Ranger VS Gator XUV

[aesanders]

I found the site. Thanks. The nearest dealers are an hour or more away and from a quick glance the Ranger appears to be more of a Rhino clone than a Gator clone. Their website offers direct comparisons to other UTV's except JD. That's kinda surprising since they would beat JD on speed and HP. You would think they would play that up for their brand.

I was curious since I have never seen one, nor has anyone in my area mentioned owning one. Since the dealers are far away, that explains it. Most people will buy something less than an hours drive if there are other choices. The list prices seem to be the same as JD.

I bet Polaris smokes John Deere in sales of UTV's, probably 2 or 3 to 1. Polaris is not some fly by night company. They have a huge dealer network and have developed a great reputation for atv's and utv's. More so than John Deere in this market. Polaris did have a comparison to John Deere's HPX awhile back. I imagine the reason a comparison to the XUV is not up now is that they haven't completed a test yet. And the Ranger is definately more comparable to the XUV than the Rhino in size and capability.

By the way I checked the Polaris website and they have a dealer in Hendersonville NC which shows that it is only 20 miles away. Not sure where you live near Lake lure but that doesn't seem so bad. The Deere dealers in the area cover about the same range. In fact most areas that have a Deere dealer also have a Polaris dealer. I bet if you start looking a little more closely, some of those Mules you are seeing are actually Rangers.

 

[Skipholiday]

I will say I have never been disappointed in any JD product I have owned, and they have a loyal customer by providing me with good machines that have high build quality.

John M

I couldn't agree more. JD stands behind everything they build.

Also it's not fair to compare your xuv John! It's been tweaked~!

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

I bet Polaris smokes John Deere in sales of UTV's, probably 2 or 3 to 1. Polaris is not some fly by night company. They have a huge dealer network and have developed a great reputation for atv's and utv's. More so than John Deere in this market. Polaris did have a comparison to John Deere's HPX awhile back. I imagine the reason a comparison to the XUV is not up now is that they haven't completed a test yet.

By the way I checked the Polaris website and they have a dealer in Hendersonville NC which shows that it is only 20 miles away. Not sure where you live near Lake lure but that doesn't seem so bad. The Deere dealers in the area cover about the same range. In fact most areas that have a Deere dealer also have a Polaris dealer. I bet if you start looking a little more closely, some of those Mules you are seeing are actually Rangers.

polaris is a do all utv and the john deere is a do most of all utv . but i agree with you on the sales thing i see alot of rangers around.but hey that test they done with that ranger and the hpx on the polaris sight had the turf tires on it.lol my hpx would go through that little mud hole in 2 wheel drive. they should get some independent people to test these things and not some man made mud pit with a bottom to it .i never had to turn around but one time but that was cause the water was 3' deep other than that the hpx got me through it or pulled it . man if i keep talking i might get a ranger just to try it for a year i better check into the resale value of them first i know the gators sell quik.so where is all the ranger owners in here??didn't we have a few didn't tractor4u have a 700xp with some 27"589's

 

[aesanders]

LOL....Those tests are a little skewed in favor to the Ranger.

Deere does the same with their tractors though. I guess it works since I own a Deere tractor.

 

[darkday]

That video was also of a 05 model without all the neat little upgrades the 06 had.

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

That video was also of a 05 model without all the neat little upgrades the 06 had.

what a better driver??lol they should take them things and bring them to me and give me one of each and at the end of lets say a month i'll tell them what ai think the only problem with that is i would like them all because like it was said before where one lacks the other makes up . i don't think there would ever be a perfect utv as soon as one gets close they other one comes out with something new and puts his out above the others but then the one that is on top is always lacking one or two things that the other's have . it's a never ending battle i bet if polaris and john deere got together and made one it would be pretty close to perfect it would be called a poleereis 700 xp or a deererolaris 700xp.

 

[Tractors4u]

OK guys, who is Polaris?? I did a quick Google search using the words Polaris and UTV and nothing came up that sent me in any direction to find the company. I vaguely remember them making 2nd tier snowmobiles years ago but that is it. There were a couple links to people selling accessories and that was it.

Not everyone uses the term UTV. I have tried searching with Google for different brands of UTVs and didn't have any luck. Your search is not just a Polaris thing. Polaris has not been in the ATV and motorcycle business as long as the other brands, but they are main stream now. I wouldn't exactly call their snowmobiles 2nd tier. They got their start in snow mobiles. In fact it was their experience with the variable clutch system that got them into ATVs.

Is the company actually named Polaris??? I went on line to see if there was a web site and where the nearest dealer might be.

