Smaller side by sides?

Gem99ultra · Sep 30, 2016

tman1020 said:
I use a 48 V club car with off-road tires on it. It's not a race car but it sure is handy I have the fold down bed/seat on the back and a winch just in case I get into something too sloppy. Use it for everything. I think I paid like 2600 bucks for it in like new condition used.

I sure understand... We also still have one EZGo golf cart with a cargo box in back, that we use for our mail box run, and just sight seeing around the place. Don't get me wrong about the Honda, I love my little golf cart too. Nice and quiet ride, jump in and go, no muss - no fuss. But, it's just not suited for hard work.

Yes, it will pull my little utility trailer loaded with 1200 pounds of logs and limbs. Once, twice, maybe even a dozen times. But it won't be long before I'm buying a $700 used motor for it, or a broken spring mount, or some electrical controller that was just over worked. BT-DT. My cart, although only a 36V, is a light duty utility tool. It simply isn't designed to be a work horse like a utility vehicle is.

If mkr7734 is replacing a JD Gator for something a little smaller in size, the EZGo fits that part, but will fall short in the utility department. Just for the record though, I'm also a fan of EZGo and wouldn't be without one. I've simply learned that they have their niche as does EZGo. On the other hand, I think he'll regret in short order if he goes Kawasaki...

mkr7734 · Oct 4, 2016

Lots of good stuff here; My Deer compact CX has been a good tool for our land of 8.2 acres and is still running well at 1,970+hr, So after beating my head in the wall I think a new set of tires and wait till it dies may be the best idea. I do like the Deere 560 and 591, but just because they are not as ugly as most on the market. I just can't see a 5 year payment for a side by side that would be above $250.00 a month. Just me,
Thanks for all of the great ideas.

Sawyer Rob · Oct 4, 2016

If you want it for work, then look hard at a Kubota 500...

SR

mkr7734 · Oct 12, 2016

Thanks for the ideas so far, Still looking. I like the looks of the JD 560 & 590I but you can not get power steering unless you buy the JD 590I and that pops the price over 11K bare, 14K dressed out. Also looking at the Cub line up. I also looked at the Kubota 500 and it seems they are as proud of them as John Deere is of theirs when it comes to price. 8.5K bare bones.

teejk · Oct 12, 2016

I did a lot of searching on the side-by-sides...seems they are all pretty much the same now...9'+ long...50-60" wide (not a pick-up thing). I think the whole ATV market is going in that direction as the trails get wider and the users get older. In fairness, I know that Polaris offers some smaller models other than the Rangers and I didn't focus on them at all. I didn't like the smaller Polaris Ranger 500/570 (not much room for feet) although one dealer had a model of the Polaris 570 where they didn't build in that "shin-buster" of a tray on the passenger side...I didn't note the model but he said it was new to 2017 (something about "tubular style"). Likewise I didn't like the Honda Pioneer 500...cramped foot space and fuel capacity was only about 3 gals. or so...not a good thing if you want to ride trails). I checked Kawi and Yamaha but they seemed to be very pricey (and one of them is still an air cooled engine). When I started my search I started with Honda and thought their price was "premium". Then I realized that none of them come cheap...since then I talked to a lot of people and nobody slammed Honda. Not "sexy" in anyway but apparently solid machines. Waiting for the rain to stop to go get it.

Clay45 · Oct 12, 2016

I've been real happy with my Linhai Bighorn 28 LX for the last 3 years. Its a chinese knockoff of a Yamaha with a history with Yamaha I've been told. At any rate I like mine although I wish it had power steering at times.

Linhai Big Horn 4LX Utv

mkr7734 · Oct 22, 2016

I can't find a place to find a dealer????

kcflhrc · Oct 24, 2016

After looking for weeks and what I wanted to spend and my needs I ended up with this.

And buying that left me enough money left over I had to buy this

Oldpath05 · Oct 24, 2016

kcflhrc said:
After looking for weeks and what I wanted to spend and my needs I ended up with this.

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And buying that left me enough money left over I had to buy this

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A golf cart and a pickup truck, looks like one of them might be 4-wheel drive. that's odd, nice truck but I remember not's so long ago that I could tell what brand a truck was at a glance, now it's not so easy, magnifying glass is needed........ hummm, is it aluminum?........