Need utility Side by Side

[LindenBruce]

Why are you considering the mud machine Can Am Defender X MR??

No particular reason ArlyA. The model below would work for me just as easily. I love your 6x6. But an open station isn't for me anymore. The older I get the more the joints hate the cold.

 

[jyoutz]

The Kawasaki Mule lineup is good the "Mule" in the 4000 series is a hard working utility vehicle, not flashy and fast but work horses. The Ridge series look interesting.
The CF Moto, Massimo, Bennchee are all good budget cost machines. They seem hit or miss on longevity and durability. One will be good and the next a piece of crap. My Warrior 800 has been a good rig for me it has had a few hiccups but all in all fairly good.

I will second the Kawasaki mule line up. Ours has been great and easy to service.

 

[lman]

We got our 1st used atv some 8 or so years ago to help us work on trails. Found the darn thing so handy on trails and yard work, we bought a new one 4 years later. Go figure. View attachment 3260233View attachment 3260234

I would think that that would be hard on the lawn. We had an ATV before getting our Polaris Ranger and one reason was that the Ranger has a differential and is better for the lawn. It can turn much shorter also due to the differential.

 

[ArlyA]

I would think that that would be hard on the lawn. We had an ATV before getting our Polaris Ranger and one reason was that the Ranger has a differential and is better for the lawn. It can turn much shorter also due to the differential.

Why are you considering the mud machine which the Can Am Defender X MR is? I never mentioned a 6x6.

 

[dj1701]

I only, have 13 acres, so I did not need anything real big. I went with the Kawasaki Mule Pro-mx which is a mid-size single cylinder 700cc. I added new wheels and sneakers more for looks than actually needing them. Been pretty happy with it so far. It's shift linkage could stand an upgrade.

 

[lman]

Why are you considering the mud machine which the Can Am Defender X MR is? I never mentioned a 6x6.

You said you used your ATV for yardwork and the ATV that you pictured would be a little hard on the yard.

 

[tacticalturnip]

@Paystar has been happy with CFMoto.

 

[Gem99ultra]

We have both a SxS and a EZGo golf cart. The SxS is 12 years old with approx. 50 hours on it. The golf cart is 27 years old. I have no idea as to how many hours are on the golf cart, but it's used multiple times daily. Both the SxS and the golf cart run perfectly, but the golf cart (electric) is so much easier to jump in and do any chores we have to get done, including pulling a little utility trailer.
If you go with a SxS be sure to specify power steering. If you go with a golf cart, be sure the batteries are no very old.

 

[Blue Mule]

Hello all,

So, I really could use a utility side by side for around my 8 acres. Mainly for fence repair, general maintenance, irrigation repairs and target setting out to my 200 yard range. And of course some trail riding while camping. I am looking at five different machines. Most are three seaters. No need for a six seater. Here they are not listed in any particular order;

1 CFMoto UForce U10 Pro
2 Kawasaki Ridge/Ranch Edition
3 Polaris Range 1000
4 Honda Pioneer 1000-5
5 Can Am Defender X MR

I know there are others on the market. I was really interested in a Massimo T-Boss 1000, but they are not available in Kalifornia. My main focus here is ease of service, riding comfort and durability. So, if you happen to have one of these machines, can you kindly chime in as to what you do and don't like about it. I have ridden in a Honda Pioneer before and it was a great machine. I kicked the tires on a Kawasaki Ridge and it looks like a great machine, but getting to the air filter looks like a pain in the rear. I have yet to sit in any of the other three. Mainly because there are none on dealer floors in the Stockton area. I really want to look at the CFMoto. A Tracy dealer is expecting some in early May.

Ok, thanks guys/gals. B.

The CFMoto is the best on this list. But, it's pricey. My dealer was getting $17k plus $2k in dealer fees and taxes. That put it out of range.

The Kawasaki seating is terrible. It's like they got Shaquille O'neal to be the stand-in for designing those seats around. I'm 6'3" and they are too high for my liking. My wife's feet won't even touch the floorboards. Ridiculous. Having said that, the MULE lineup is better. Not sporty at all though...not good for weekend fun...but great for chores.

The Polaris is a great all-around machine. Fair pricing if you shop around. Parts are everywhere.

Don't have experience with the Pioneer, but if it uses the same transmission as the Talon then it's going to be amazing. We've got a Honda Talon and I LOVE the transmission they use. So much better than a CVT.

Can-Am makes the worst garbage in the segment hands down. I would avoid them like the plague.

 

[EddieWalker]

The Kawasaki seating is terrible. It's like they got Shaquille O'neal to be the stand-in for designing those seats around. I'm 6'3" and they are too high for my liking. My wife's feet won't even touch the floorboards. Ridiculous.

What model of Mule did you look at? I'm 5'11 and one of the reasons I liked the Mule over the other brands was how easy it was to get in and out of it.

My 84 year old mom drives it almost daily and she has shrunk down to about 5'2. She has no issues with the seat, or getting in and out of it. One of the things that she loves to do is drive around the place after a storm and pick up branches that have fallen down. Then haul them to the burn pile. Mom never stops cleaning up the place, it makes her happy. Before I bought the Mule, she pulled a wagon around to clean up everything.

It's a 2011 4010 TransMule 4x4 that I bought brand new. The picture is right after I bought it, and before I bought the roof for it.



And this was her pulling a branch to the burn pile that was too big to pick up. She gets mad at me if I do it for her, so now I just take video of her when I catch her doing something like this.