The best ATV 4x4 by far goes into semi retirement, gone home to do the odd local stalking job and to pull a flail mower around some paddocks and a Skeet range.
Replaced by another quad I bought some 5 years or so ago, a poor buy at the time, which resulted in a strip down, replaced bushes, bearings and a lot of work tidying it up. Should have spent more but ended up doing much more in time
It’s been mowing paddocks for the last few years, no fenders, stripped down to the frame, so I’ve had some use out of it. More powerful than the Kawasaki, but nowhere near as well made. If I tried taking it where I took the green machine, creating rides through head height brambles etc, all that would have been left would have been a frame
It’s nearly a 100kg lighter than the Kawasaki and therefore much easier to turnover on the downland I stalk, so I know I’ll need to be a little more reserved as to where I go.
I did realise after I bought it that to get deer onto the front would have been more difficult due to height, so I designed my own lift to help with the bigger animals. There’s been too many occasions over the last few years I’ve cussed myself for not finishing the lift I started 4 years ago when trying to get stags into the Saki.
So last weekend was a first time out and so determined was I to get a photo or video of the lift in action, I had an epic 2.5 hour stalk after viewing a group of around 25 sika out grazing midday. After maybe an hour and half I managed to get within 50 yds of the group in thick conifers and moved 4 or 5 times in the next hour before getting a shot, resulting in 2 neck shot hinds and the opportunity to try the lift. Moved them to the rack with ease and will save humping, getting covered in blood and avoiding ticks in the future
The rack doubles up as a shooting rest with a temporary piece of padding whilst out on vermin after dark. The rear rack has a rifle holder with 3 sets of detachable holders for 4 different rifles to finish it off
Replaced by another quad I bought some 5 years or so ago, a poor buy at the time, which resulted in a strip down, replaced bushes, bearings and a lot of work tidying it up. Should have spent more but ended up doing much more in time
It’s been mowing paddocks for the last few years, no fenders, stripped down to the frame, so I’ve had some use out of it. More powerful than the Kawasaki, but nowhere near as well made. If I tried taking it where I took the green machine, creating rides through head height brambles etc, all that would have been left would have been a frame
It’s nearly a 100kg lighter than the Kawasaki and therefore much easier to turnover on the downland I stalk, so I know I’ll need to be a little more reserved as to where I go.
I did realise after I bought it that to get deer onto the front would have been more difficult due to height, so I designed my own lift to help with the bigger animals. There’s been too many occasions over the last few years I’ve cussed myself for not finishing the lift I started 4 years ago when trying to get stags into the Saki.
So last weekend was a first time out and so determined was I to get a photo or video of the lift in action, I had an epic 2.5 hour stalk after viewing a group of around 25 sika out grazing midday. After maybe an hour and half I managed to get within 50 yds of the group in thick conifers and moved 4 or 5 times in the next hour before getting a shot, resulting in 2 neck shot hinds and the opportunity to try the lift. Moved them to the rack with ease and will save humping, getting covered in blood and avoiding ticks in the future
The rack doubles up as a shooting rest with a temporary piece of padding whilst out on vermin after dark. The rear rack has a rifle holder with 3 sets of detachable holders for 4 different rifles to finish it off
