Newb and looking for feedback from any mountaineer owners!

[Mtneer82]

Hello! Newb here and thanks in advance for any feedback and help.

I'm located in WV and looking to sell my quad and upgrade to an HVAC SXS. I have drove the Hd11, Ranger 1500, and the Ranger 1000 NS.

The HD11 and Ranger 1000 seating and cab were cramped and uncomfortable to me. Also wasn't impressed with the HVAC, mainly AC, in either. The 1500 was by far the most comfortable and enjoyable cab. However, for my intended use, every dealer I've been to has tried to steer me away from the 1500 due to its lack of a true low gear. However, none of them have had any direct experience driving a mountaineer edition with it's lower gearing. Nor do any of them have an allocation for one, which is a whole other issue.

My situation and intended use is....

• i plow snow in the winter and my driveway is steep.
• i haul tree stands, corn, minerals etc up to my hunting areas which involve traveling some steeper, often muddy, slick, wet trails with cross ditches, ruts, creek crossings, and rocks. I'm typically in 4wd low on my quad with speeds between 4-7mph on most of the trails.
• due to HOA restrictions, I can't have a trailer sitting outside my home. They have to be kept inside garage, which i have no room for. So the SxS will need to be road legal so I can ride it to the farm. The ride is about 25 miles on 40-45mph back roads.

Anyway, my question to anyone with a mountaineer edition...
Do you use your machine for plowing, hunting, or in any way like I intend to use mine. If so, do you find the mountaineer edition with the lower gearing to be sufficient and capable for such use or do you find yourself wishing you had a designated low gear?

At this point I've been to 4 dealers looking at machines and inquiring about Mountaineer allocations and once I tell them my intended use, they all steer me towards a Can Am HD11 or 1000 NS for the low gear. I would like to think they are being honest, but they also want to make a sale! And they can't sale what they don't have or can't get right now!

Thanks again for any input!

 

[Jay B]

Following. I will probably trade mine in sometime in the next few months and I'm kinda thinking about a Mountaineer with a tune for a little more top end.

 

[jj46]

I can't speak to the other items... but I will say that myself and others use the standard one for plowing all the time and it is a beast. I've encountered no issues plowing deep, heavy, very wet snow with a 7' plow.

 

[Mtneer82]

Following. I will probably trade mine in sometime in the next few months and I'm kinda thinking about a Mountaineer with a tune for a little more top end.

That's exactly what I was going to do!