At present we have a 2004 Yamaha Kodiak 450.
Here is a problem most people might find very interesting. My wife wants me to buy a new atv and sell the old one. Not only that, but she is pressuring me to buy the 700, which is the largest one they make.
Background and her reasoning: I am partially handicapped but most times I can still do whatever I want; just in small doses. There are times when walking is totally out of the question and she even gets up early mornings with me to first fix my breakfast, then she also gets on the atv and takes me to where I plan on hunting that day. When done hunting, I simply call her on the 2-way radio and she comes to pick me up. (I can hear the gasps already! lol)
So we have the atv for times like that plus, as most know, I haul a bit of wood with the thing. I also plow snow from a few driveways every winter. I also have a few food plots for deer along with 2 vegetable gardens. Needless to say, the atv comes in handy. I made the mistake of riding my neighbor's atv, which has independent suspension. Wow! It is like riding in a Cadillac vs. an old Ford pickup. For sure, that would be easier on my body. At present the painful areas are my back and neck with the neck being the worst at present. Easier riding would help a lot.
She also knows I'd like to do more with food plots so the more powerful motor would certainly be handy. And then there is the electronic steering. I did not think at first it would be worth much but after trying it, well, it might be but is a bit expensive at $600. Then comes the finish. She wants camo; extra cost, but the finish on these are not that great and camo would be better.
I was thinking the 550 model but she wants the 700. We tried both a few days ago and then today went to pick up ours, which was in the shop getting fixed (a nightmare story in itself). So, I mounted ours and drove it right up next to the new models. I then rode the 550 and the 700 and then back to ours. That was a mistake! lol
So then I did the very same thing with her. I had her ride ours to the new ones and then ride the new models. Now she is sold even more on the big devil.
Does anyone have any thoughts here that I might be missing? btw, I very well might have a buyer for our old model.
Okay. she just read the post. This morning when she rode the new models, she rode the big one first. I also purposely told her to drive over some curbs. She did. However, when she rode the 550 (also independent suspension), she suddenly began hurting (her back). She is then imagining me running over humps and hollows and even some logs in the woods.
Another point she is making is that I work the gardens with the rotor tiller. I could get a disk for the atv to work the gardens along with the food plots. So these are her thoughts.
Maybe I could also pick up a few more neighbor ladies with a new one....... Wife quote: "It sure as Hell would not be the first one I picked up on an atv." :lol:
Here is a problem most people might find very interesting. My wife wants me to buy a new atv and sell the old one. Not only that, but she is pressuring me to buy the 700, which is the largest one they make.
Background and her reasoning: I am partially handicapped but most times I can still do whatever I want; just in small doses. There are times when walking is totally out of the question and she even gets up early mornings with me to first fix my breakfast, then she also gets on the atv and takes me to where I plan on hunting that day. When done hunting, I simply call her on the 2-way radio and she comes to pick me up. (I can hear the gasps already! lol)
So we have the atv for times like that plus, as most know, I haul a bit of wood with the thing. I also plow snow from a few driveways every winter. I also have a few food plots for deer along with 2 vegetable gardens. Needless to say, the atv comes in handy. I made the mistake of riding my neighbor's atv, which has independent suspension. Wow! It is like riding in a Cadillac vs. an old Ford pickup. For sure, that would be easier on my body. At present the painful areas are my back and neck with the neck being the worst at present. Easier riding would help a lot.
She also knows I'd like to do more with food plots so the more powerful motor would certainly be handy. And then there is the electronic steering. I did not think at first it would be worth much but after trying it, well, it might be but is a bit expensive at $600. Then comes the finish. She wants camo; extra cost, but the finish on these are not that great and camo would be better.
I was thinking the 550 model but she wants the 700. We tried both a few days ago and then today went to pick up ours, which was in the shop getting fixed (a nightmare story in itself). So, I mounted ours and drove it right up next to the new models. I then rode the 550 and the 700 and then back to ours. That was a mistake! lol
So then I did the very same thing with her. I had her ride ours to the new ones and then ride the new models. Now she is sold even more on the big devil.
Does anyone have any thoughts here that I might be missing? btw, I very well might have a buyer for our old model.
Okay. she just read the post. This morning when she rode the new models, she rode the big one first. I also purposely told her to drive over some curbs. She did. However, when she rode the 550 (also independent suspension), she suddenly began hurting (her back). She is then imagining me running over humps and hollows and even some logs in the woods.
Another point she is making is that I work the gardens with the rotor tiller. I could get a disk for the atv to work the gardens along with the food plots. So these are her thoughts.
Maybe I could also pick up a few more neighbor ladies with a new one....... Wife quote: "It sure as Hell would not be the first one I picked up on an atv." :lol:
