Four wheeler

[Cal]

I guess I'm just not "with it " but I still use my 1996 extended cab S10 ZR2 ( high clearance )

Gets about 21 MPG has heat and air goes to town as easy as fencing - - - 318,000 miles and still looks respectable ( plenty of scratches but no dents )

My family got really upset in about 2000 when I painted it red white and blue to match my dump trucks.

It looks like I'm going coon hunting when I put 135 gal of diesel in the back to go fill equipment in the gravel pit but it is like the energizer bunny and just keeps going and going and going.

I thought the transmission was going out but the repair shop told me I needed an ignition switch ( I thought they were nuts but it cured the transmission ) and about 3 months ago I had to have an intake manifold gasket installed - - - - several sets of tires and thats about all - - - - I am going to have to put a drivers seat in it soon but I bet I could buy several trucks just like it for the cost of a good 4 wheeler.

Do you do all your sorting and cattle work with it too?

Doesn't everyone have a cow/bull tough grill guard?

Yeah, but never had much luck just ramming into pairs trying to sort them. :roll:

 

[Cal]

Cal

That depends on what you call working cattle. I can move them to a small area with it by driving ( most times calling ) and then get on a horse or on foot with the dogs.

If the going gets rough I still like a dirt bike better than a 4 wheeler. I guess I'm just to stuck in my ways - - - -I have had dirt bikes since about 1960 and have seen a much better safety record with them. I feel many people get themselves in trouble with 3 or 4 wheelers and my 250cc honda goes where a 4 wheeler would fear to tread but it does take training to operate safely.

Yeah, I miss my 250 dirt bike that was traded in, they're not so good in the sand or mud....but I always had at least two of them for years.....maybe it's about time for a Harley. Have done alot of sorting with nothing but ATV's for years without much trouble which kind of makes them worth the $$$, IMO. Our cows, like so many, barely know what a horse is. Wildest rips I've seen in years were either off the rez, or a couple big NE ranches that we got cattle mixed up with....horse only outfits.

 

[Cal]

My dad rode a late model Arctic Cat today....he said the fenders were too narrow and it through sht all over the place. :lol: :lol:

 

[WyomingRancher]

Do you do all your sorting and cattle work with it too?

Doesn't everyone have a cow/bull tough grill guard?

Yeah, but never had much luck just ramming into pairs trying to sort them. :roll:

I don't know about ramming pairs, but I've been known to ram a cow or bull to get them to start paying attention. Seems like once you make contact, they straighten up and start honoring you, just as if you're on a horse.

I about got killed doing it to a bull which had gotten into the neighbor's cows. I wasn't close to home, and thought I'd try the wheeler to get him out instead of taking time to go back for a horse. I bumped him a couple times and sorted him out of the cows. He wanted to go back, so I bumped him again. WRONG THING TO DO! He turned on a dime and rolled my famous yellow Honda... luckily it ended up back on its wheels, still running...good thing since I was several miles from home . The dog and I dove through the fence and watched :shock:. I learned a little lesson about applying too much pressure to a bull . He did line out and head home, I contacted the butcher, and the problem was ultimately solved :wink:. It was my fault, but once he learned what he could do, I didn't want him around anymore.

I want all of my cattle to work no matter if I show up on foot, wheeler, pickup, tractor, dog, horse, pogo stick :lol: ... or any combination of the above.

 

[I Luv Herfrds]

A couple of our neighbors have had 4-wheelers for years and both have had their bulls get into our cows.
One neighbor had no trouble getting their bull out, the other ended up fixing a lot of our fence when their bull had enough of them and just went through the fence. :roll:
Had one of our young bulls chased into the neighbors, hubby chased him back with his horse, but that was years ago.

 

[Faster horses]

We have a cowboy/horseman friend that says this about 4-wheelers:
You can get MOST of the cattle with them. Then you need a horse.
He'll go to his grave without owning a four-wheeler. Actually, it
has only been the last couple of years, that he owned a TRACTOR!! :shock:

 

[Hooks]

but I've been known to ram a cow or bull to get them to start paying attention

let me understand somethin here.....................

Bull = 1800-2000 lbs
ATV (w/rider)= 400 lbs

and ya did what.............I'm a lil confused :shock: :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

but I've been known to ram a cow or bull to get them to start paying attention

let me understand somethin here.....................

