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An early Christmas gift

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An early Christmas gift

Post by daytime dave » Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:22 pm

Today I drove home a new vehicle.

An Artic Cat 2023 Prowler Pro XT to be exact. We saw it at the dealership a few weeks ago. John Deere was my preference, but they don't have any to sell you. This one compared well to the JD model I was thinking about, better in lot's of areas. Soooooooo, today we went by again and the other models they expected weren't there. A discussion with the owner indicated they have been on the way and should be there "next week" for over a month. John Deere wanted us to order one with a deposit and get it x number of months out. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, so we pulled the pin.
It's not like brokenol'marine's posh ac/heat totally enclosed cab one, but it wasn't intended to be. It should be handy and just plain fun around the property. The test spins have been fun so far.

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It will help with hauling things (and us) to the top of the pasture hill and be fun with the family.
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by markiver54 » Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

That's awesome Dave! congratulations! I know it will serve you well and bring many smiles as well. Back in 2019, I bought a new Quad but wish I had bought a side x side. You can always add to it as you deem necessary. Good for you!
BTW, great that it has the brush guard/bumper.
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by RetiredSeabee » Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:49 pm

Only thing that I can see that it needs is a rifle rack. :D
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:40 pm

awesome indeed .... not only will it come in handy, it'll also be fun to drive
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by graywolf » Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:29 pm

Them Arctic Cats are nice. You will find all kinds of things to use it for.
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by Stray Cat » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:30 pm

Dang...someone was a very good boy this year. Nice ride there, have a blast with it!
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by Shakey Jake » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:52 pm

Congratulations!
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by BrokenolMarine » Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:45 pm

Yeah, yeah, I got posh used. :P But in great condition. I paid about the same as the new base model with zero upgrades, so I got lucky. Yours looks good and should be fun... But I just can't take the cold anymore. ;)

Funny thing, the neighbors just bought one tonight, pick it up tomorrow.
CanAm Defender 1000. No cab, but did get a winch. :D
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by Sir Henry » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:39 am

Awesome Dave. I want one except I need all the bells and whistles. I see them on the county roads all the time.
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Re: An early Christmas gift

Post by BrokenolMarine » Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:11 am

You'll be surprised how much use you get out of it. I'd look out and Miss T would be pulling out the tractor to haul a dump trailer. Nope, the utv. Pulling out the wheelbarrow to move mulch or gravel. Nope, dump bed on utv. (Back in VA we didn't have a bucket on the tractor.) I use it to run the fence lines, search for cows that don't come up... with a grabber, drive down the ditchline to pick up trash. :D

Yup, you'll be surprised.
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