Farm quad Yamaha 660 or Honda 420

ishotjr2

Hi

I started a couple of years ago working on 7 acres of rough hill ground. This year I decided to invest in a quad to help do the spraying, carrying and moving small number of animals. The ground is wet and rough as I am still trying to get the drains working. So a tractor is not an option.

Anyway I went and had a look at a few quads and for budget reasons I am trying to decide between a used Yamaha Grizzly 660 and a used Honda TRX 420 FM?

The Yamaha is older, but it is has the independant suspension and a winch also has the front diff lock.
The Honda is lighter will probably have a better resale value and to my mind would probbaly be safer to a novice like myself.


Thanks

selectamatic

ishotjr2 wrote: »

Hi

I started a couple of years ago working on 7 acres of rough hill ground. This year I decided to invest in a quad to help do the spraying, carrying and moving small number of animals. The ground is wet and rough as I am still trying to get the drains working. So a tractor is not an option.

Anyway I went and had a look at a few quads and for budget reasons I am trying to decide between a used Yamaha Grizzly 660 and a used Honda TRX 420 FM?

The Yamaha is older, but it is has the independant suspension and a winch also has the front diff lock.
The Honda is lighter will probably have a better resale value and to my mind would probbaly be safer to a novice like myself.


Thanks

Sounds to be fair spec on the yamaha so that'll always aid resale value as they stand there's very little between Honda and yamaha in resale value anyways. Diff lock helps for very soft conditions but usually it's never needed also don't use diff lock to tow heavier loads than usual this puts massive strain on the axles and snapped ones aren't unheard of. Is the Honda electric shift or fully auto? The yamaha ultramaric transmission is regarded as the best in the industry but the Honda trannys are good too. Also to add to your confusion you should try out a suzuki quad of the same strength they're great machines too! We've a yamaha grizzly 450 and it's perfect for us very reliable too so yamaha would be my pick but Honda and suzuki are just as good. to be honest price and personal choice along with the individual machines condition is what'll make the decision for ya.

ishotjr2

Hi

Thanks for that. The Yamaha is a beast of a machine alright. The Honda is Fully auto.

The Yamaha is a bit rougher around the edges and the Honda is fairly clean both have similar hours (600) and similar Kilometers 5000.

9935452

ishotjr2 wrote: »

Hi

Thanks for that. The Yamaha is a beast of a machine alright. The Honda is Fully auto.

The Yamaha is a bit rougher around the edges and the Honda is fairly clean both have similar hours (600) and similar Kilometers 5000.

AFAIK the 420FM is a manual . the 420FA is the automatic.
I have a road registered 2008 420fm myself with 300 hours

one of my gripes with it is there is no differential in the back axel, when you are carrying weight or need to turn tight when spraying it has to scrub/slip the back axel.
Regarding 4wd , i rarely use it its only if you were pulling a loaded fertiliser spinner throught a swamp or a loaded trailer up a hill you would use it.

ishotjr2

Hi

Appreciate that! This really is wet ground for the next 4 months. The land has a good steep hill on it, so spraying or the trailer might need that diff lock. So I am more tempted by the Yamaha based on your responses.

Thanks again.