Ended up biting the UTV bullet

[nybirdman]

Here's my 2006 Rhino;working as usual.I own an uplands preserve so it see's a lot of use.
Feed hauler
Bird mover
Manure mover
Sprayer
Fire-wood hauler
Disabled hunter hauler
Dog hauler(with trailer)
Tool hauler when clearing brush
General scouting

 

[Gary Fowler]

I think I'll find more uses for it then I first thought. I'm already thinking of stuff in my head I can do with it and it won't even be here for a week!

I looked at all the windshields they offered and debated between the glass one that flips out and the golf car style one that can fold down halfway. I went with the golf cart style after giving it some thought. They wanted almost $1k for the glass one and only $400 for the one i got. If I don't like it over time I'm sure changing it out won't be too hard. I did notice the tops on the Rangers seem to fit flush now as opposed to sitting on top of the roll cage.

The glass is expensive but they are worth the extra cost. You will find that the plastic windshield will become scratched and crazed so bad after a few years that when facing the sun, you wont be able to see. For my RTV it was $800 option and well worth it.

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Great choice on a utv....I think the midsized Rangers are tough to beat.


The only real complaint I have with my Gator 825i beyond the price being high is the width, if it was 6" narrower it would be perfect. I like having a ton of power and a machine that goes dang near anywhere pulling whatever you put behind it but at times the width makes some trail riding sketchy.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Great choice on a utv....I think the midsized Rangers are tough to beat. The only real complaint I have with my Gator 825i beyond the price being high is the width, if it was 6" narrower it would be perfect. I like having a ton of power and a machine that goes dang near anywhere pulling whatever you put behind it but at times the width makes some trail riding sketchy.

I really like the 825i and even the 855d but didn't want to put that much money into one and you're right they were a little too wide. I just don't like the 550 at all and didn't even give it a serious look.

The Ranger 570 seems to have the most
Of what I wanted so I went with that. Never thought I'd own anything Polaris being a Honda owner all my life.

 

[Interceptor]

I don't know if it's still an option, but they used to have a speed limiting key available for the Rangers. That would be the perfect solution if you want it to go slower for your mom, especially if you're giving her her own key anyway.

 

[tamu94]

UTV's are incredibly handy. My quad sits most of the year now. I should probably sell it.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Why are utv parts and servicing so much more expensive then atv's? Aren't they basically atv's underneath? My dealer quoted me $225 for my first service and that sounded very high. Not to mention I read about replacing parts that are easily $1000+. I spent $300 on my honda fourtrax and that was a TON of work done to it! Shoot I can have the entire engine rebuilt in it for $1000 probably.

 

[Blade Breaker]

Why are utv parts and servicing so much more expensive then atv's? Aren't they basically atv's underneath? My dealer quoted me $225 for my first service and that sounded very high. Not to mention I read about replacing parts that are easily $1000+. I spent $300 on my honda fourtrax and that was a TON of work done to it! Shoot I can have the entire engine rebuilt in it for $1000 probably.

Because......

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Why are utv parts and servicing so much more expensive then atv's? Aren't they basically atv's underneath? My dealer quoted me $225 for my first service and that sounded very high. Not to mention I read about replacing parts that are easily $1000+. I spent $300 on my honda fourtrax and that was a TON of work done to it! Shoot I can have the entire engine rebuilt in it for $1000 probably.

I wouldn't particularly say they are atvs underneath......everything seems to be a bit harder to get to on a side by side which adds to labor cost if you don't do it yourself.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

I dunno if she will drive the Ranger or not but at least I can go pick her up and taker her for rides around the farm as well as use it for many other things.

Ranger's much softer over bumps than the rather brutal suspension of a late model gas EZ-Go. My mother's arthritis didn't hurt her when riding in the Ranger, so she became a much more willing passenger.