Y
We don’t own a SXS yet, but have made up our minds and will be buying a Pioneer 700 in the not-too-distant future. Still can’t decide if we want a 700-2 or 700-4. I doubt we’d want to haul passengers more than once or twice a year when nieces and nephews visit from downstate. We may want to use the savings of a 700-2 to buy accessories.
Some of the uses for the machine will be wildlife and timber management activities on our 320 acres (about 230 acres of northern hardwood forest and the remainder in marsh and grassy areas that we manage for openland bird habitat). I maintain about 3 ½ miles of forest road on our property. We’ll also use if for general chores around the place.
I’m an avid grouse and woodcock hunter (or, sadly, but more accurately, I’ve become more of a grouse/woodcock conservationist these past few years). I’m looking forward to getting into more remote grouse coverts that I used to be able to walk to before knee and hip arthritis limited my range.
Finally, my wife and I are pretty excited about toodling around the many, many miles of wilderness forest roads we have up here – places we rarely get to see because many are pretty iffy in the truck.
For all these reasons, I think the 700 is the machine for us. It will be a work and pleasure vehicle. Reliability is important to us but safety in wilderness areas is critical, and to that end, I look forward to reading posts and asking questions about how best to accessorize the machine to minimize any unwanted “adventures” in the bush.
I’ve been reading the forums for a while now and truly appreciate all the wisdom, advice, and patience the members here offer up to those of us who are new to the SXS experience. Thank you all.
Some of the uses for the machine will be wildlife and timber management activities on our 320 acres (about 230 acres of northern hardwood forest and the remainder in marsh and grassy areas that we manage for openland bird habitat). I maintain about 3 ½ miles of forest road on our property. We’ll also use if for general chores around the place.
I’m an avid grouse and woodcock hunter (or, sadly, but more accurately, I’ve become more of a grouse/woodcock conservationist these past few years). I’m looking forward to getting into more remote grouse coverts that I used to be able to walk to before knee and hip arthritis limited my range.
Finally, my wife and I are pretty excited about toodling around the many, many miles of wilderness forest roads we have up here – places we rarely get to see because many are pretty iffy in the truck.
For all these reasons, I think the 700 is the machine for us. It will be a work and pleasure vehicle. Reliability is important to us but safety in wilderness areas is critical, and to that end, I look forward to reading posts and asking questions about how best to accessorize the machine to minimize any unwanted “adventures” in the bush.
I’ve been reading the forums for a while now and truly appreciate all the wisdom, advice, and patience the members here offer up to those of us who are new to the SXS experience. Thank you all.
