Kubota vs Ranger

[PapaPerk]

My 825i isn't terrible...it's getting over 18 mpg. On the trips I've taken up here with friends it's not any worse on fuel than their Sportman's and it's much better on fuel than my friend's RZR.....it's all relative I guess.

Good point. I suppose for the power they do pretty well.

 

[zook]

this is a spray rig I set up on my RTV 500 to use this weekend.. with water at 8.35 # per gal I had over 460# in water weight alone.. the machine was more than strong enough to tote that weight around about the same as when it's empty.. and like others said with the open diff did not mess up any grass or anything.. but when it comes to speed and trail riding,, that's not its strong point..

 

[pwright]

If trail riding is important then you will want to seriously consider the Ranger.

 

[deerehunter/operator]

I concur that the 400 ranger is very good on fuel. Lots of fun but also can do some work with it too.

 

[Gary Fowler]

If you are counting your fuel consumption in MPG then you definitely want a Ranger or anything else other than a Kubota, but if you gauge it by hours on the tachometer like a tractor, then perhaps a Kubota RTV is your right choice. Kubota's are work vehicles and don't do well at top end speeds, but do haul a heck of a load and in low range will pull as much or more than most CUT or SCUTs in their weight range. I have pulled out logs with my 900 RTV as big as my B26 will pull without any problems. I find the ride more comfortable than the JD gator GTX (?) my brother in law has and top speed is about the same with both. The belt drive wont pull much without slipping either. I cant compare to a Ranger having never driven one of those.

 

[Xfaxman]

If you are concerned about fuel consumption and can live with 25 mph top speed, go test drive a Polaris EV.

30 hp AC motor and eight 12V deep cycle batteries.

Hard top and glass tilt out windshield


1400 pound tow rating.


500 pound dump bed rating.
Sure glad I don't have to start one of my diesels for this job!


Very stable on side hills.
30 degrees of body lean on this 50% slope.


Good articulation.


More pictures here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/atvs-utility-vehicles/287792-electric-polaris-ranger.html

 

[deezler]

Man, xfaxman, you are really trying to sell those EV rangers! haha. Not that I mind one bit, I like hearing about your experience with it. Wish you could rate the battery capacity for us in terms of miles/hours though.

When did you switch to those ag-type rear tires?

 

[Xfaxman]

Man, xfaxman, you are really trying to sell those EV rangers! haha. Yep, just trying to spread the joy of ownership! Not that I mind one bit, I like hearing about your experience with it. Wish you could rate the battery capacity for us in terms of miles/hours though. I haven't tried to keep track. It doesn't have an odometer, just the hour meter.

When did you switch to those ag-type rear tires? About a month ago. They don't throw gravel off the driveway like the Carlisles did.

We had a twin cylinder gas engine,


Traded for a 3 cylinder diesel,


Traded for this no cylinder 30hp AC induction motor.

Gonna keep this one! :thumbsup:

 

[rmk700]

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Gonna keep this one! :thumbsup:

What size are those tires on your Ranger and do they rub at all?

 

[Xfaxman]

What size are those tires on your Ranger and do they rub at all?

Replaced the Carlisle 25-9.5-12, All Trail II, with Interco Interforce 27-7.5-14, 6 ply, 2" narrower, 2" bigger diameter.

The pictures show it with two tires in the ditch and the other two near max travel. No rub so far.

The EV's front and rear tires were the same width.

 

[AndersonFarm]

I have a 2013 Ranger 900 XP and love it. It is a workhorse. I have operated a 900 RTV and the Ranger to me is all around a better buy. They ride A LOT better, have more power, and are just as capable for heavy work use. With #1000 bed capacity, and #2000 towing capacity, it's perfect for what I need. And the bed will hold a full size pallet.

 

[johnk]

I hope you get those Bighorns dirty every now and then!!

 

[lakngulf]

Very interested in this discussion. I hope to purchase something in the next few months, and appreciate the opinions and experiences. Does anyone have a problem with the Honda Pioneer being such a new machine, or is it enough like the Big Red that that track record is there?

 

[lutt]

I don't know much about the honda utv, but past expirence. Of honda products says they will be good. I'm a ranger guy myself, speed, off-road ability, and having good luck with this one so far! People complain about the belt drive, but we run ours in water between rice farming and duck - deer hunting we haven't has any belt problems! As far as load goes I regularly haul six guys and there hear on guided duck hunting trips,in the mud, wood stacked to the cab top in the hills, zero belt problems! They ride dang good! My complain with the Kubota is ride and they will not go in the kind of mud we have, they are helpless! I looked at them long and hard, they are a good rig, just not for me and my uses!

 

[AndersonFarm]

I hope you get those Bighorns dirty every now and then!!

Yeah, I do, lol. That was the only pic I could find and it was one I took not long after I got it.