, CFMoto, and one I forgot. That town has factories for many popular US items. I think the days of one brand standing out head and shoulders above the others are probably gone. Local service and price is probably the big factor now.
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Post by wklman on Mar 14, 2024 7:46:04 GMT -6
If you are looking for an atv for property work, it would be hard to beat a Honda in my opinion. I should say that I got the standard old retired farmer favorite Honda rancher 420 4x4 manual transmission, but that is the best purchase I have ever made. Mine is 6 years old and I think I paid $5k for it new and I don’t think I’d sell it for that today if someone offered me $5k. I beat the crap out of it dragging acres, pulling cultipackers, spraying, hauling rocks, plowing snow, etc. daily and it runs like it did on day 1. If I ever buy a side by side it will likely be a Honda just because I’m so impressed with the Honda atv. Honda is all I'd ever buy. I've got a 2008 Rubicon and love it. I've beat the crap out of it and it still goes like a champion. I wanted to pull the trigger on a pioneer sxs but decided I better put that money towards restoring my old '70 Chevy pickup first.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 14, 2024 9:33:31 GMT -6
I will buy honda or yammie any day. I spun off and got a Suzie in 2020 because it was a steal. I would buy another. I am mainly a yammie guy. There’s at least 3 companies making them in Apodaca Mexico. Polaris, CFMoto, and one I forgot. That town has factories for many popular US items. I think the days of one brand standing out head and shoulders above the others are probably gone. Local service and price is probably the big factor now. The quality of assembly, fit, and finish may not be significantly different among the various brands. However, the quality of the parts/engines/etc. being assembled/fit/finished likely is still quite a bit different between Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, and Cfmoto/Kymco/other Chinese brands.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 14, 2024 9:37:54 GMT -6
If you are looking for an atv for property work, it would be hard to beat a Honda in my opinion. I should say that I got the standard old retired farmer favorite Honda rancher 420 4x4 manual transmission, but that is the best purchase I have ever made. Mine is 6 years old and I think I paid $5k for it new and I don’t think I’d sell it for that today if someone offered me $5k. I beat the crap out of it dragging acres, pulling cultipackers, spraying, hauling rocks, plowing snow, etc. daily and it runs like it did on day 1. If I ever buy a side by side it will likely be a Honda just because I’m so impressed with the Honda atv. Honda is all I'd ever buy. I've got a 2008 Rubicon and love it. I've beat the crap out of it and it still goes like a champion. I wanted to pull the trigger on a pioneer sxs but decided I better put that money towards restoring my old '70 Chevy pickup first. I have a Honda Pioneer 700-4 that is now 10 years old. It almost never leaves my land and has been perfect for most of my needs. Good power and easy to operate. Just had it to the dealer last summer to replace the boots and get a decent service performed. I almost parted with it when I got my new Polaris Ranger 1000. Glad I didn't. I use and abuse the Honda in ways I'd hate to expose the new Ranger......and I have the Honda all set up for my sprayer and Herd seeder. No fear of scratching it up.....or getting it dirty. grin. The Pioneer transmission is really slick.....and mine still has the original battery......knock on wood.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 14, 2024 9:48:25 GMT -6
If you are looking for an atv for property work, it would be hard to beat a Honda in my opinion. I should say that I got the standard old retired farmer favorite Honda rancher 420 4x4 manual transmission, but that is the best purchase I have ever made. Mine is 6 years old and I think I paid $5k for it new and I don’t think I’d sell it for that today if someone offered me $5k. I beat the crap out of it dragging acres, pulling cultipackers, spraying, hauling rocks, plowing snow, etc. daily and it runs like it did on day 1. If I ever buy a side by side it will likely be a Honda just because I’m so impressed with the Honda atv. Any issues with the foot shift and bulky boots?
