Gator versus quad

[turbokid]

Bought a petrol gator in late 2013 with glass doors, now done 30,000 miles with little real trouble except tyres, ideal for field & moor, with glass doors you can quickly whip off drivers door & as good as quad but a damm sight dryer & warmer but don’t smash that door as £900 plus if broken. Buy a diesel model not as fast but obviously far cheaper to run, not so keen on the newer 3 seat models as more bulky when on the moor, worth having the protection bars around all sides.

hi.. would u have any idea on fuel use? does it hold speed well on hills if travelling on road? i have a diesel one and and it dies a death on hills

 

[BrianV]

would u have any idea what fuel usage? does it hold speed well on hills>

It's pretty high as we have a lot of sidling fields but obviously it goes really well, brothers just bought a newer Polaris diesel & the performance on that is better than the gator diesel.

 

[zyklon]

Curre

Hi

I'm looking at options of getting either a gator (something like the John Deere XUV855D) or quad bike (Honda TRX500) for 70 acres of pasture: feeding animals, fencing, moving stuff, pulling small loads etc. Apart from the obvious: staying drier, having more room onboard to carry stuff), but more expensive, I'm interested in:

• Particularly impact on the ground issues (the gator is 4x heavier than the quad, so might have a much bigger impact on the ground?)
• Fuel consumption comparison
• Any practicality differences

Any advice gratefully received!

Best

Patrick

We are in the same position and I can’t believe the price of these gators etc. £20k+

Our Kawasaki 650 quad has been out of action now for 2yrs and because it’s a vtwin engine, dealers just shake their head when you ask to it. £2500 to fix. Two of everything they say because of it being a vtwin. We paid £5k for it new a long time ago.

If I go the quad route, people say stay away from a vtwin so what’s out there that’s not a vtwin?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Curre


We are in the same position and I can’t believe the price of these gators etc. £20k+

Our Kawasaki 650 quad has been out of action now for 2yrs and because it’s a vtwin engine, dealers just shake their head when you ask to it. £2500 to fix. Two of everything they say because of it being a vtwin. We paid £5k for it new a long time ago.

If I go the quad route, people say stay away from a vtwin so what’s out there that’s not a vtwin?

I've no idea if it's vtwin or not, but I love my Suzuki King Quad

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

I've no idea if it's vtwin or not, but I love my Suzuki King Quad

What size Is that?

 

[unlacedgecko]

What size Is that?

Mine is a 400. They don't make them anymore. Probs 500 be the next best.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Mine is a 400. They don't make them anymore. Probs 500 be the next best.

We are looking at either a Yamaha or Suzuki. Not sure which is the best.

 

[unlacedgecko]

We are looking at either a Yamaha or Suzuki. Not sure which is the best.

No heat experience of Yamaha. But Suzuki is very good on fuel. Been using a Honda recently, and it's noticeable how much more thirsty it is.

 

[zyklon]

No heat experience of Yamaha. But Suzuki is very good on fuel. Been using a Honda recently, and it's noticeable how much more thirsty it is.

I know a guy who purchased a new Suzuki last year and he said it was brutal on fuel.

 

[Abacus]

got this and a Honda 450fm and the tractor wins hands down and with revers drive so the topper is in front its just nice to drive it will out terns the quad and is nippy the new ones are hydrostatic drive so should be even beater

 

[Nithsdale]

If I go the quad route, people say stay away from a vtwin so what’s out there that’s not a vtwin?

As far as I'm aware, only the Can Am 570 (and bigger?) are v-twins. Maybe still Kawasaki, but Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, CF Moto are all single cylinders in the 450-500cc range.

I know a guy who purchased a new Suzuki last year and he said it was brutal on fuel.

I've have Suzuki 500's, here since November 2019. They're good on fuel compared to the Hondas they replaced. The first fill did seem scary though, as the tank holds 17.5 litres!