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Bobcat 3400 w/yanmar diesel
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Buying a side by side
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Dmace
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Does that come with an optional cab?
I really like the looks of that Bobcat!
I really like the looks of that Bobcat!
HalseyGreen
Silver Member
I have an 855d and love it. Primarily use it to pull civil war artillery around the battlefield, handles full sized cannons at around 2500 pounds with no problems. I takes a little bit to get it wound up, but once going, it will move a house. I have played with it in my back yard, lots of steep rivines and it goes anywhere I point it. If you are a John Deere fan, I believe you will like the 855d Gator
BleedGreen
Gold Member
I honestly do not believe there is any UTV out there that can outwork a diesel Gator. (except maybe a tool-cat but they are not really apples to apples) Deere is not making thier own tracks but they are now a certified attachment and are available to order.
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beretta96man
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- North Shore, MN
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- RTV 500 with camoplast 4s utv tracks, Bobcat 773 with filled tires and steel tracks
For you I would say buy a ranger with polaris tracks. Polaris gears their tracks to be the fastest on the market from what owners are saying. Any machine will run tracks but performance will be reduced 40-60% based on gearing. I have the RTV 500 with camoplast tracks, so if my machine can handle tracks I would think any one could:laughing:
I'm a taller skinny guy and the JD gator had a driver seat I hated. the wheel was right in my lap and couldn't get in and out of that molded seat easily. No way a heavy guy is going to like JD until the move that thing.
here is mine on the lake..(this year I have started to build the cab enclosure)
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TOMMYHPX4X4
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the rhino is good choice but you said you have a steep incline thats where the rhino might give you a problem. the rhino is lite and will climb just about anything the 4x4 system on it is great and out does any other utv 4x4 system. but it will be a real pucker factor when you have a load in the bed of it and go up a hill. when o take my boy and his friend shooting i will have one in the front and one or two guys in the bed with guns and ammo .the total weight in the bed is ussually under the 400lb max but when climbing out of a ditch it does tend to left the front end off the ground. i thought about adding a bit of weight to the front to keep it down but never did. now my old hpx 4x4 was a great little machine it would climb anything and never ever lifted the front off the ground. the only problem i had with it was water and grass.when i would take it into the swamp or ponds i had to make sure my clutch enclosure vent didn't go under or else i was dead in the water. another thing that was bad was the flywheel cover had slits in it and grass would get in there from riding in the swamp and ponds.as soon as a piece of grass got into it and found it's way to the pickup coil on the flywheel the engine was dead until you got the grass out of it.i don't know if they ever seal up the cover but if you wanted to you could make a gasket for it and seal the slits up with a sealant and you would be good to go.
Here's what I posted on another thread:
I just bought a ranger 400 recently for work and play and have loved it. I wanted something that could work but also have fun and navigate through the woods. The bigger ones chew a lot of gas, are harder to trailer or move in a truck, and can't navigate the woods. The RTV and Deere Gator drove like a tank. The polaris is easy to drive, has tons of power even for a 400, is easy on gas consumption, has the unlocking rear which is very easy on the lawn, and is quite a bit chepaer than the rest so it was my choice. My only comment was the noise of it. The exhaust was a bit loud on all of them so I bought a hushpower add on muffler from flowmaster and it tamed it a ton for less than $200. The top installed by the dealer made some rattling and needed adjusting, and the bed has some vibration at ilde so I added some padding under the bed rests.
Overall I've liked it and its fun after a hard days work to wind it up to 40-50 mph and cool off!
- Matt
I just bought a ranger 400 recently for work and play and have loved it. I wanted something that could work but also have fun and navigate through the woods. The bigger ones chew a lot of gas, are harder to trailer or move in a truck, and can't navigate the woods. The RTV and Deere Gator drove like a tank. The polaris is easy to drive, has tons of power even for a 400, is easy on gas consumption, has the unlocking rear which is very easy on the lawn, and is quite a bit chepaer than the rest so it was my choice. My only comment was the noise of it. The exhaust was a bit loud on all of them so I bought a hushpower add on muffler from flowmaster and it tamed it a ton for less than $200. The top installed by the dealer made some rattling and needed adjusting, and the bed has some vibration at ilde so I added some padding under the bed rests.
