Gator design faults

[DaveGrohl]

We had a quick go in the new type end of summer. I didn't reckon much of it and was wanting to order one beforehand. Pretty much all the old one needed to improve it was a decent heater to keep windows clear. They've thrown the baby out with the bathwater with the "redesign" IMO. The rainwater problem above is just hilarious, someone got paid to come up with that

 

[livestock 1]

What’s the reliability like?

 

[Fendt516profi]

I like the extra room in the cab ours is full if you have a passenger and dog. new one looks like plenty of room for3 people and
still plenty room on floor and big storage box under passenger seats.

What’s the reliability like?

Ours eats belt's

 

[Clive]

Am I the only person that actually likes their gator ?

 

[livestock 1]

I like the extra room in the cab ours is full if you have a passenger and dog. new one looks like plenty of room for3 people and
still plenty room on floor and big storage box under passenger seats.

Ours eats belt's

There are five local to me. The two busy farms bought them new each have had at least three of them and they are constantly getting fixed. One of them has his on some sort of contract maintenance. The other ones have problems but not so bad

 

[Timbo]

Are they made by someone else and painted ??

 

[Fendt516profi]

We've had this one just over two years and must of had 6or7 belts had the last one over 4years never did a belt. Not really had much else belt's haven't been a problem under warranty just when they start to go ring up and get them to come out to swap it when it's not in use before they actually snap

 

[livestock 1]

We've had this one just over two years and must of had 6or7 belts had the last one over 4years never did a belt. Not really had much else belt's haven't been a problem under warranty just when they start to go ring up and get them to come out to swap it when it's not in use before they actually snap

Sometimes the variable pulley needs bushes etc as if it’s worn it will grab the belt and chew it up

 

[jackstor]

@jackstor is yours road legal from factory. I know when we got ours could have it 50k no problem but it wasn't road legal so bought a road legal one and got it made 50k apparently can't legally register a factory 50k

The new one has come from the factory 40k, the old one came from the factory 50k but not road legal.

 

[jackstor]

We had a quick go in the new type end of summer. I didn't reckon much of it and was wanting to order one beforehand. Pretty much all the old one needed to improve it was a decent heater to keep windows clear. They've thrown the baby out with the bathwater with the "redesign" IMO. The rainwater problem above is just hilarious, someone got paid to come up with that

They’re 200kg heavier on the same wheels Must be a lot worse visibility with them doors too

 

[Fendt516profi]

Sometimes the variable pulley needs bushes etc as if it’s worn it will grab the belt and chew it up

Apparently it's had the mod done but still doing them they say it's to do with down hill breaking when I asked how first one did all same work and never did a belt

 

[livestock 1]

Apparently it's had the mod done but still doing them they say it's to do with down hill breaking when I asked how first one did all same work and never did a belt

I had a quad bike with the same problem

 

[General-Lee]

Am I the only person that actually likes their gator ?

Umm no, love ours...

Mostly cause it ain’t the oversized fugly new one!! Although steamy windows in the rain and snow is a nuisance.

 

[Fendt516profi]

[QUOTE="General-Lee, post: Although steamy windows in the rain and snow is a nuisance.[/QUOTE]
Been told if you put washing up liquid on a cloth and wipe it on inside of windows it stops them steaming up. A coach drivers trick not tried it yet but worth a shot

 

[Fendt516profi]

But steams the least of my problems it's the sh!t that splatters up the outside that makes it hard to see

 

[General-Lee]

But steams the least of my problems it's the sh!t that splatters up the outside that makes it hard to see

I fitted the front brush bars, was going to fit rubber to it but has helped stop the mud flicking up on the mirrors, also fitted big rear mud flaps.

 

[Fendt516profi]

I've got the bar all the way round mine a right pia to hitch trailer up but not got round to taking it off

 

[General-Lee]

I've got the bar all the way round mine a right pia to hitch trailer up but not got round to taking it off

Extended the hitch on ours.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Got long trailer drawbars just getting them on. Ok if trailers empty but if it's got summat in its different. Not keen on extending drawbar it will increase pressure and I already put to much weight on it. Just had a silage bale on back and one in trailer tonight to take out to cows

 

[DaveGrohl]

They’re 200kg heavier on the same wheels Must be a lot worse visibility with them doors too

This is one of the problems I wasn't impressed with. They seem to have done nothing with the power steering so all the extra weight over the front makes the steering a lot heavier.