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[rrlund]

My quad broke down a week ago and the boy hasn't brought the parts over to fix it yet,so I've had to take the Oliver 1550 out to check cattle and tag calves. I was cursing it at first,but a calf from a real nasty cow walked under the tractor the other day and stopped. I got on the other side,grabbed its head got it tagged and nnalert while the old bat was snorting and bellering on the other side. I've done it a few more times since. Works pretty good. I'd been thinking cage of some kind on the side of the quad,but this is a fair option.

 

[Gun guru]

is your quad a Polaris?

 

[rrlund]

No,it's an old Yamaha MOTO4. I think it jumped timing and put a valve in to the top of the piston,bent the valve.

 

[Gun guru]

I had a Polaris, Junk !!!!

I will never own another quad again, expensive toy that does very little work. A lawn tractor will do more and cost less.

 

[M Nut]

You must have had an awfully poor machine to feel that way. I have two, one with 1800 miles, and with with 2800 miles, and neither have been off from the farm since the day they were bought new. I use them just about every single day, and both machines are ten years old this year. I've changed the oil, added gas, and put 1 battery in each in that amount of time. Both are trouble free machines.

 

[rrlund]

Just about a necessity around here. Like a cowboy and his horse. I use it several times a day checking and working cattle.
That Yamaha has always been a good machine,it's just getting old.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I don't know how long it's gonna last but my friend just bought a side-by-side UTE from Tractor Supply, hand-dump body on the back. It's made here in Louisiana, 4x4 and ruggedly built. Also it's geared low enough to do something, not just race around, with a Subaru engine.

 

[Gun guru]

My Polaris wouldnt start due to bad igntion switch, then over heated breaker or something. A buddy of mine bought it and then fixed it.
Then there was the issue of an electrical short.
Maybe I got a lemon.....But....Dont care, I will never own another one.

 

[GordoSD]

There are thre good quads out there. Red Honda, Camo Honda, and Green Honda.

 

[Hay_Man]

what kind are they, M Nut?

 

[MARK ROBKE]

My cows ALMOST ALWAYS try to lead the calf away from me, even if they 6 hours old.I work off farm and am gone 11 hours of the day, so I usualy can"t catch them fresh born.PITA!I saw picture one time: a guy built hay ring type of cage that went on his front end loader that he lowered over the calf and protected himself from the momma.
My farm is too hilly for that idea,even if the calf would just lay there when I drove on a tractor!
MARK

 

[rrlund]

If you don't catch them in about the first five minutes after they're born mama will try to lead them off. Two thirds of the time if I try to chase them down on foot,the old gals will turn on me. Even had a first calf heifer got pretty ugly with me yesterday. I had five born today and drove the tractor over two of'em to keep from getting mauled.