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I found a1993 Polaris Big Boss 6x6. Owner says it has a 250cc engine

Anyone have one of these? What's your opinion of it?

Will it be under powered with the 250cc engine?

They made the Big Boss with the 250 and 350 engine, IMO I would say they are a bit underpowered but it really all depends on how you use it. It's old school technology but that's make them a bit easier to work on. I've never been a fan of the chain driven atv's and much prefer shaft driven.

They're decent machines and are very popular up here in Alaska.

I think it's a two stroke as well. I can't remember for sure tho

i wouldnt own one of those, neighbor has one, i think i've seen it moving under its own power twice in 20 years

My cousin has an old Polaris 4x6 Big Boss with the 250 2-stroke. He picked it up many years ago as surplus from a sheriffs dept. Don't know the model year, but the 4x6's are older than the machine you're looking at. The thing won't die. The 250 is light, simple and seems indestructible. A little noisy when wound up. Have blown the exhaust off when running it hard, just snapped back into place held by a couple of springs. No cooling system to fool with or add weight. Don't remember if it had electric start, but with the 250 2-stroke it doesn't need it. He uses it as beater at his camp - hauls wood, gravel, whatever. Hard to steer with a load of gravel in the back and no front wheel drive. If you need a work machine/beater could be a good choice. Check condition of the chain drive sprockets. I had a '96 300 xplorer (2-stroke, rear chain drive) for 12 or 13 years - only thing that ever did wear out was the rear axle drive sprocket. The 250 is small compared to current trends, but the old 2-strokes can be pretty good. You're not going to win any drag races but it will go just about anywhere a bigger machine will - maybe some places the won't with it's 6 wheels and lighter weight! You do lose ground clearance with the solid rear axle and sprocket.

Can't speak on that particular model, but we had two '88 Trail Bosses with the 250 two strokes. Pretty simple machines that ran well with little maintenance and kept up fine with the bigger four strokes. My father put 10K miles on his before he "upgraded" to a 350 four stroke. He always regretted it because the four stroke had a 50% chance of not starting in cold weather