Purchasing a New UTV

[CAH2873]

I am looking at purchasing a new UTV to use at my farm in the next few months. I currently have a Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans with 2" Lift and 26" Mud Tires. It does well but I am going leave this one at my house. We live in East Texas and it will be used in the River Bottoms which gets fairly muddy at times.

Here are the Specs:

Seats 2. Only need for seating of 2 up front. Do not need 2 Bench Seat.
Hydraulic dump bed
Oversize Tires- 26" +
Need Decent Ground Clearance
Reasonably Priced- Do not want to break the bank.

I see some aftermarket Hydraulic/ Electric Bed Dumps that can be mounted on to the Kawasaki Mules.


Here are the ones I have been looking at online.

Kubota 900
John Deere 825
Polaris 570 Full Size
Kawasaki Mule 4010


Does anyone have any suggestions or experiences for what I am looking for? It appears the above 4 UTV's have around the same bed weight and pulling weight.

Thanks in Advance,

CAH2873

 

[CptSteelHead]

You might consider which one has the closest dealership near you. To purchase parts or have it worked on.

 

[alextassos1]

Can get a factory dump on the Kawasaki Mules The pro-fx, pro-mx, and pro-fxr are all capable machines. 11-15k. Think the fxr comes with 27 inch tires.

 

[Zebrafive]

Since you only want/need to seat two, Kawasaki PRO MX would be my choice over the Kawasaki 4010, for not much more more $$$ you get a lot more suspension travel, and HP.

 

[Zebrafive]

Can get a factory dump on the Kawasaki Mules The pro-fx, pro-mx, and pro-fxr are all capable machines. 11-15k. Think the fxr comes with 27 inch tires.

You are correct, FSR has 27" tires, FX, has 26" tires, MX 25" tires and the 4010 23" tires.

 

[rodnok]

I am looking at purchasing a new UTV to use at my farm in the next few months. I currently have a Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans with 2" Lift and 26" Mud Tires. It does well but I am going leave this one at my house. We live in East Texas and it will be used in the River Bottoms which gets fairly muddy at times.

Here are the Specs:

Seats 2. Only need for seating of 2 up front. Do not need 2 Bench Seat.
Hydraulic dump bed
Oversize Tires- 26" +
Need Decent Ground Clearance
Reasonably Priced- Do not want to break the bank.

I see some aftermarket Hydraulic/ Electric Bed Dumps that can be mounted on to the Kawasaki Mules.


Here are the ones I have been looking at online.

Kubota 900
John Deere 825
Polaris 570 Full Size
Kawasaki Mule 4010


Does anyone have any suggestions or experiences for what I am looking for? It appears the above 4 UTV's have around the same bed weight and pulling weight.

Thanks in Advance,

CAH2873

Kubota is diesel and they sip fuel. They are very heavy duty and reliable. Top speed about 25 mph. They will out pull any of the others. You get what you pay for.

 

[s219]

When I shopped, there were the Kubota RTVs biased heavily towards work and heavy duty use, then there was everything else. It should be obvious which category you want to get into when you look at them all. My RTV-X1120D tops out around 29mph, which is slow compared to others but faster than I usually need to go. It's built extremely well, the diesel engine is great, and the hydraulics are top notch. The bed dumps much faster, and without strain, compared to some of the electric-driven systems (some are a joke they are so slow and weak).

BTW, I am not knocking the other category of UTVs, which are more popular overall and sell in greater numbers. They are better at many other things. Just trying to point out the niche of the Kubota machines. Every buyer will have a preference for which direction to take.

 

[the old grind]

Kioti Mechron? Great hauler and out-pulls my 26hp CUT with its similar 3-cyl Diesel and a 2-range variable belt vs HST drive (nice coasting vs some HSTs?), true 4-WD, great service access, wide bed & windshield ... Have to add tachometer & weatherproof toolbox, but a favorite workhorse. 4 yrs and 130 hrs in I might stop by my dealer and tell him I still don't needs parts.

 

[tmc_31]

I bought a new Polaris 570 Full Size in 2019. Added a roof, a winch and some mirrors. I sure do like it. Very zippy! it will run 45-50 mph, plenty fast for me. Normally the wife and I cruise around at 25 or less mph. The hydraulic dump bed works well and is plenty strong. We use it mostly for sight seeing and general cleanup around the Ranchito.

Tim

 

[CAH2873]

I bought a new Polaris 570 Full Size in 2019. Added a roof, a winch and some mirrors. I sure do like it. Very zippy! it will run 45-50 mph, plenty fast for me. Normally the wife and I cruise around at 25 or less mph. The hydraulic dump bed works well and is plenty strong. We use it mostly for sight seeing and general cleanup around the Ranchito.

Tim

It comes with a hydraulic dump bed?

Or is that an add on?