Used quad/atv

Mmcgov

I'm looking to buy a good used quad. I'm a first time buyer and would appreciate any tips/advice on questions to ask and problems to look out for? My budget is about €1500
I was thinking of a 250/350 cc quad. It will be used for light farm work like herding stock and light trailer work (moving a couple sheep around).
Any makes-models to look out for??

greenpetrol

Mmcgov wrote: »

I'm looking to buy a good used quad. I'm a first time buyer and would appreciate any tips/advice on questions to ask and problems to look out for? My budget is about €1500
I was thinking of a 250/350 cc quad. It will be used for light farm work like herding stock and light trailer work (moving a couple sheep around).
Any makes-models to look out for??

this exactly! ! How did you get on mcgov? Or anyone with advise for me looking?

Timmaay

Yamaha bruin/honda fourtrax, both come in 250cc 2wd and are perfect for stock herding and will pull a small trailer no problem. 1500 probably stretching it, 2000/2500 will get a lot better cleaner one if you know what your looking for. Run an utter mile from any Chinese crap, and if your based along the east/south East there is a huge shop with loads of quads, flatout advertising on DD, the name of it rhythms with "duck and run" ha, avoid like the plague also!

Sam Kade

greenpetrol wrote: »

this exactly! ! How did you get on mcgov? Or anyone with advise for me looking?

I'd say mcgov is long gone from here.

Boaty

Timmaay wrote: »

, and if your based along the east/south East there is a huge shop with loads of quads, flatout advertising on DD, the name of it rhythms with "duck and run" ha, avoid like the plague also!

Only a matter of time before they move and rename themselves again.

alps

Mmcgov wrote: »

I'm looking to buy a good used quad. I'm a first time buyer and would appreciate any tips/advice on questions to ask and problems to look out for? My budget is about €1500
I was thinking of a 250/350 cc quad. It will be used for light farm work like herding stock and light trailer work (moving a couple sheep around).
Any makes-models to look out for??

Stick to 2wd, 350cc max...Make sure it has a manual start as back up.....would find it very hard to pass up honda....big red older bike but bullet proof..

9935452

alps wrote: »

Stick to 2wd, 350cc max...Make sure it has a manual start as back up.....would find it very hard to pass up honda....big red older bike but bullet proof..

The back axel/diffs gave bother on the big reds

IH784man

What about a Yamaha wolverine,seen some around 1800 working well.Give any faults,hard to get parts for them as they were never sold in ireland

selectamatic

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/11823782
Quad Kawasaki KLF300 4x4

A neighbour has one of these and it seems to be a great ol bike. Parts are supposedly a little more awkward to come by but the Internet has more or less fixed that problem

Askim

I have a kawasaki klf300 2wd, runs great, made in 87.
No problem getting parts, bikeworld on the long mile road can order any kawasaki part, they don't do quad repairs and I get the part number from some Dutch site.

Www.bikeworld.ie

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tractorporn

Anyone have any reports on a yamaha big bear 350? Going to look at one tomorrow anything I should keep an eye out for?

MFdaveIreland

Suzuki Ozark 250. good quad. most Hondas decent
Don't deviate from the big 4- Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki
factor in price of tyres if worn. also look for play in steering joints and 4wd if it has any. im only guessing. Check 4wd working/ diff lock etc . gears working ok. starts from cold. check engine isn't warm when you arrive

davidk1394

We've a bruin 350. Brilliant machine bought it new in 2004 we traded in a 96 Honda big red 250. Got lots of hardship and ended up on its side multiple times. Only thing that seems to give bother are the front breaks. Other than that I couldn't fault our quad for service and reliability

greenpetrol

davidk1394 wrote: »

We've a bruin 350. Brilliant machine bought it new in 2004 we traded in a 96 Honda big red 250. Got lots of hardship and ended up on its side multiple times. Only thing that seems to give bother are the front breaks. Other than that I couldn't fault our quad for service and reliability

Will the bruin pull a fertilizer spreader? I'm looking at one at the moment

davidk1394

greenpetrol wrote: »

Will the bruin pull a fertilizer spreader? I'm looking at one at the moment

It would on flat ground. Good bit of torque in them