Bull = 1800-2000 lbs
ATV (w/rider)= 400 lbs

and ya did what.............I'm a lil confused :shock: :roll:

:???: :???: I can tell you never had one of them suckers laying on top of you.. :wink:

 

[Hooks]

I was being polite................ :wink:



and yup I have.....but not from tryin to ram a bull.............I ain't that "brave" :wink: :roll:

 

[kolanuraven]

I've got a neighbor using some rented land not too far from me and he chases them poor ol cows to oblivion on a 4 wheeler.

They are his sons old show cow collection and are.....WERE...tame as kittens, now they are as mad as a hatter due to all the chasing.

It's only a 100 acre field, crossed fenced. He could get out/off and rattle a bucket and they'd walk up. That's how I catch'em on my side when he runs them thru the fences onto me.

Lazy b'tard.. ...I just as soon beat him with my sortin' stick when he comes over to collect the escapees. I told him next time....I'd just walk'em home up the creek as there was no need to bring in a 30' trailer for 3 or 4 cows .

He can't back a trailer either!!

 

[Hooks]

first time..........and last time......I used a ATV around livestock was when I tried to jingle horses in.............the third time a rear foot went past my nose, I parked it!

 

[Denny]

I've got a neighbor using some rented land not too far from me and he chases them poor ol cows to oblivion on a 4 wheeler.

They are his sons old show cow collection and are.....WERE...tame as kittens, now they are as mad as a hatter due to all the chasing.

It's only a 100 acre field, crossed fenced. He could get out/off and rattle a bucket and they'd walk up. That's how I catch'em on my side when he runs them thru the fences onto me.

Lazy b'tard.. ...I just as soon beat him with my sortin' stick when he comes over to collect the escapees. I told him next time....I'd just walk'em home up the creek as there was no need to bring in a 30' trailer for 3 or 4 cows .

He can't back a trailer either!!

Maybe he's just showing off and you get him all hot and bothered. :heart: :mrgreen:

 

[kolanuraven]

I've got a neighbor using some rented land not too far from me and he chases them poor ol cows to oblivion on a 4 wheeler.

They are his sons old show cow collection and are.....WERE...tame as kittens, now they are as mad as a hatter due to all the chasing.

It's only a 100 acre field, crossed fenced. He could get out/off and rattle a bucket and they'd walk up. That's how I catch'em on my side when he runs them thru the fences onto me.

Lazy b'tard.. ...I just as soon beat him with my sortin' stick when he comes over to collect the escapees. I told him next time....I'd just walk'em home up the creek as there was no need to bring in a 30' trailer for 3 or 4 cows .

He can't back a trailer either!!

Maybe he's just showing off and you get him all hot and bothered. :heart: :mrgreen:

Well, acting stupid and tearing up MY fences in the process AIN'T the way to go.

 

[John SD]

but I've been known to ram a cow or bull to get them to start paying attention

let me understand somethin here.....................

Bull = 1800-2000 lbs
ATV (w/rider)= 400 lbs

and ya did what.............I'm a lil confused :shock: :roll:

Yep, I've BTDT. I can't say I recommend it, so kids don't try this at home. :wink:

I got a bit too PO'd at a bull one time. Took a run and whopped him a little too hard with my Polaris 300 with plastic front rack and running boards. It was kinda like hitting a brick wall on the move. :roll: Broke the left third off the rack and the bull stuck his foot through the left running board. Seems like it cost about $75 each to replace the rack and the running board. Front plastic was OK with just a little crease where it was forced under the front tire.

The plastic rack is tougher than it looks and has stood up much better overall than a metal rack ever did. Always welding on it. They should make some heavy grill guard for 4 wheelers like they do for new pickups nowdays. :roll:

 

[WyomingRancher]

but I've been known to ram a cow or bull to get them to start paying attention

let me understand somethin here.....................

Bull = 1800-2000 lbs
ATV (w/rider)= 400 lbs

and ya did what.............I'm a lil confused :shock: :roll:

No arguments that it was incredibly stupid, and am glad I lived to tell about it :!:. It definitely ranks in the top 3 dumbest things I've ever done, and I won't be trying it again with bulls :wink:. By "ram", I mean make "contact", not hit them real hard, just enough to let them know you're back there and mean business. If I can't get something to cooperate, I usually go to plan B. At the time I didn't want to take time to go clear back home, get a horse, ride back... when I thought I could get him easily. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Also, I've had bulls try to take or duck underneath my horse, so no method is completely safe:

Bull = 1800-2000 lbs
Horse (w/rider) = 1300 lbs At least the horse would get off you eventually :?.

