Is There a UTV Company That Makes Good Stuff and Backs it Up, Unlike E-Z-GO?

[Suburban Plowboy]

When I bought my Kubota, it came with a JD garden tractor and an E-Z-GO ST350 Workhorse, which is a 350-cc gas cart with a dump bed. It has a Subaru Robin engine.

The cart is not bad, but the company that makes it behaves like it works out of somebody's spare bedroom. Is it E-Z-GO? Is it Textron? Can't tell. The website is garbage. Lots of parts are discontinued. Some parts you can still get are cheap. Others are insanely expensive, like the $2300 dump bed.

It's like the Popeyes Chicken of cart manufacturers. Amateurish and slipshod, from one end to the other.

Sooner or later, I may want to get rid of this thing simply because of the hassle of getting parts.

Is there another company that makes similar products and also provides good customer support, like continuing to supply parts at acceptable prices?

 

[5030]

Is it a golf cart or an ATV?

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

It's an 11-HP Subaru-powered utility cart with a dump bed. I found a photo that shows it.

 

[2515R Dude]

If you want a good product and never need any support, Honda Pioneer 1000-3 is your ticket.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

The Honda looks nice, but I don't see a dump bed option. That's a deal-breaker.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

Well, I'm wrong. When I tried the "build your own" feature, I didn't see a dump bed, but it's there in other pictures.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

The bed is small, and it only holds 440 pounds, so that's no good. The Kubota Sidekick has a bigger bed and payload. It has 54 HP, which seems ridiculous on a farm cart. If I break 15 mph on this lumpy farm, I'll go flying.

 

[5030]

We have a Sidekick and ours will do a bit more than stock speed. It works good for farm stuff as it has a low gear besides the go fast gear and it's part time 4 wheel drive as well... It also has a Subaru twin cam fuel injected motor. I usually have a spray rig in the bed. Ours came with receiver hitches front and rear, a winch, mudflaps, fold down windshield and roof. Never gotten it stuck yet. You can go stupid fast or go slow, your choice. I prefer slow myself. You can get then with an enclosed cab, heat and air con but not something we require. 4 wheel disc brakes too.

 

[jyoutz]

My Kawasaki mule has a dump bed and has never given me any problems. Parts are available at motorcycle dealers that carry the brand.

 

[KenBike]

Check out a Yamaha U-Max 2. I sold my 2015 Yamaha Adventure two golf cart with dump bed and got the new Umax. It is a golf cart so just jump on and hit the gas pedal to drive, goes 19 mph and can carry 900 lbs in the dump bed. Has tall knobby tires in 2 wheel drive and does pretty good in mud.
I never had an issue with the first Yamaha cart except yr grandson crashed into a tree.
Needed front end parts and everything was easy to order.