Buddy had one a handful of years ago. This was it after only 2,000 miles of driving it hard keeping up with us on the trails. He blew a belt. Luckily it happened not too far from civilization and I was able to tow it to a residence on a highway and then we came back later that day with a vehicle/trailer to pick it up. We threw a belt on it that night and were back on the trails the next day. He now has an RMAX that he loves. Vikings are more of a utility vehicle than a trail vehicle, so it should suite you fine.
I bought a CF Moto UForce600 about a year ago. Which is a Chinese UTV. Bought it from the Harley Davidson dealer in Connecticut. Have had no problems with it. Plenty of power. Talked them into putting a KFI plow and delivering it to my house which is about an hour away for 14k out the door.
Recalls just mean that they are taking care of the problems instead of waiting to see if they'll have bigger problems and sometimes legal issues if they don't do anything.
I feel like they are being pretty ambituous with those rock sliders on there. lol Probably a solid getaround though.
I agree that they are a very useful tool. We are on 100 ac, and it is so handy to zip back to the shop to get that one part or tool you suddenly need (or more likely forgot). Our Yamahas (Rhino and Grizzly) have been very good to us reliability and maintenance wise. The Rhino is the tool, and the Grizzly is closer to toy. I don’t know the Viking, so can’t help there.
We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. Recalls are generally because the product and or parts were not manufactured ( suppliers and Polaris themselves ) correctly to spec or were not designed correctly and are breaking. The Ranger has a recall now because the fuel pump wasn't built correctly by one of Polaris's suppliers. Polaris has the highest number of recalls in the industry and that's a known fact. My machine has done me well, but when I think of quality, Polaris definitely doesn't come to mind.
Well, the rabbit hole is getting pretty deep on this one. I had no idea there were so many options available. I just need to go look at some I guess.
I've owned a lot of Polaris products. Have never had really any real issues with them. About the most was a rectifier on my sportsman 500ho, and I think a rectifier was going on my xc600sp when I sold it. Easy fixes, no recalls. Had more recalls on the newest Yamaha, only a couple year old Kodiak 450. I probably would start with Yamaha if I was looking for another ATV/ SxS. Sleds, with Yamaha leaving the biz in a couple years, I probably wouldn't buy a new one, but a decent used/ leftover I would. New sled, Polaris is the choice. Arctic cat would have a lot more recalls, but they barely sell anything compared to Polaris. They all have recalls. Especially with the lawyers being more pervasive. I also think people in general are getting dumber, so that will cause more issues.
Ha...never heard that one before! Dunno about that...the local Case dealer seems to do pretty well...and it seems like almost every city runs Case backhoes. I know nothing about their SxS though...just thought it looked like a good deal compared to some that I see.
lukem, a similar thread recently that may have some useful discussion/ information.... Contemplating a UTV/Side By Side
the reasons why a government entity runs any particular brand or model of equipment rarely have any roots in the performance/reliability of that product. Nothing against Case 'hoes, as they were indeed decent machines. Just pointing out that equipment sold to government sells on price and politics, no more, no less. That Case UTV is likely an Ingersoll Rand vehicle - roots back to Club Car. Husqvarna had several offerings with the same DNA some years ago. Parts and service documentation should be in good supply.
While that all too often may be true, it can not be a blanket statement...first hand experience with it...
Same. State/National bid contract sales were the best and the worst. Terms negotiated already (usually on a nationwide scale), specs pre-determined, and usually inventory already built to spec (those were the days) for lightning quick delivery. Easy to sell, as long as you were in the right place at the right time, but impossible to compete with.