 

[John SD]

Well said, WR and I agree. That's why I don't recommend what I did either. But the bull did give up after I got his attention and went to the corral like he was supposed to. An hour or so of this in 90+ heat probably helped change his mind too. The bull could have saved all of us a lot of trouble and me $150 in 4 wheeler parts. But that's the way it goes sometimes.

To expand on my story, I had a neighbor helping me with a high-headed Arabian horse that was skittish and afraid of the bull. If my neighbor had been riding his trusty old Appaloosa, it would have been a different story. That horse knew how to handle bulls and was not afraid of them.

Incidently, I doubt if even WR and her atv only weighs 400 lbs. 600 maybe. My 4 wheeler is lighter than many and still weighs about 500. I weigh around 200 so the total would be at least 700 lbs. Yes, still not a fair contest.

Of course I was ready to bail off if necessary and did. The impact caused the 4 wheeler to tip up on two wheels but it came back down on all four. I caught up and hopped back on. Neighbor on the Arabian horse should have had a video camera. :roll: :lol:

 

[WyomingRancher]

Well said, WR and I agree. That's why I don't recommend what I did either. But the bull did give up after I got his attention and went to the corral like he was supposed to. An hour or so of this in 90+ heat probably helped change his mind too. The bull could have saved all of us a lot of trouble and me $150 in 4 wheeler parts. But that's the way it goes sometimes.

To expand on my story, I had a neighbor helping me with a high-headed Arabian horse that was skittish and afraid of the bull. If my neighbor had been riding his trusty old Appaloosa, it would have been a different story. That horse knew how to handle bulls and was not afraid of them.

Incidently, I doubt if even WR and her atv only weighs 400 lbs. 600 maybe. My 4 wheeler is lighter than many and still weighs about 500. I weigh around 200 so the total would be at least 700 lbs. Yes, still not a fair contest.

Of course I was ready to bail off if necessary and did. The impact caused the 4 wheeler to tip up on two wheels but it came back down on all four. I caught up and hopped back on. Neighbor on the Arabian horse should have had a video camera. :roll: :lol:

At least I have good company in my bad judgement .

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Well said, WR and I agree. That's why I don't recommend what I did either. But the bull did give up after I got his attention and went to the corral like he was supposed to. An hour or so of this in 90+ heat probably helped change his mind too. The bull could have saved all of us a lot of trouble and me $150 in 4 wheeler parts. But that's the way it goes sometimes.

To expand on my story, I had a neighbor helping me with a high-headed Arabian horse that was skittish and afraid of the bull. If my neighbor had been riding his trusty old Appaloosa, it would have been a different story. That horse knew how to handle bulls and was not afraid of them.

Incidently, I doubt if even WR and her atv only weighs 400 lbs. 600 maybe. My 4 wheeler is lighter than many and still weighs about 500. I weigh around 200 so the total would be at least 700 lbs. Yes, still not a fair contest.

Of course I was ready to bail off if necessary and did. The impact caused the 4 wheeler to tip up on two wheels but it came back down on all four. I caught up and hopped back on. Neighbor on the Arabian horse should have had a video camera. :roll: :lol:

Hooks was just trying to be polite when he quoted 400 pounds. :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[Silver]

I have a really nice hole in the front side of the back fender on my quad. Cranky new mother took a run at me while I was trying to move her, I just got my leg out of the way in time as she hit the bike and flipped it on it's side. Then she chased me around the bike about 5 times before she went back to her calf. I was in high hope that she wouldn't decide to jump over it as then my options would have been severely reduced :shock:
Ramming her with the horse was far more productive and produced a cow with a new sense of respect.
But the quads work well at times there is no doubt.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I have had some cows try the horse to. Last spring I had a cow being miserable and she kicked my horse. Just happened to be a fence post laying there so i stepped off and cracked her a good one across the nose. She had a attitude adjustment fairly quickly.

Had some old PB cows would chase a horse quite a ways. at times we just led them out of the pasture. :shock: