hi.. i am strongly thinking of changing my jd gator for a suzuki jimy landmaster for slug pelleting and soil sampling duties. it seems good in theory as it can be driven on road from job to job without the need for jeep and trailer. as with everything there are pros and cons, i realise it will probably be to heavy for slugging on wet hilly ploughed and sown land as is the gator so i will still need to keep my quad bike. just wondering what peoples thoughts are, or is there another vehicle similar to the weight and size as the landmaster available?
suzuki jimny converted
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Kildare
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I have a small Suzuki here on the farm . It has off-road tyres. Hi low gearbox and 4wd. Heater and way safer than a quad.
For your job flotation tyres would be needed if on arable and then it would not be suitable for the road
For your job flotation tyres would be needed if on arable and then it would not be suitable for the road
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At Lamma this year there was a company with a pick up version of the above vehicle on flotation tyres,sorry cannot remember their name,perhaps another forum member will do the honours.
Cab-over Pete
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I should think it would be a great piece of kit.
If I didn’t have the need to ferry family about often I would have a Jimny tomorrow. They are a superb motor.
An agronomist and fert salesman said to me “You don’t want one of those! Farmers expect you to turn up in a certain level of vehicle you know”. What a twunt.
I have a Suzuki Grand Vitara on 98,000 miles and it’s been faultless. Suzuki are well made cars.
If I didn’t have the need to ferry family about often I would have a Jimny tomorrow. They are a superb motor.
An agronomist and fert salesman said to me “You don’t want one of those! Farmers expect you to turn up in a certain level of vehicle you know”. What a twunt.
I have a Suzuki Grand Vitara on 98,000 miles and it’s been faultless. Suzuki are well made cars.
Nearly
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TripleSix
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Love Suzuki 4x4's
Have owned many over the past 16 years
Have owned many over the past 16 years
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The landmaster on the largest flotation tyres will follow a quad more or less anywhere any one sensibe would want to go. Slightly larger footprint, the only thing i would say is it could do with a diff lock or limited slip diff( They can be purchased apparently,but not felt the need yet) in very muddy conditions as once it starts to spin, or you stop it'll just sit there spinning 2 wheels( Like a Land rover ).
www.suzukijimnypickups.co.uk were the ones at LAMMA I do believe.
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Keep the beloved Gator for another year. The extra repair costs will make it a lot easier decision.
Personally, once I’m too old/decrepit to use a quad effectively, I wouldn’t entertain spending nearly £20k on a bee hive on wheels, built with components that are barely up to the job. Jimny type rebuild with flotation tyres would win every time imo.
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This is mine. Love it. Was a £2k gumtree buy. Got local garage to turn into wee pick up. Goes everywhere, and makes going out feeding the ewes a pleasure, with the heater on and the country n western cd blaring !
oldoaktree
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I’ve a Defender and it’s got a diff lock so not sure what you’re on about.
2YardOfLard
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I'd think that a Jimny with off road tyres would do most jobs anyone would ever need. We've got one with normal road tyres & even then, it's off road capability is totally awesome.
Best of both worlds, just keep it M.O.T.ed & you can drive it onto the road & straight to the petrol station when you need a fill-up. Much easier than messing with cans. Comes with a very decent heater & all the safety stuff -airbags etc. too. We took the back seats out & put a dog guard, so the back's like a van.
They use them in Uist for bringing the peats home. Don't even begin to struggle unless the bog comes above axle level.
Benr
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We replaced our Polaris ranger with a Suzuki Jimny a couple of years ago and everything about it is better. