It's been a while since I've bought an atv/utv. Can am seems to be priced way below Honda and Yamaha. How do they compare dependability and longevity wise? It will be a utility vehicle for ranch work and not abused or dogged in deep mud

you left out Kubota for "ranch work" ...

they aren't the fastest or nimblest ... but they keep going and going and going, put in clean fuel, keep filters changed and keep rolling. Very dependable and relatively low maintenance

Honda for reliability. No question

I own 2 CanAm Defenders and I like them a lot. That being said, there's a whole lotta Hondas and Yamahas in Alaska. They can't afford anything less dependable.

I had not thought about tractor companies. Duh! Thanks for the idea.

How long have you had them? And have you had issues?

I’d go CanAm or Kawasaki. That’s a tough decision and would likely come down to price & availability.

I’ll never go back to Honda or Yamaha

our rancher we lease from has a John Deer. I want to say 10K hours on it last year. I'd have to give it a hard look if I was looking for something for ranch use.

5 years for the oldest one. I don't tax them that much. Ask a decent dealer service manager about any past issues on the heavy use ones, but I think they've tried to correct them. If you have mesquite like I do, on whatever you buy, put Wolfpack tires on it. 'Rougher ride, but a lot less hassle. Check pressures occasionally 'cause they're stiff.

Ok, let me define "ranch use". It's the family land that we call "the ranch". It's not a working ranch other than hay right now. Use will be filling feeders and fetching dead animals mostly. Carrying tools to mend fences or go fix a busted pipe, or spray weeds on the driveway.

As for Mesquites, I think we have 3 of them on 250 acres. Navarro county terreain.

Why not? Our Honda atv lasted 20 years and had 23000+ miles when the display crapped out 2 years ago. Until recently, it's been very reliable. Our current Yamaha has also been very dependable, although it doesn't have quite as many miles.

Check on repair facilities in the area of your ranch. Or haul it yourself to your local one.

I usually do my own repairs.

Can am without question on an ATV

UTV, Can Am or Kawasaki.

Have both and like both, but they are different machines

We have a herd of Can Ams and they’re the biggest POS I’ve ever seen. I think every time I get in one something else is broke. I’d buy Kawasaki or Kubota.

I was about to post the same. They run them hard and heavy all year.

For real work, Kawasaki or Kubota.
For plush ride, Honda or Yamaha.
If you want plush and a screaming SOB and don't need to haul more than a beach towel and VERY small cooler, get a Yamaha YXZ1000R.

How did I get so lucky with my Polaris Ranger? I guess it's like my Leupold scope and factory ammo.

Never an issue with my Ranger, Three years of hard panhandle and Colorado use. I do maintain to schedule, air filters, all fluids, etc......You'll hear plenty of trash talk on Rangers, partly because the sample size is huge considering their market share.

Yelp he has over 20k miles on one of them and one trip to dealer.

They have same motor the Mule pro 812cc do.

It was a while back, but I went to an ATV repair shop and asked what machines they saw the least. The answer was Yamaha and Honda, in that order.

My guess is that most of them will do well if you keep up with maintenance and don't dog them.

That alone is not an indicator of quality. That could be due to their low #'s sold. I'd like to see objective market share data between Kawasaki, Polaris, Honda, Yamaha, Kubota and John Deere for UTV sales. Not objective, but my dealer told me Polaris had 50% of the UTV market. For that reason alone you'll see more of them in repair shops. The real tell would be units repaired under warranty per 1,000 sold, or some similar measure.

Or modify them.

Lift kits to put the CVs out of their rated angle of deflection and big tires are the two biggest killers of all of them.

Mule Pro
Besides not breaking down, leg room, easy to shift, turning radius