Gord Baker
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Well, that should give you lots to think about. Can you lease them?
Side by Side for yard work 2x4 ok?
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scootr
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We have used modified electric golf carts on our ranches for 50 yrs. Terrain is rolling soft to rock. Big 14 hp high torque motors, limited slip conversions, Lithium battery packs, and big controllers are a game changer for these handy carts.
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Fitch
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Hunt around and find a good used well maintained 4x4 Kubota RTV900W. They are genuine tools. They meet all your requirements and are powered by an extremely economical Diesel Engine. If you find one in good shape with 3,000or 4,000 hours on it, consider it half warn out. My 2004 has just shy of 3,200 hours on it. It was a Gen 1 and has had a couple of upgrades, but aside from that, given scheduled maintenance by the book, it's been reliable as gravity.
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My dad bought a Gator to replace his aging golf car and really doesn't like it. He has to turn the key, start it, shift it, turn it off instead of just stepping on the GO pedal of the golf car. For him, doing chores or getting the mail are quick riding times and the golf car was perfect. He would carry all his yard tools on board (rear box) so he could perform any job.
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They are super easy to get in and out of, and like you say just step on the gas and you are going. When I used to do cart service we would travel to many ranches that had a couple of carts to do their chores. Of course they used to be cheap and now they are not so cheap. Sign of the times I guess.
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In 2010 I bought Kubota 1140 & got a new one in 2022. Not a speed 'hog', but who needs that for their intended use. 4wd is there when you need it & I need it for both traction in slipper going & on steep climbs on our 110a. Dump has never failed on anything yet. Diesel always starts, steady in every use. Probably use front end trailer hitch more than back end. Independent 4 wheel suspension in an incredible improvement.
We have 2 older jd gators, 11hp kawasaki 4x2s, different lock ,electric dump box...excellent machines.. sip gas and haul heavy loads. Simple design with out all the crap.... should be able to pick one up for 2-4 thousand....
ridingintexas
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From your description of what you are going to do with this side by side, I think you should consider buying something with a hydrostatic drive. I have a 2009 Diesel Kubota RTV900. It will do everything you mentioned and do it well. It also has a hydraulic dump-bed. We also have a 2021 John Deer XUV590M. I use the Kubota for work, and the John Deer for fun. They are two totally different machines obviously. The hydrostatic drive train of the Kubota is heavy, tough, and easy to drive. The JD has a CVT drive and it is great for speed and fun, but not near as tough, and is very touchy as you start up from a dead stop. If you ease into it, it does OK. If you don’t ease into the throttle, the CVT drive has a definite SLAP as it engages. That cannot be good for the drive components long term! It takes a while to learn how to engage it smoothly. Getting to the oil filter on the JD is a nightmare! I definitely recommend 4X4. Both of my units have the differential lock and are 4X4. You will get stuck without those features at some point. I use my Kubota as a wrecker to pull equipment out of the mud or whatever. It has got me out of trouble multiple times.
Pleease
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We have a 2017 Ranger 500 that my wife gave me for Christmas in 2020 (used) - what an incredible surprise! - to use at our lake cabin.
It's the only ATV I've ever had, so minimal experience here, but while I typically operate in 2wd (i.e. with the differential locked), switching to turf mode to drive on the road, but when the ground gets soft or there're wet leaves (as others have mentioned) it's super helpful to be able to flip the 4wd switch and power right outta there.
My dump bed seems to unload easily. Just this week I had it filled with heavy clay soil (pic), but it didn't take much muscle to dump it. Also I was surprised that the payload capacity is 1000#, so I like to use it instead of the subcompact tractor if I'm going to carry stuff that I don't need the tractor to lift.
It's the only ATV I've ever had, so minimal experience here, but while I typically operate in 2wd (i.e. with the differential locked), switching to turf mode to drive on the road, but when the ground gets soft or there're wet leaves (as others have mentioned) it's super helpful to be able to flip the 4wd switch and power right outta there.
My dump bed seems to unload easily. Just this week I had it filled with heavy clay soil (pic), but it didn't take much muscle to dump it. Also I was surprised that the payload capacity is 1000#, so I like to use it instead of the subcompact tractor if I'm going to carry stuff that I don't need the tractor to lift.
Most have a differential lock ,which most of the time is good enough unless you are trying to pulling something . We have several of them and the 4wd has just been more problems . If in very muddy area the 4wd is helpful . So it probably depends on your application .
