Kyle_in_Tex
Super Star Member
My wife's uncle finally brought his Rhino to our place and let me have at it. WOW. His has a few mods including bigger tires, a home made double exhaust system to quiet the engine, and a few other things. The exhaust did quiet it substantially but it also hindered acceleration. It would still reach over 40mph but I could tell it could accelerate better with a different exhaust. He's after quiet for hunting and not worried about performance.
The ride is smooth and it turns with little effort on the steering wheel.
I have my own electric golf cart, my FIL's 2wd gator HPX here on our place all the time. I also have test driven the mule, RTV, Cub Cadet, and others.
The rhino gets my vote for quality of ride alone. I know, it is only rated to hold 400Lbs in the bed. (My wife only weighs 130 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) The way I'm thinking, my usage would be 98% driving/playing around the place. Mail, trash, get something from the barn. So my electric fits my usage fine. But, If I was buying a gas powered, the rhino would be it. I would put a trailer behind it if I needed to carry more than 400 lbs. We haven't put anything approaching 400 lbs in our gator yet. It drives like a 1 ton truck. It is Heavy Duty.
PS, Uncle says he's never had to put it in 4WD to get unstuck. Only for stability in muddy conditions.
I would say a person that wants to take a UTV to Colorado for a camping trip would be glad he purchased a rhino. If you do a lot a spraying or heavy duty work, I could see where you might want something heavier duty or a trailer to pull behind the rhino.
The ride is smooth and it turns with little effort on the steering wheel.
I have my own electric golf cart, my FIL's 2wd gator HPX here on our place all the time. I also have test driven the mule, RTV, Cub Cadet, and others.
The rhino gets my vote for quality of ride alone. I know, it is only rated to hold 400Lbs in the bed. (My wife only weighs 130 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) The way I'm thinking, my usage would be 98% driving/playing around the place. Mail, trash, get something from the barn. So my electric fits my usage fine. But, If I was buying a gas powered, the rhino would be it. I would put a trailer behind it if I needed to carry more than 400 lbs. We haven't put anything approaching 400 lbs in our gator yet. It drives like a 1 ton truck. It is Heavy Duty.
PS, Uncle says he's never had to put it in 4WD to get unstuck. Only for stability in muddy conditions.
I would say a person that wants to take a UTV to Colorado for a camping trip would be glad he purchased a rhino. If you do a lot a spraying or heavy duty work, I could see where you might want something heavier duty or a trailer to pull behind the rhino.
