Arctic Cat 4-wheelers (give some opinions)

I own a Polaris 300 Explorer and my best friend has the 300 Arctic Cat. Both 4x4, (AC is newer by 2 years), they are completely different machines. Explorer is quicker (2 stroke) and faster as well as true automatic. Maybe a little easier to ride for fun...

The AC is a little slower, but doesn't lack for power, and with his snow blade, I have finish graded my entire yard (2 acres) following the house lift and new basement. It also worked incredibly well for filling and grading where trench work was done for phone lines, water, etc.

The Polaris doesn't work so well for pulling (harrowing) heavy stuff, but the AC is not as easy to handle at higher speeds. Wish I could afford both, as I could really put them both to good use. Just depends on what you want the unit to do...my opinion only.

Which essentially is a small Jeep.

IN ATV's, there are two designations.

Sport Quad, and Utility Quad.

Sport quads are top end, performance machines.
Utility Quads are for off roading, technical
trail, and work use machines.

My Yamaha is 4wd, 4whl independant suspension.
With 27in tires on it, I can go places my Jeep couldnt go.

I like technical trail riding, not banzaing around
too fast on trails. My avg speed is probably 7mph. The accidents I see are people going
too fast. A crowd of riders seems to prefer how fast they can run a trail.

Now there is another contigent of riders that wish to see how fast, or how they can jump,
or how long they can wheelie. I'll hold my
comments on this particular group, but suffice
to say the term donor cycle also comes to mind... :)

I would suggest that you stay with the 3 or 4 popular brands. I own a Yamaha and my father owns a Suzuki and they are both good machines.

You can do stupid things with a bicycle.