Polaris or CF Moto?

EddieWalker · Aug 23, 2025

Last night my wife reminded me (again) how nice it would be to have a golf cart with a bed in the back for getting packages from the gate. Small tires on it so it's as low to the ground as possible. And the most important thing, is that it's quiet!!!

I agree with her. We went for a drive in the Kawasaki Mule earlier in the day and it's great, but it's not as quiet as we would like. We only have 68 acres, so getting around the place in golf cart isn't an issue for us.

shooterdon · Aug 23, 2025

EddieWalker said:
Last night my wife reminded me (again) how nice it would be to have a golf cart with a bed in the back for getting packages from the gate. Small tires on it so it's as low to the ground as possible. And the most important thing, is that it's quiet!!!

I agree with her. We went for a drive in the Kawasaki Mule earlier in the day and it's great, but it's not as quiet as we would like. We only have 68 acres, so getting around the place in golf cart isn't an issue for us.

I had a Mule SX and got rid of it. Too loud and a rough ride. But it was bullet proof.

I bought a CF Moto Uforce 1000 a few months ago and the only issue is a jerky start. I have been thinking about adding an electric golf cart for putzing around the property. Super quiet and no fuel to deal with. But changing out $600 of batteries every six years needs to be factored in. $100 a year in gas is about 500 miles on a SxS.

gsganzer · Aug 23, 2025

I rode in a friends Polaris General the other weekend. It was appreciably quieter than my Yamaha Viking. But it's also more like a car interior, that probably helps dampen noise.

I'm amazed at how smooth of a ride the Viking has though.

gsganzer · Aug 23, 2025

EddieWalker said:
Last night my wife reminded me (again) how nice it would be to have a golf cart with a bed in the back for getting packages from the gate. Small tires on it so it's as low to the ground as possible. And the most important thing, is that it's quiet!!!

I agree with her. We went for a drive in the Kawasaki Mule earlier in the day and it's great, but it's not as quiet as we would like. We only have 68 acres, so getting around the place in golf cart isn't an issue for us.

My neighbor gave me a "free" Par Car electric golf cart a number of years ago. It was the most expensive free thing I've ever owned, because it needed batteries and a charger. My two young girls wore the snot out of that thing. It was pretty handy though, while it lasted. I don't think you could go wrong with something like an electric Yamaha golf car or utility car. Properly maintaining the batteries is the key, but most come with a pretty advanced charger to help with that.

Since I bought our Viking, I've been finding it really handy to get around our place, even though it's just 6.5 acres. I just loaded it up to head to my deer lease later today to bust pigs for a few days and take a side trip to Ranch Armor in San Antonio to pick up the front and rear bumpers for it.

EddieWalker · Aug 23, 2025

I was hesitant to buy the Mule back in 2011 because I felt it was something for play more than anything else. But I quickly realized how useful it was when we were all fighting to use it!!!! Nobody drives it for fun, or just to drive around the farm. It's mostly used for getting boxes from the gate, or hauling stuff to the burn pile. I'll keep it, but my next UTV will be an electric golf cart.

Something like this would be ideal.