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Post by Foggy on Mar 14, 2024 9:58:25 GMT -6
There’s at least 3 companies making them in Apodaca Mexico. Polaris, CFMoto, and one I forgot. That town has factories for many popular US items. I think the days of one brand standing out head and shoulders above the others are probably gone. Local service and price is probably the big factor now. The quality of assembly, fit, and finish may not be significantly different among the various brands. However, the quality of the parts/engines/etc. being assembled/fit/finished likely is still quite a bit different between Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, and Cfmoto/Kymco/other Chinese brands. I'd say the engineering standards and design criteria of the Honda machines are superior to many other brands. Those guys have the insight and budget to do things correctly in many cases. Good quality on the materials and standards and practices to produce the parts and assemblies to specs. It really takes ALL of these things to provide superior products. Some others are getting better.....but Honda really has their game together in most cases. Big difference between Cushman motor scooters and a Honda motor-bike.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 14, 2024 10:09:40 GMT -6
The quality of assembly, fit, and finish may not be significantly different among the various brands. However, the quality of the parts/engines/etc. being assembled/fit/finished likely is still quite a bit different between Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, and Cfmoto/Kymco/other Chinese brands. I'd say the engineering standards and design criteria of the Honda machines are superior to many other brands. Those guys have the insight and budget to do things correctly in many cases. Good quality on the materials and standards and practices to produce the parts and assemblies to specs. It really takes ALL of these things to provide superior products. Some others are getting better.....but Honda really has their game together in most cases. Big difference between Cushman motor scooters and a Honda motor-bike. In today's "throw away world" quality doesn't mean as much I suppose. Lots of guys ride an atv/utv for a couple years, then trade it in on a new one. Any issues along the way are addressed with the standard warranty. I want the next atv I purchase to be the last atv I purchase. I hate driving to Baxter for anything, but it looks like Baxter is the closest Honda dealer. Perham isn't that much farther, maybe I'll try there.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 14, 2024 11:06:04 GMT -6
I'd say the engineering standards and design criteria of the Honda machines are superior to many other brands. Those guys have the insight and budget to do things correctly in many cases. Good quality on the materials and standards and practices to produce the parts and assemblies to specs. It really takes ALL of these things to provide superior products. Some others are getting better.....but Honda really has their game together in most cases. Big difference between Cushman motor scooters and a Honda motor-bike. In today's "throw away world" quality doesn't mean as much I suppose. Lots of guys ride an atv/utv for a couple years, then trade it in on a new one. Any issues along the way are addressed with the standard warranty. I want the next atv I purchase to be the last atv I purchase. I hate driving to Baxter for anything, but it looks like Baxter is the closest Honda dealer. Perham isn't that much farther, maybe I'll try there. Pretty sure St Cloud has a re-vamped Honda dealer now. I did buy my machine from the "old place" in St Cloud....but big changes happened since then. Also, it seems like "The Brothers" in Baxter have (finally) got their act together on service. There was a time I would not buy from them. Never say never. Keep an open mind on Baxter......just deal with it as a somewhat busy place to get thru....lol. Most cities are like that.....or far worse. Mostly it's a weekend issue......and we also avoid it on weekends if possible. You should experience Hiway 10 in downtown Phoenix at 5 PM.....yowsir! Just gotta stay cool. lol
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Post by biglakebass on Mar 14, 2024 11:14:06 GMT -6
Dad bought his Wolverine in Baxter. Not sure how it all went.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 14, 2024 11:47:40 GMT -6
If Honda had a decent Cab (and maybe HVAC) I'd buy a Honda over the Polaris any day of the week. Maybe we will see some better cabs coming forward in the years to come? I think even Kubota is getting more serious about a sport model and higher speeds. They already have a good cab (I think).....but are mostly geared toward commercial and utility use.
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 14, 2024 12:19:37 GMT -6
If you are looking for an atv for property work, it would be hard to beat a Honda in my opinion. I should say that I got the standard old retired farmer favorite Honda rancher 420 4x4 manual transmission, but that is the best purchase I have ever made. Mine is 6 years old and I think I paid $5k for it new and I don’t think I’d sell it for that today if someone offered me $5k. I beat the crap out of it dragging acres, pulling cultipackers, spraying, hauling rocks, plowing snow, etc. daily and it runs like it did on day 1. If I ever buy a side by side it will likely be a Honda just because I’m so impressed with the Honda atv. Any issues with the foot shift and bulky boots? I use the danner style boots with 800 grams of insulation while plowing snow with the ATV and there is plenty of room for the foot shift. It could be a tight fit if you wore the moon boot style boots that are really tall though.
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 14, 2024 12:29:33 GMT -6
I'd say the engineering standards and design criteria of the Honda machines are superior to many other brands. Those guys have the insight and budget to do things correctly in many cases. Good quality on the materials and standards and practices to produce the parts and assemblies to specs. It really takes ALL of these things to provide superior products. Some others are getting better.....but Honda really has their game together in most cases. Big difference between Cushman motor scooters and a Honda motor-bike. In today's "throw away world" quality doesn't mean as much I suppose. Lots of guys ride an atv/utv for a couple years, then trade it in on a new one. Any issues along the way are addressed with the standard warranty. I want the next atv I purchase to be the last atv I purchase. I hate driving to Baxter for anything, but it looks like Baxter is the closest Honda dealer. Perham isn't that much farther, maybe I'll try there. I think I've taken my Honda ATV in for the first two recommended annual maintenance appointments, but lately I've just been checking the oil and coolant levels periodically and call it good. They have a little maintenance symbol on the dash panel that goes off when you should take it in next - I'm not sure if that's based on hours of use, mileage or just a period of time. Maybe I'll take it in this summer if I'm feeling ambitious, but then again maybe not.
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