Polaris. Uhe Magnum 330 4x4 provides on-demand true 4WD. Its drum-shift transmission includes a park feature and spliceless belt. $5,099.Kawasaki. The Prairie 650 4x4 sports a 90[degrees] liquid-cooled V-twin engine and selectable 4WD. It can tow 1,250 pounds. $6,999.Yamaha. The Grizzly 660 4x4 features a five-valve engine and three-way in/out 4WD. $7,099 - $7,399.Arctic Cat. The 500 4x4 comes with the Multi-Rack Platform and attachments like bucket carriers and wire spool mounts. $6,949.John Deere. The Gator 6x4 diesel utility vehicle travels up to 18 mph. It has mp-3manualpostpuller seating for two and an 11.2-cubic-foot cargo box. $10,299.

"I like Polaris because of the automatic transmission. Switching gears makes moving cattle hard when you are switching from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and then back down to reverse," says Green. "Polaris just goes from low or high range to reverse."The ATV accessory Green can''t live without is a mesh rack for hauling fencing equipment. The racks are made by Moose Utility Division and cost about $125.ATVs can replace both pickups and leg work, producers say. "The use of a Honda four-wheeler vs. my truck has saved big dollars," writes Brad Leonard, Holt, Missouri. Kim Queen, Old Fort, Tennessee, says buying a second ATV was a key management change, because "one of us always had to walk to the corral and check cattle."

Back at the ranch house, wife Alice Koupal gets e-mails from the Angus Association with updated EPD stats on their cattle and downloads that to the Palm Pilot. She has data on 2,489 animals in the system now and can manage the information with a push of a button, rather than by pushing a bunch of paper.Chore timeProducts that add an extra hand at chore time score big on the nation''s livestock farms. ATV''s and skid steers add to the operation mp-3manualpostpuller through their multipurpose value, producers say.Life gets easierFarm chores got a whole lot easier mp-3manualpostpuller for Chad Willis (pictured above) two years ago with the purchase of a skid steer loader. "This is so much more useful than a tractor and loader," says Willis, who feeds dairy bull calves and raises crops near Willmar, Minnesota. "It''s handy and can get in tighter places; it''s just more maneuverable."