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Posted by: OhHell
Yamaha Wolverine with Suzuki Vinson engine and drivetrain.
Posted by: JohnO
Start with a Thundercat engine, 12" ground clearance, add an extra IRS to the rear for six wheels, put a second seat on the back so my wife doesn't fuss about being left behind.
Add a refrigerator large enough to hold a case of beer, should fit behind the 2nd seat just fine. An extra fuel tank, 'cause we want to stay out for a while. And a folding tent in case it rains.
That's enough for a start.
Posted by: kevint
Take the old 300CC king quad and put a much larger engine in it....and we have perfect..>!!
Posted by: alwaysride
i would have the 650 i brute motor in a honda rincon. Rubicon transmision. yamaha front diff and locker. nuff said. Oh ya, everyone, dont kill your self with the stupid huge motors and get the goverment mad and get atvs outlawed.(arctic cat 950)
Posted by: 700vtwinman
Just wondering what the response would be here, but if you could build your ultimate utility 4x4 quad, what features would you put on it given only the features offered on all the manufactures? For example, looking at the motors, would you take the can-am 800 vtwin, the kawie 750 vtwin, the polaris 800 twin...........etc.
It would be interesting to see everything from breaks, to 4wd system, to motor, to racks, to everything else.
Maybe do two categories, the big bores and the 400-500 class.
Posted by: Hebs
VTwin 700 motor
AC's Ground Clearance
everything else on a Yamaha Grizzly (700) chasis...
(some of polaris's storage)
Posted by: duffus
has anyone ridden the thundercat?
Posted by: Reb2
For my idea of the ultimate utility ATV I would start with the discontinued Traxter, put a little bigger engine in it, not too big though so it isn't over powered. Power steering would be good. It would need to be gear drive just like the Traxter and still have the Visco lock system or something very similiar. Needs an override on reverse for snowplowing and the headlights could be a little higher off the ground to shine over top of a snowplow with flap. Maybe even slightly taller tires but not sure on that one.
Posted by: propnut
maybe an EFI Rincon with Rubicon Hondamatic - low range - third headlight, Cat MRP racks, Foreman power steering, Polaris PXT or CanAm ACT tires, Yamaha Terrapro PTO, and a torsen differential that can be locked when needed (who makes one?)
Posted by: propnut
You mean for the Front?
AC, Suzuki, Yamaha all use electric activated front lockers!
yes front, but the lockers you list are open differentials unless they are locked, aren't they? if so there is an advantage with the torsen until you need the locked front end, right? I think you would need the locker less with a torsen.
Hey, it is a wish list, right?
Posted by: DesertViper
The ultimate for me would be the Arctic Cat Thundercat motor, with Grizzly 700 power steering, and the a-arms and 15" travel Elka shocks from my Rhino on it.
DV
Posted by: CraZySteve
Originally posted by: propnut
A torsen differential that can be locked when needed (who makes one?)
You mean for the Front?
AC, Suzuki, Yamaha all use electric activated front lockers!
Posted by: Honeyduck96
I pull up out of the nastiest 'skeg hole on the planet and release the diff-lock, chuckling to myself as I pop it into 2wd.
A quick stab at the throttle and the 550cc motor spins my 500lb machine into an effortless 180 on the fire road. Time
to winch the rest of the gang out of the slop. By the time I've wrestled the nearly submerged Polaris behemoth from
its muddy grave, the Bomber, King-Q and Kawi BF hav a big head start down the twisty descent back to camp. Skipping the ultra-
low, stump pulling, 1st gear, I snick the tranny into 2nd and wheelie away. At 55mph in 5th gear the washboard fire road
flows beneath me like smooth blacktop thanks to the IRS and lower A-arm mounted front suspension. I drift the lighter weight
machine around the corners, making up ground on the others. Just as I pull even with the Suzuki, the road emerges from the
trees onto a long flat section. In times past, this meant the end on my trusty old Big Bear, but not today! A flick of the
lever puts me into 6th GEAR, and with the EFI's smooth delivery, I quickly reel in the Brute and Outlander.
Back at camp, I admire the styling of the new Timberwolf 550. Looks a bit like a cross between the old wolverine and
Can-Am's new Renegade. I slap on the quick attach racks, load up a toolbox, and head back up the hill to rescue the
Polaris....
Posted by: TLC
The 450 Grizzly but with the 520 KTM motor.
Posted by: acpower
Arctic Cat Thundercat w/ Yamaha's power steering. Nuff said.
Posted by: zitterich246
Originally posted by: acpower
Arctic Cat Thundercat w/ Yamaha's power steering. Nuff said.
Ill second that motion
Posted by: HONDA CRUSHER 93
yamaha rhino with the grizz's power steering and a-arms with the thundercats motor with yamahas reliability
