Put your off-road vehicle to work

(ARA) - Off-road vehicles are fun for the trail, but they're also quite handy around the home. Side-by-side vehicles especially can help you save time and money on never-ending home and garden maintenance.

Here is a variety of tasks a side-by-side can make easier.

Landscaping
Whether redesigning your landscaping or doing normal maintenance, a side-by-side vehicle, such as the new, value-priced RANGER 400, can ensure the job gets done quickly and efficiently. Move mulch and landscaping rocks faster, use the cargo bed to hold multiple bushes when planting, and haul rakes, shovels and other landscaping tools to save trips to the garage. Most vehicles can be equipped with accessories such as cargo boxes to hold small tools, and racks that hold trimmers and other landscaping equipment making them a workhorse on wheels.

Seeding and fertilizing
Get your lawn back in shape in a snap. Avoid the hassles of manual, push fertilizers, which clog easily and often don't spread evenly, by attaching a seeder/spreader to the back of a utility vehicle. Along with creating the perfect lawn, a utility vehicle can help you groom it by using various pull-behinds, such as mower decks for cutting and rakes for thatching.

Removal
A side-by-side with a winch is project powerhouse. Removing old tree stumps, pulling out fence posts, and dragging boulders and bundles of brush is just the beginning of projects a utility vehicle with a winch can help with on your to-do list.

Home improvement projects
With winter approaching, it's time to do those outdoor home improvement projects you've been putting off all summer. Haul pavers for a patio, cement for a new sidewalk or lumber for that dream deck, and you'll be spending more time enjoying the fruits of your labor than actually doing them.

Snow removal
Side-by-sides are not fair weather friends. In the winter months, they can be equipped with a plow for snow removal and Cabs to keep the operator warm. PURE Polaris offers an exclusive Lock & Ride plow that attaches and detaches from a Polaris Utility Vehicle in less than a minute making plowing jobs simple. And side-by-sides equipped with a winch are a great tool for pulling stuck vehicles out of the snow.

Family fun
Life can't be all work and no play. A side-by-side vehicle also is great for spending time with the family exploring the outdoors. Throw a cooler in the bed for a family picnic or load up tents, sleeping bags and other accessories for a night under the stars. Whether it is a zip down the trails, camping trip or hunting, a side-by-side can make the experience more enjoyable.

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