I don't think I can swing a diesel at this time. I'm looking for a recommendation for a gas side by side. This will be a work vehicle, no trail riding . The farm has modest hills, some wet area and I will be plowing about 400 yards of driveway.
Gas vs Deisel
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Dmace
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If you are looking for more work than play from the UTV then I would suggest the Polaris Ranger. It's certainly not as play oriented as the Yamaha Rhino and Kawasaki Teryx. I have not owned any of these so take it as my opinion and not real world results.
DIXIEDOG
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I picked up a Kubota RTV 500 a few weeks back and so far it get's a big :thumbsup: Seems heavily built, it runs very smooth and the price was good. Kubota also has 0% financing for 48 months on the RTV right now as well which makes it that much better
yankeerider
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When we bought our Gator HPX, the Deere dealer offered to bring one to our place for us to try before we bought. You might want to use that as part of your shopping experience- it might tell you a lot more than just driving one around their parking lot.
Happyman
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Don't forget to check out the Kawasaki Mule. Either the 610 or 4010. Great machines! :thumbsup:
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I have a 4010 Kawasaki Mule. I bought it to use around our property. Going to put a sprayer on it this spring. I think this will work for my purposes. Top speed is around 25 MPH. Dump bed is all metal, but I believe you would want a electric lift for the bed if you did a lot of work with it.
As far as a diesel Mule, look on craigslist for St Louis, there is a demo model diesel mule for I believe 7999.00
As far as a diesel Mule, look on craigslist for St Louis, there is a demo model diesel mule for I believe 7999.00
jcmseven
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I have been very happy with my Ranger. It is fun to use and still quite good for work. They make varying levels and sell them at varying prices. My dad has the 500 and it is pretty fast and has about the same work capabilities as my 800 twin. The Mule is nice and very durable, just has no power. Ditto for the JD XUV gas. Too much weight, not enough motor. Bear in mind JD is coming out with a new XUV 825I in the summer. If you can wait that long you might get a better deal on a gas XUV from this model run. It is certainly adequate for work and is--in my opinion, tough to beat for overall durability, ease of operation and dealer support. Personally, though, for a work UTV I would look hard for a lightly used XUV diesel. They are super machines and even with 300 hours on one, you would still have over twice the engine lifespan of a gasoline powered one.
John M
John M
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Hello Piedmont,
You pretty much answered your own thread title "Gas vs Diesel" when you said that you might not be able to swing a diesel. Be vigial and look for a used diesel with low hours, if your finances support a gasser, stay completely away from carburetored vehicles-go FI. Mule, Mule, mule.
rut3556
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>>stay completely away from carburetored vehicles-<<
I'll second that.... F.I. or diesel only!
I'll second that.... F.I. or diesel only!
I have owned a Bobcat 2200 (gas) for about 300 hours and now own a RTV900 going on 1017 hours. Had lots of engine issues with the Gas.
Your use will drive you in the right direction, but i would never buy a gas again for work purposes. For People transport, gas are great cause they are faster on the move most of the time.
I've seen a lot of the RTV's with plows lately and frankly, I don't know why.
Once you get up to 4-6 of snowfall or wet snow, there is not enough weight (1800lbs) or traction out of the RTV to push it. I have a Bobcat 873 (8900lb) with a plow/tracks and this year I bought a L900 dump truck + plow as the 873 didn't cut it with our excessive snowfall.
So... if your plan is to push snow with it as primary use, it's a lot of money (even at $6k for another brand gas) to spend on a snow plow. Ya i get there are other uses in the summer, but they better be good for that money. I paid about $10k for the RTV and $2500 for the dump truck. Seems like a lot of money to push snow around.... Especially now that we are looking at the green grass pushing its way up.
Your use will drive you in the right direction, but i would never buy a gas again for work purposes. For People transport, gas are great cause they are faster on the move most of the time.
I've seen a lot of the RTV's with plows lately and frankly, I don't know why.
Once you get up to 4-6 of snowfall or wet snow, there is not enough weight (1800lbs) or traction out of the RTV to push it. I have a Bobcat 873 (8900lb) with a plow/tracks and this year I bought a L900 dump truck + plow as the 873 didn't cut it with our excessive snowfall.
So... if your plan is to push snow with it as primary use, it's a lot of money (even at $6k for another brand gas) to spend on a snow plow. Ya i get there are other uses in the summer, but they better be good for that money. I paid about $10k for the RTV and $2500 for the dump truck. Seems like a lot of money to push snow around.... Especially now that we are looking at the green grass pushing its way up.
jcmseven
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I probably do not live in as high a snow area as you, but my Gator and my Ranger both move snow well. We had a couple 15"+ snows this year and several 8-10's and I did not have an issue with either. I ballast my machines heavily and that helps for me. I agree with your assessment about gas v. diesel. My Ranger is more fun day to day and much faster than my Gator, but the Gator I suspect is the better low end grunt work machine despite having 1/2 the HP due to its diesel engine and added chassis weight.
John M
John M
