Thanks for the welcome. I know you are trying to rationalize having bought this product. No one is bashing your brand, Kioti makes a decent tractor. But in the UTV segment, this Kioti product is absolutely an off brand and not considered a major player in the UTV segment. I expect their market share in the UTV segment is a tiny fraction of that of the major players such as Polaris, Kubota, Kawasaki, JD, and the sport/ute models of Honda, Yamaha, Can Am etc. You never see any of the UTV reviews compare this Kioti model to anything. Your post indicated this Kioti UTV was really high priced, so I don't see why someone would buy an off brand unless it was really much cheaper. The resale of these off brands is also not high, whether tractors or UTV's. A Kubota RTV is probably a much better choice for the type of use you have, and has no belt, but you already know that.