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my buddy has a polaris ranger 900 with tracks, last weekend we went through 30" of fluffy snow down a power line cut with ZERO problem, might as well have been driving on a plowed road. He bought them for ice fishing, he keeps a plow on the front, but doesnt bother using it except to move snow off the spot he wants to fish, that thing will go anywhere an climb any thing.
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The pistenbullys are pretty expensive, but you can buy decent older grooming tractors cheaper thenyou can a new snowmobile !! Older tucker,Bombardier, thiokol, snowtrac snow groomers can be a lot of fun for the whole family. When I was looking at getting a cabin that would require a several mile winter approach a track was in the running. A decent used one will set you back a bit more than one new snowmobile, but less than two and you've got a heated cabin to boot. The problem with putting tracks on atv's is they cost a fortune, the drivetrain isn't designed for the additional load, and you'll get terribly mileage. You can't beat a utility snowmobile for getting around in the snow.
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I've gone through two feet of snow with my Rokon because the front wheel is as wide as the engine, it doesn't high side. That was before I put chains on my second one and with those taller 15" and chains I'm sure that it would have done even better. Now I like the 12" wheels. It doesn't go through deep snow fast, but it keeps going. Weight on the bike is better than pulling weight in deep snow. A buddy does have that track kit on his Polaris and likes them for ice fishing.
My other auto is a .45
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If the sky's the limit, take a look at the ski slope grooming tractors. Those crazy things are just that - crazy. Take the front blade off and they'll climb about anything. I drove one of these grooming ski slopes a few years back. They are practically unstoppable. I worked for a small resort with a tight budget and the groomers had a gazzilion hours on them and were a maintenance nightmare. You may be able to purchase them cheap used but they will likely be worn out.
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