RoyBrooks
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Japanese mini truck with a plow Same size at a utv same or more horse power heated cab and road legal.
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Markcuda
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I could be wrong but I don't think them little Jap trucks are street legal.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
timswi
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While not fast, my RTV1100 is a killer snow plower, heavy as a tank and plenty of power in M range. The heated cab and power angle is a real plus.
I do 10 diveways and a 700' right of way with mine.
I moved 3ft of snow with my previous RTV500 with no problems at all. The ATV's couldn't touch that snow storm.
I do 10 diveways and a 700' right of way with mine.
I moved 3ft of snow with my previous RTV500 with no problems at all. The ATV's couldn't touch that snow storm.
RoyBrooks
Silver Member
I know the little jap trucks are legal in Ontario but maybe not in your area. A couple of contractors use them around my area. There are a few youtube videos of them plowing. I think they would be good for driveways but for big parking lots I'd go to full size pickup.
Markcuda
Veteran Member
I have been in all the lower 48 states and I have never seen one on the road.
I think if they were street legal, I/we would see them driving around by the thousands.
I think if they were street legal, I/we would see them driving around by the thousands.
RoyBrooks
Silver Member
Illinois says allowed on roads posted 35mph with speed restriction of 25 mph. It looks kind of hit and miss if they are allowed on the roads, but if they allow a utv I can't see them saying no to a small truck?
i'm an owner of an older (2006) gator, and it is nothing like the new ones, but as far as i'm concerned, the size and weight make them better choices for work related tasks when compared to a rhino, mule, ranger, etc. i would put the rtv in the same class as the gator too.
since you're looking to do double duty - work and recreation - i'm not sure i can give a perfect answer, but i've always found the ranger, rhino & similar utvs to be superior to the gator and rtv in the recreation setting.
since you say you want to be able to do a little plowing commercially, and you are obviously looking at the utv because it is small enough to fit in tight areas, how would a jeep work? some of the utv plows run upwards of $5000, and you could buy a pretty fair condition jeep cj/tj/yj with a plow for that kind of money to do the plowing, and then buy a utv based more on recreation needs. a jeep is a little larger than a gator or rtv, but its not a lot larger, plus you are road legal, have a heated cab, radio, and all those nice extras.
since you're looking to do double duty - work and recreation - i'm not sure i can give a perfect answer, but i've always found the ranger, rhino & similar utvs to be superior to the gator and rtv in the recreation setting.
since you say you want to be able to do a little plowing commercially, and you are obviously looking at the utv because it is small enough to fit in tight areas, how would a jeep work? some of the utv plows run upwards of $5000, and you could buy a pretty fair condition jeep cj/tj/yj with a plow for that kind of money to do the plowing, and then buy a utv based more on recreation needs. a jeep is a little larger than a gator or rtv, but its not a lot larger, plus you are road legal, have a heated cab, radio, and all those nice extras.
gdh
Silver Member
lostcause,
I second the jeep.
I used to use a jeep wrangler with a plow. You are correct in every way. It did work very well and kept me warm.
I second the jeep.
I used to use a jeep wrangler with a plow. You are correct in every way. It did work very well and kept me warm.
jcmseven
Veteran Member
Not as good as a Gator diesel for this purpose.
John M
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