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Gator versus quad
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<blockquote data-quote="Longlowdog" data-source="post: 7917863" data-attributes="member: 395"><p>I've got a twenty year old gator that hasn't had 1,500 quid spent on it in that time. </p><p> Upsides, doors, diesel, </p><p> Downsides lack of pace (relative to a quad) and larger turning circle, less nimble.</p><p> Being on flat ground with easily moved sheep I'd rather have a gator, if I lived anywhere with hills and wild sheep I'd rather have a quad.</p><p> It's a lot more civilised to have your break in a cabbed gator, likewise rolling a smoke or answering the phone in a gale. You can make your dog safer in a Gator but it takes time to let them out of a safe dog box.</p><p> Gator Vs Quad is really a black and white issue. Hills and flighty livestock =Quad, civilised pottering around doing a bit of fencing and putting out mineral blocks =Gator.</p><p> Bear in mind that a lot of the nimbleness and speed advantages of a quad are lost the minute you load a trailer behind it.</p><p> If you have an accident in a Gator with a ROPS/FOPS cab no-one is too likely to get hurt ...If you have an accident on a quad (or worse a staff member) HSE are going to be all over you if the correct PPE wasn't worn/training given/ticket acquired, blah, blah, blah..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longlowdog, post: 7917863, member: 395"] I've got a twenty year old gator that hasn't had 1,500 quid spent on it in that time. Upsides, doors, diesel, Downsides lack of pace (relative to a quad) and larger turning circle, less nimble. Being on flat ground with easily moved sheep I'd rather have a gator, if I lived anywhere with hills and wild sheep I'd rather have a quad. It's a lot more civilised to have your break in a cabbed gator, likewise rolling a smoke or answering the phone in a gale. You can make your dog safer in a Gator but it takes time to let them out of a safe dog box. Gator Vs Quad is really a black and white issue. Hills and flighty livestock =Quad, civilised pottering around doing a bit of fencing and putting out mineral blocks =Gator. Bear in mind that a lot of the nimbleness and speed advantages of a quad are lost the minute you load a trailer behind it. If you have an accident in a Gator with a ROPS/FOPS cab no-one is too likely to get hurt ...If you have an accident on a quad (or worse a staff member) HSE are going to be all over you if the correct PPE wasn't worn/training given/ticket acquired, blah, blah, blah.. [/QUOTE]
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