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 Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
[Re: unclebubba]
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10/13/24 08:08 PM
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I can attest that the old Kawasaki Mules were tough. A rancher down the road had a really old one that was, by then, rolling junk. But it was still running. He never did ANY basic maintenance on it, and I don’t think he changed oil more than twice a decade. Since he has no mechanical skills, he’d call me to see if I could breathe a little more life into it. Finally, with a cracked block and only one wheel that would move the thing, I told him that it was, for all intents and purposes, dead. He got a new one and hasn’t bothered me since.
It amazes me how some folks don’t maintain their equipment.
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Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
[Re: unclebubba]
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10/21/24 06:27 PM
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Started with a Ranger (blown engine, then front A frame arm twice same machine) . Enough of the Polaris garbage. Asked my Dealer sales person what machine other than Polaris and he said Can Am or Kawasaki. No issues with either. Kawasaki just rides rougher. Make sure and do scheduled maintenance whichever way you go. I now have 410 hrs on a Can Am 2021 HD 10 and its running well. It's quieter than the Ranger and actually rides 'softer' if that matters to some. I don't abuse my equipment just use and also clean the air filter every month or so when we have a dry spell.
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Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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10/22/24 01:14 AM
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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. 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. The Honda Accord was the most stolen vehicle in the US for over a decade. It wasn't because they were easy to steal, it was because so many of them sold. Polaris owns the largest market share of UTV sales, so common sense dictates that more will end up in in a shop than the other brands who hold a fraction of the market share.
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Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
[Re: unclebubba]
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10/22/24 03:54 PM
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Yamaha makes the worst UTV. The Viking is junk.
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Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
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10/22/24 06:24 PM
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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. 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. The Honda Accord was the most stolen vehicle in the US for over a decade. It wasn't because they were easy to steal, it was because so many of them sold. Polaris owns the largest market share of UTV sales, so common sense dictates that more will end up in in a shop than the other brands who hold a fraction of the market share. You're making way too much sense. Stop looking at things objectively relative to the market sample size.
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Re: Can am vs Honda vs Yamaha dependability
[Re: unclebubba]
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10/23/24 09:38 PM
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I was a Polaris guy for years - owned 3 different ones. The last one I bought they changed a bunch of stuff from steel to plastic - then started having tons of issues.
Switched to the Kubota diesel - fully enclosed cab with great AC and heat, no dust - they are not super fast but I do not need fast - they will run 20-25 mph loaded down. Have not had a single issue with mine and they are well built IMO
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