Advice on an all terrain vehicle

[DK35vince]

I have a John Deere Buck and I absolutely love the thing. Have had it for years and no issues with it. They only made them for a few years which were bombardier traxsters. I believe Can Am bought out bombardier ATV and that was the end of that. They are still around you just have to look hard for them. They even made one with a dump bed. Automatic or manual thumb shift transmission and hand brakes. Its actually a good look workhorse.

Can Am has been a subsidiary of Bombardier since the early 1970's

Can-Am motorcycles - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[stevem5215]

I have a 2001 Traxter 500 and it's what I call a 'mini tractor' just because of how heavy duty it is. They built a machine with that Visco Lock center differential that was amazing. The slide your leg through the middle still hasn't been duplicated and they are a durable product like a tractor for reliability. I've only done minor work to ours. The push button shift is computer controlled. Not sure if that's a positive or negative but it's still working on mine all these years later.

 

[deserteagle71]

One thing I've noticed is both my ATVs and sxs's have great engine braking capabilities.

Most do. Polaris is the only one that still free wheels down hills. At least that's how the new Polaris Ranger is that the County bought for our Search and Rescue unit. And Dirt Wheels mentions that the new RZR they just tested is the same way.

 

[deserteagle71]

Whatever the choice, I would choose a UTV that has power brakes, if there is such an animal.
The various UTV's I've driven took a hard push on the brake pedal to stop quickly.

I can only speak to the Can-am Defender I've owned for 4 years - but I have to be careful because it is very easy to lock up all 4 wheels with just a light push on the brake pedal. And I don't remember the new Polaris Ranger we have in our Search and Rescue unit being hard to stop either.

 

[DK35vince]

I can only speak to the Can-am Defender I've owned for 4 years - but I have to be careful because it is very easy to lock up all 4 wheels with just a light push on the brake pedal. And I don't remember the new Polaris Ranger we have in our Search and Rescue unit being hard to stop either.

Never had that issue with needing to push hard on the brake peddle to get them to stop either.
Brakes are strong on my SxS.

 

[DK35vince]

Most do. Polaris is the only one that still free wheels down hills. At least that's how the new Polaris Ranger is that the County bought for our Search and Rescue unit. And Dirt Wheels mentions that the new RZR they just tested is the same way.

Some Polaris models have engine braking, some don't.
I know my 2016 RZR 900s does have engine braking all the way to a stop.
No need to keep throttle applied to keep the clutch's engaged

 

[ArlyA]

The OP is looking for something that can be converted to hand controls?