The only UTV brands I have seen around here being sold are Kawasaki, JD, Yamaha and Bristors. It seems to be almost 90% Mules and Gators.

Yes, the companies name is Polaris. Their website is Polaris : International Portal : Home .

 

[jandefirewood]

I own 2 polaris rangers. One is a 2004 4x4 with 350 hours. the other is a 2006 xp 4x4 with 150 hours. I own 2500 achrs of land in illinois and i am a farmer. The ranger is a work horse no questions asked. never have i gotten it stuck, high centered, rolled over, or had it bread down on me, either of them. getting across 2500 achers of land isn't easy and this isn't wasy land. with the ranger it makes getting anyware a joke. bumpy fields just ger soaked up by the suspention, mud who cares go right through it. there was a storm over the summer and it rained over 10 inches!!! thats a lot of mud. it just made me happy because i could try to get my ranger stuck. i always have wanted to just to see what it takes. the **** thing swam through the foot and a half of mud. it is so lightweight that even if there is mud up to the floor boards all you have to do is use your powerfull 700 efi engine and paddle through it. it has never ever given up.
I am the kind of guy that is skeptical of everything. will it last, hold up, get stuck break ect. never with the ranger.

I actually can compare the ranger to a jd gator 6x6 model that i drove at a buddies farm. we got stuck on a limb 6 inches in diameter. I have never laughed so hard. it was a joke. i run over limbs that big with my ranger going 15 mph at least.

I thought the gator would be more heavy duty, It sure looks like it. it really wasn't. the whole thing felt like it was going to break and thats what ended up hapening with it.

My uncle ownes a hunting outfit near me and they have had more than 8 polaris ranger at one time all logging over 800 hours on the meter. Never with all 8 has one broke. all he does is load up the gear, the hunters ect and go out to the hunting are and then drives back. no problem.

A GATOR JUST DOES NOT COMPARE TO A POLARIS RANGER. TRUST ME

I WOULD KNOW

THAT WAS LONG BUT I needed to tell you the facts
i got many more stories if you want to hear them

thanks

EVan

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

I own 2 polaris rangers. One is a 2004 4x4 with 350 hours. the other is a 2006 xp 4x4 with 150 hours. I own 2500 achrs of land in illinois and i am a farmer. The ranger is a work horse no questions asked. never have i gotten it stuck, high centered, rolled over, or had it bread down on me, either of them. getting across 2500 achers of land isn't easy and this isn't wasy land. with the ranger it makes getting anyware a joke. bumpy fields just ger soaked up by the suspention, mud who cares go right through it. there was a storm over the summer and it rained over 10 inches!!! thats a lot of mud. it just made me happy because i could try to get my ranger stuck. i always have wanted to just to see what it takes. the **** thing swam through the foot and a half of mud. it is so lightweight that even if there is mud up to the floor boards all you have to do is use your powerfull 700 efi engine and paddle through it. it has never ever given up.
I am the kind of guy that is skeptical of everything. will it last, hold up, get stuck break ect. never with the ranger.

I actually can compare the ranger to a jd gator 6x6 model that i drove at a buddies farm. we got stuck on a limb 6 inches in diameter. I have never laughed so hard. it was a joke. i run over limbs that big with my ranger going 15 mph at least.

I thought the gator would be more heavy duty, It sure looks like it. it really wasn't. the whole thing felt like it was going to break and thats what ended up hapening with it.

My uncle ownes a hunting outfit near me and they have had more than 8 polaris ranger at one time all logging over 800 hours on the meter. Never with all 8 has one broke. all he does is load up the gear, the hunters ect and go out to the hunting are and then drives back. no problem.

A GATOR JUST DOES NOT COMPARE TO A POLARIS RANGER. TRUST ME

I WOULD KNOW

THAT WAS LONG BUT I needed to tell you the facts
i got many more stories if you want to hear them

thanks

EVan

now wait a minute your saying you are comparing the ranger to the gator 6x6??? if so your gonna get a really big one sideed outcome . the ranger will win hands down. the 6x6 has a 18hp and is chain drive. put that ranger up to the hpx or the xuv and the outcome will be alot diferent.not saying the hpx or xuv whould win or the ranger would win i think they would win in some area and the other would win in the other areas. but it would be a close comparison.

 

[claykin22]

You own 2500 acres (I believe is what you were trying to spell) in Illinois! at say an average of $4500 per acre...you would have a net worth of approximately $11.25 million...you should just buy them all and compare!! That is what I would do to settle this debate!!!