Gas vs Deisel

Piedmont · Mar 14, 2010

I don't think I can swing a diesel at this time. I'm looking for a recommendation for a gas side by side. This will be a work vehicle, no trail riding . The farm has modest hills, some wet area and I will be plowing about 400 yards of driveway.

Dmace · Mar 14, 2010

Piedmont said:
I don't think I can swing a diesel at this time. I'm looking for a recommendation for a gas side by side. This will be a work vehicle, no trail riding . The farm has modest hills, some wet area and I will be plowing about 400 yards of driveway.

If you are looking for more work than play from the UTV then I would suggest the Polaris Ranger. It's certainly not as play oriented as the Yamaha Rhino and Kawasaki Teryx. I have not owned any of these so take it as my opinion and not real world results.

DIXIEDOG · Mar 14, 2010

I picked up a Kubota RTV 500 a few weeks back and so far it get's a big :thumbsup: Seems heavily built, it runs very smooth and the price was good. Kubota also has 0% financing for 48 months on the RTV right now as well which makes it that much better

yankeerider · Mar 14, 2010

When we bought our Gator HPX, the Deere dealer offered to bring one to our place for us to try before we bought. You might want to use that as part of your shopping experience- it might tell you a lot more than just driving one around their parking lot.

Happyman · Mar 14, 2010

Don't forget to check out the Kawasaki Mule. Either the 610 or 4010. Great machines! :thumbsup:

628pm · Mar 14, 2010

I have a 4010 Kawasaki Mule. I bought it to use around our property. Going to put a sprayer on it this spring. I think this will work for my purposes. Top speed is around 25 MPH. Dump bed is all metal, but I believe you would want a electric lift for the bed if you did a lot of work with it.

As far as a diesel Mule, look on craigslist for St Louis, there is a demo model diesel mule for I believe 7999.00

jcmseven · Mar 15, 2010

I have been very happy with my Ranger. It is fun to use and still quite good for work. They make varying levels and sell them at varying prices. My dad has the 500 and it is pretty fast and has about the same work capabilities as my 800 twin. The Mule is nice and very durable, just has no power. Ditto for the JD XUV gas. Too much weight, not enough motor. Bear in mind JD is coming out with a new XUV 825I in the summer. If you can wait that long you might get a better deal on a gas XUV from this model run. It is certainly adequate for work and is--in my opinion, tough to beat for overall durability, ease of operation and dealer support. Personally, though, for a work UTV I would look hard for a lightly used XUV diesel. They are super machines and even with 300 hours on one, you would still have over twice the engine lifespan of a gasoline powered one.

John M

Piedmont · Mar 15, 2010

I have a lead on a used diesel xvu it's a 2008 for around 10 grand. I appreciate the feedback I'm also going to check out the Polaris dealer.

nickel plate · Mar 15, 2010

Piedmont said:
I don't think I can swing a diesel at this time. I'm looking for a recommendation for a gas side by side. This will be a work vehicle, no trail riding . The farm has modest hills, some wet area and I will be plowing about 400 yards of driveway.

Hello Piedmont,
You pretty much answered your own thread title "Gas vs Diesel" when you said that you might not be able to swing a diesel. Be vigial and look for a used diesel with low hours, if your finances support a gasser, stay completely away from carburetored vehicles-go FI. Mule, Mule, mule.