We were in the same situation back last June. We checked and tested the Polaris Ranger 1000, Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800, Tracker 800 (Arctic Cat 800), Yamaha Viking 3 seater, Honda Pioneer 700 & 1000 and Can-Am Defender HD8.
The Can-Am we decided not to get due to so many problems with our current 2016 Can-Am Outlander Max 650. We have about 400 miles on it and are doing our 4th brake job. The DPS system went out. The display went out. The rear end started grinding and had to be fixed. Plus a few smaller things.
The Yamaha Viking seemed to be under powered as well as the Honda Pioneer 700. The Tracker (Arctic Cat Prowler rebadged) looked good, but only place to get warranty work was BPS and their service apparently is not good.
That left us with the Polaris Ranger 1000 and the Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800. We tested both and both rode excellent. Power for both was great. We settled for the Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800.
We've had several Kawasaki ATV's and UTV's and never had any problems. One Mule 2500 (97 model) had over 5000 hours and only changed the belt 2x and did a tune up.
Kawasaki also comes with a standard 3 year warranty. Polaris didn't want to deal no matter the place I went. Their extra fees were crazy high. We purchased our Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800 from Mainland Cycle in La Marque. MSRP was $14999 and they sold it for $12999. We were farm exempt so OTD was just a little over $13500. We couldn't be happier with it. Plus it comes standard with the top, mag wheels, much better all around tires and doors, which would have cost more with the Ranger.
Also the new Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR's are not like the old Kawasaki Mules that rode rough and were slow. This tops out about 52mph and has IRS suspension. It actually rides as good or better than the Ranger. Power from the 3-cylinder motor is great and the torque is excellent.
Hope this helps.
The Can-Am we decided not to get due to so many problems with our current 2016 Can-Am Outlander Max 650. We have about 400 miles on it and are doing our 4th brake job. The DPS system went out. The display went out. The rear end started grinding and had to be fixed. Plus a few smaller things.
The Yamaha Viking seemed to be under powered as well as the Honda Pioneer 700. The Tracker (Arctic Cat Prowler rebadged) looked good, but only place to get warranty work was BPS and their service apparently is not good.
That left us with the Polaris Ranger 1000 and the Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800. We tested both and both rode excellent. Power for both was great. We settled for the Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800.
We've had several Kawasaki ATV's and UTV's and never had any problems. One Mule 2500 (97 model) had over 5000 hours and only changed the belt 2x and did a tune up.
Kawasaki also comes with a standard 3 year warranty. Polaris didn't want to deal no matter the place I went. Their extra fees were crazy high. We purchased our Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR 800 from Mainland Cycle in La Marque. MSRP was $14999 and they sold it for $12999. We were farm exempt so OTD was just a little over $13500. We couldn't be happier with it. Plus it comes standard with the top, mag wheels, much better all around tires and doors, which would have cost more with the Ranger.
Also the new Kawasaki Mule Pro FXR's are not like the old Kawasaki Mules that rode rough and were slow. This tops out about 52mph and has IRS suspension. It actually rides as good or better than the Ranger. Power from the 3-cylinder motor is great and the torque is excellent.
Hope this helps.
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