special edition xuv??

[mtrain]

....lets face it if we can get something in green and yellow nothing else will look good.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, a John Deere just isn't a John Deere unless it's green and yellow.

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

yup i like that bright green and them nice sunny yellow rims.

 

[ghitch75]

....lets face it if we can get something in green and yellow nothing else will look good.

the olive green is nice.....but as you can see i went with G & Y...

 

[jcmseven]

Tommy, what they "was thinkin'" was Polaris. I have seen one of the black ones personally and I looked good---clean. About one or two times in the mud and dirt and it would not look quite so good. I really wish that JD would continue to do what JD does. When looking at companies who are successful over many years, as JD has been, they are that way because they stick with their business model and evolve it to the times, rather than going with promotion gimmicks. Sadly, recently JD has felt the need to copy other companies' styles in an attempt to not loose market share. This also has held true with their tractors. JD makes some excellent compact tractors, and I have used many of them. Seemingly though, everytime I go to my dealer I see a new "price point" machine offered by JD to compete with some other company I have never heard of. They frequently lack many features characteristic of JD machines, and in some cases barely would meet safety criteria (i.e., I am convinced the ROPS on the 3030E machines is not compliant). It seems they would be better off by marketing what they do--nice, albeit pricey machines with unique features that do not bow to market fluctuations. Do not sell branded lawnmowers at Lowe's or HD, either. That's what they make Murray's for. I feel the same about the Gators. They should be solid and nice---and yellow. I do not mind the olive drab though. I also did like the nice seats I saw on the new black one. I wish they offered those stock in all models.

John M

 

[2fast2]

I totally agree with the post above. There are some foolish (IMO) decisions being made at Deere regarding marketing, but gator color isn't nearly as big a sin as the crappy mowers at the big box stores proudly wearing the corporate colors and implying they carry the quality that those colors have represented over the past hundred years.
Considering the popularity of gators among thieves, I chose the olive drab specifically to be "low key" on our property. Black would also accomplish that goal, but I doubt that is why they chose that option. I'm guessing they're trying to appeal to the off-road "sport" branch of the market more than the utility folks who proudly sport the G + Y on their farms and rural properties. Maybe Deere feels some of those trail riders would rather go with something more hip and less farm. The marketing people will quickly figure out whether that decision was wise or foolish based on sales data.
Now if they start making the XUV with compromised quality, I'll be very disappointed. So far I'm very happy with what I've got.

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

they keep changing the look meaning color but they need to listen to the customers when they ask for more speed and sporteir models. . the xuv needs a good 29hp or 30 hp motor in it . that little 23 hp just don't cut it the 23hp is fine in the hpx because you'r not lookin for no speed your lookin for power .i tried out the xuv when they first came out and it just didn't seem like it was worth swaping my hpx for and now after a few years all they come up with is a color change?? i guess the xuv/hpx will just stay workers and not players


another thing is i thought then camo oneswas supose to be "limited editions" they must have made a lot of mimited one cause they still have alot of them sitting on the lots down here. infact they had a trailer come in the other day with anotherone it had two black ones and a camo unit on it i guess the camo units are a regular xuv now then??

 

[jcmseven]

Tommy, you are exactly right. If JD wants to appeal to the sporting crowd, they would be better served by offering a higher-powered gasoline model. I cannot understand why they will come out with color choices to mimic the competition, yet they will not put a 29 hp Kawasaki in the Gator gas, which Kawasaki offers!!! Thsi might encompass bu=oth the sorty crowd and the work crowd. They offer those silly sport mufflers, etc. but no extra power. I would say JD would have the UTV world by the nose if they offered a 30ish HP gas and diesel option machine. I also found the black "carbon fiber" hood on the new styled Gator to be silly. I own carbon fiber bikes (REAL carbon) and I just had to laugh when the dealer tried to tell me the hood was real carbon--it was a sticker. With regard to tractors, I am not an elitist by any means, but this "everyone should now be able to buy a green machine" strategy just isn't working.

John M

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

yea if they would drop that 29hp kawasaki engine in the xuv/hpx man i think the other utv's would have some catching up to do. just think look at the power the gators have right now with the little 20hp now if they was to drop that 29hp in there and tweak it out to 30+hp man you talkin a killer machine there. if they can get 3+hp out of the 20hp kawasaki then i'm sure they could get 3or 4 hp out of the 29hp. just think about a 35hp hpx/xuv that does 40+mph.

 

[farmboy12]

they even use 27hp kawi's in their lawn tractor, so how hard can it be to get some in the Gator's?


Kyle

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

i can tell you this much i have little fab shop and alot of time one my hands and if and when my engine does or need to be replaced in my hpx i will drop that 29hp kawasaki in it . i will have the only 29hp hpx around it should be pretty easy to go from a tapered shft on the clutch to a straight shaft. all i would have to do is have the clutch drilled to match the engine i won't need a new ctutch.