We Bought an ATV!

A while back I wrote about Looking for Land and Buying our Land in the Adirondack Mountains. With 30 acres purchased our next mini-goal was to get our hands on an ATV so we could get around on the land and well, have some fun!

After searching the internet high and low for a used ATV, we decided on what we really wanted in an ATV but we just couldn't find one in our price range to buy.

What we wanted...

• 4 wheel drive
• Reverse
• 500 cc's or more
• Two-up (two people)
• A model of a dealer near to our land
• ​We wanted to stay under 5,000 dollars

After deciding the bare minimum with respect to what we wanted, we continued to search to no avail. However, we spread the word and waited patiently for the right opportunity.

That opportunity finally came around in May when family friends decided to sell their ATV after they moved.  They had mostly used it to plow their driveway but no longer needed it after they moved.

For us this meant that we got an ATV that was well maintained and not used and abused. Bonus for us! 

What we got...

• 2004 Arctic Cat
• ​500 cc's
• A one seater - Easily upgradable to a 2-seater (affiliate link)
• 4 wheel drive
• An engine that starts right up with only 1,300 miles on it!​
• A plow
• A winch
• A trailer hitch
• ​And the best part: We spent less than half of our maximum!

This is the seat back we bought to make it a 2-up! Can't wait to put it on and try it :-)

Being an older model, it also has a bonus pull-start on it...just in case...though my husband states that he hopes he never needs to use it!

A quick wash, an oil change, new brake pads, a rear master cylinder, and an added back seat and its is P.E.R.F.E.C.T.

​We couldn't be happier with our used ATV!

This was just a small step...​
Our Next Big Step?
​A road!

Thanks for visiting!
Read more about our Future Homesteading Dreams here!
​Sincerely,