Need help buying a side by side....

[J-Roc]

I'm looking into buying a side by side for work. I'm going to be trading my M8 off, and the only dealers that will take it are the Cat and Polaris dealers. I've narrowed it down to the Ranger 700, or the Prowlers. Which one would you reccomoend, and why?

Also, does anyone know where I can find Canadian retail pricing on Arctic Cats?

 

[Gainster]

I have a 07 Ranger XP 700 with a lift kit & 28" ITP 589 tires & Dirty Dawg Performance TEAM roller kit. Used mostly for food plots & will pull a 6' disc w/out problem, Will also pull a tandem section of spring tooth drag w/out problem. Makes cutting firewood alot more fun. Best of all I sold my 4-wheeler & have $6000.00 invested in a unit that is way more usefull for myself.
www.prcforum.com for all you want to know about Polaris Rangers

I have never used a Prowler but there are a couple guys in my town that made theirs street legal & love them.

 

[J-Roc]

Thanks! That's the way i'm leaning, but i'm going to wait and see what Yamaha and Can-Am come out with I think. If thier stuff isn't too spectacular, i'll get a Ranger XP. The Prowlers feel cheaply built to me.

 

[Blu Du]

i heard next month yamaha is coming out with what they got. can am is a 990 heres pics http://www.rhinoforums.net/other-side-side-vehicles/16268-can-am-utv.html. also honda has a new one not the big red but a ruv. the people that have seen it said it's kick ***. but i'am more geared tword a utility type. seems like the new models that are comin out are like the razor.

 

[woodpecker]

Oops!!

I thought ya'll was talk'en about shotguns!!

 

[Gainster]

I thought ya'll was talk'en about shotguns!!

Now thats funny!
More info www.sidexsideaction.com

 

[One]

Not exactly sure what you mean by work but I wouldn't want to haul anything in a Rhino, Prowler, or RZR...No experience with Rangers but we use a Kubota RTV and it balls hard. Diesel and a hydrostatic drive.

 

[uptomyarmpits]

Keep in mind these things are not pickups. It is nice to think that these are do all end all, but they have limitations. I had a John Deere Gator HPX, built like a tank, and had a large payload, hydraulic dump, nice. Great machine if you don't have to travel any distance over 1 mile, as the top speed is 20 mph. I traded it for a Polaris RZR. Totally different machine. I went from all work and no play to all play and no work. With all that said, I would choose one that can do some of each. More than likely you will want to use it for each purpose, so keep all things considered. If the job is too big for the machine, you will get a pickup or larger machine to do the job. I didn't have enough work for the John deere, and wanted more play.

 

[J-Roc]

I'm a field operator, and have a pickup now for work. All I really need to haul is 5 gallon pails, cases of oil, tools, and some fittings, as well as some parts. I need more room than load capacity. Just waiting to hear on what kind of deals I can swing on a Prowler XTZ or a 700 XTX. The Ranger deal looks attractive so far. Thoughts?

 

[cek]

Ranger

I'm a field operator, and have a pickup now for work. All I really need to haul is 5 gallon pails, cases of oil, tools, and some fittings, as well as some parts. I need more room than load capacity. Just waiting to hear on what kind of deals I can swing on a Prowler XTZ or a 700 XTX. The Ranger deal looks attractive so far. Thoughts?

You cant beat the Polaris for work. That's what it was built for. Power steering is the cats meow. I will promise you that the Ranger will hands down out work the Prowler. Also the HD has load leveling suspension.

There are quite a few of us here that have SxS's that have snow tracks on them and my dad has a 07 Ranger with the first generation Polaris tracks and that thing will climb a wall. Slow but goes anywhere.

 

[J-Roc]

I was looking at the base XP, but might just take a closer look at that HD. We'll see what happens here. Please keep the info coming guys!