Bird in photo??It Looks Well Built....
Bird in photo??It Looks Well Built....
They have their uses in certain situations no doubt but they are very expensive. I can certainly see their value in a livestock operation where stock are out at grazing year round, they become an almost essential tool. A dairy farm with permanently housed cows not so much.It's all about speed and usability.
Personally don't like doors as this detracts from the advantages. But I don't do masses of roadwork. (Most of that is done with the quad which I still prefer)
Utv is 1/2 the time on gateways or to jump in and go than a 4x4. (Particularly without doors)
Butt is far more practical.
Uncle had a little RAV4 converted but still ended up hiring a gator at lambing time cos the RAV didn't cut it.
Not saying it can't work for some, but end of the day time is money.
Had a quote for a new Diesel Polaris with full cab & heater etc. just under 20kHow much are the Polaris ranger or the Honda pioneer must be cheaper than a Deere? And are these gators all they are cracked up to be hear of lots of problems on here.
And are these gators all they are cracked up to be hear of lots of problems on here.
How? Bit greasey?
What price is quad tyres at that rate then?Gator tyres are expensive now £140 front £175 rear
Expensive! ... havent priced any for a while but they've all increased 20-30% over the past yearWhat price is quad tyres at that rate then?
Not sure why a permanently housed dairy darm would need anything really?They have their uses in certain situations no doubt but they are very expensive. I can certainly see their value in a livestock operation where stock are out at grazing year round, they become an almost essential tool. A dairy farm with permanently housed cows not so much.
How so? Quad is used to deliver seeds to fields, sometimes even sowing (heck, i've sowed 100ha of grass with a quad and Lehner spreader).Not sure why a permanently housed dairy darm would need anything really?
What's wrong with the pick up for delivering seed? Ground conditions will be good at that point.How so? Quad is used to deliver seeds to fields, sometimes even sowing (heck, i've sowed 100ha of grass with a quad and Lehner spreader).
Must be dairy farmers again.Who the hell can afford this stuff???
What's wrong with the pick up for delivering seed? Ground conditions will be good at that point.
Hardly keep a quad/ utv for 1 job a year. And I bet there aren't many dairy farms that use a quad for sowing seed.
But I said "need". Anyone can buy what they want if they can afford it.
Not sure why a permanently housed dairy darm would need anything really?
Electric golf buggy .Quad or UTV would be very handy for:
to pull umbilical pipe around or to rush to a burst.
Transporting calves to the baby unit
Moving small batches of calves about in a LGP trailer
Crop walk
Run to the local ag merchant (lot cheaper than the pick up)
Herd escapees
Shelter in when it's hosing down
Moving stuff around the yard &/or land
Taking food out to those who forgot
(Damn, I'm talking myself in to buying that Corvus if I'm not careful)
Electric golf buggy .
Dual purpose use as well.
You wait till they offer you 50ppl to go carbon neutral ,that golfYou can stick anything remotely vehicular and powered by electricity where the sun don't shine .................
You wait till they offer you 50ppl to go carbon neutral ,that golf
buggy will be going around the cows faster than a young whippet
chasing a hare.
Said it several times before I use an old pajero far nicer than that thing decent heater, radio nice seats etc got it for free,I also fail to see the value in those Gator things. As above, as much as I like shiny new stuff (and I REALLY do) An old pickup or Jimny/trooper will do the same for peanuts!!