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Well when the old girl is running I use it to get back to the bush and haul wood. I live out in the sticks and have no gas line so I heat with forced air electric and the wood stove. Obviously I like to burn more wood then electricity. ( 9 cents a KW at peak time) The pics attached are just before I put on the new tank. On this day it was wet from rain and she pulled this load out of the bush without a effort or even a spin from the tires. What a workhorse!
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4 Wheels? Huh?
My 200ES spends just as much time hauling a trailer and chainsaw here as well! Right now it has a plow on it to and it does snow removal duty as well.
You said you had to replace the tank, what was wrong with your original?
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
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Teaching quads a lesson
gotta love the big reds = work and play all in 1....
our original 85 we bought new, 2 - 86 police specials
250r dust runner
04 Yamaha kodiaK 450 snowbuster ! Brute Force 750 dust collector .
Bunch of es stuff I been buying for next builds....
Gone but lives on in my aching body the mighty 350x collection . A Beat 85 es im gonna rebuild
At The Back Of The Pack
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Love my 200es Big Red. Its the low range that I like the best for hauling and making my own path through the woods.
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Agreed, I have the 84 and the 85 ,as I have said before IMO the 84 seems to way out pull the 85... nice bigred GunZ MCGRAW.
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kebby28...Looks like you need to invest in a trailer there buddy! Ha ha. Cool picture though. Looks somewhat vintage. If the trike was in a bit better condition, I'd almost pass it off as a Honda ad.Originally Posted by kebby28
1985 Honda ATC 250ES
1985 Honda ATC 250SX
1984 Honda ATC 200M
1983 Honda ATC 200
1984 Honda ATC 110
Got The Holeshot
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Okay, so I'm not the only one that feels that way too eh. I bought an '85 Big Red a few months ago, and wasn't totally impressed with the pulling power. I mean don't get me wrong, it definetly gets the job done, but I think I was expecting a lot more from the "Big brother" of the Big Reds.
Anyone know if there's much difference is towing/hauling ability between the '83 Big Red (200e chain drive) and the '84 Big Red (200es shaft drive)?
1985 Honda ATC 250ES
1985 Honda ATC 250SX
1984 Honda ATC 200M
1983 Honda ATC 200
1984 Honda ATC 110
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not only big reds can haul.
Here is my KLT110 doing some heavy pulling after hurricane sandy left me some good wood for the taking.
1985 KLT 110
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if they had the same tires on them you could get a chain and hook them up ?
our original 85 we bought new, 2 - 86 police specials
250r dust runner
04 Yamaha kodiaK 450 snowbuster ! Brute Force 750 dust collector .
Bunch of es stuff I been buying for next builds....
Gone but lives on in my aching body the mighty 350x collection . A Beat 85 es im gonna rebuild
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I've watched a few videos on utube with Reds plowing. Might be a project down the road?
As for the tank. It has 2 patches on it when I bought it. They would sweat fuel and beyond repair. Was thinking of a steel OEM but the cost drove me to the plastic aftermarket. Mind you had to cut the snorkle back 3" to get it to fit.
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Nice rounds! That Ash?
The 3 wheels do a fine job on path making!
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Thanks! Nice pic :-)
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I believe the owners manual for the 84 200es is 700 pound tow capacity with a 30 pound tongue
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Nice!
May I ask what your riding in your profile/avatar pic?
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i pulled a 4200 pound bronco with my 85 250 big red.
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86 big red
85 250sx
85 atc70
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