Overall I've liked it and its fun after a hard days work to wind it up to 40-50 mph and cool off!
- Matt
This forum has obviously evolved to a mostly Kabota group but that proves they are highly popular and capable. The rest of us who own something else tend to hold back the posts until we get the change to chime in about our favorite brand (usually the one we own!) At first, that would seem like a brand loyal peeing match but actually I think it indicates that most people do their research and are happy with their purchases. I see VERY LITTLE BUYER'S REMORSE regarding UTV purchases.
There are some here who have personal experience owning various brands and their objective opinions and observations carry weight with me. The rest of us can only chime in with our personal stories of how our machine does what we want and we're happy.
Truth is, very few of us actually work our machines to their limit. I have a JD 850d that has been loaded with cut oak logs as high as I could possibly stack them 2 1/2 rows deep in the bed (about up to roof) and it hauled and dumped it fine. How overloaded? Dunno, but probably lots. And I pull cars around (and up hill) with it, or my 20 ft jet boat, and although these are all well beyond the "rated" capacity, the machine does it all without a problem. But you can't drive it across a stream because the belt will get wet and you'll be stopped dead. The 855d has a completely enclosed belt so maybe that is no longer an issue but I honestly can't say.
The vast majority of the hours I have on it are from driving it around the property at slow or moderate speed just to transport me and maybe a few little things from point A to B.
You have to go test drive these things to see for yourself. They're all nice, really. But some will likely appeal to you more than others. When you narrow it down to one or two, post here again with specific questions to people who own those machines to collect more data points.
They say the best two days of boat ownership are the day you buy and the day you sell. Well, for these machines I'd say the best days are the day you bring it home and every day you get to use it. Lots of happy owners here, all brands. (But Kubota owners outnumber the rest of us!!)
Good luck with your hunt.
There are some here who have personal experience owning various brands and their objective opinions and observations carry weight with me. The rest of us can only chime in with our personal stories of how our machine does what we want and we're happy.
Truth is, very few of us actually work our machines to their limit. I have a JD 850d that has been loaded with cut oak logs as high as I could possibly stack them 2 1/2 rows deep in the bed (about up to roof) and it hauled and dumped it fine. How overloaded? Dunno, but probably lots. And I pull cars around (and up hill) with it, or my 20 ft jet boat, and although these are all well beyond the "rated" capacity, the machine does it all without a problem. But you can't drive it across a stream because the belt will get wet and you'll be stopped dead. The 855d has a completely enclosed belt so maybe that is no longer an issue but I honestly can't say.
The vast majority of the hours I have on it are from driving it around the property at slow or moderate speed just to transport me and maybe a few little things from point A to B.
You have to go test drive these things to see for yourself. They're all nice, really. But some will likely appeal to you more than others. When you narrow it down to one or two, post here again with specific questions to people who own those machines to collect more data points.
They say the best two days of boat ownership are the day you buy and the day you sell. Well, for these machines I'd say the best days are the day you bring it home and every day you get to use it. Lots of happy owners here, all brands. (But Kubota owners outnumber the rest of us!!)
Good luck with your hunt.
robs660
Gold Member
If you plan on doing a lot of loaded driving either pulling trail wrong or heavy loads in the bed go diesel. If you are looking for a hybrid 1/2 work 1/2 toy get a Rhino. If you want to have a lot of fun and do little work with it get a Polaris RZR. I have had them all. They have their places and you have to decide what the role of the machine is. I love my bobcat but it would not be fun running the trails with it. Conversely I would never try to haul anything with a RZR
CJBOTA
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I have a Kubota tractor which I think is the greatest. But for some reason their UTV just don't seem to meet their reputation. I currently have a Cub EFI tracker with nearly 300 hours on it. It has done everything I have needed and could have done more. Although I have been happy with it, I am thinking about upgrading in the spring. I really like the JD gator diesel if I can somehow wrangle a deal from one of the two local snooty dealers. I don't look forward to visiting either dealership. After reading this thread I will probably look at the Bobcat and maybe the Ranger. Ireally think the Deere is hard to beat if you are lucky enough to have a reasonable dealer in your area.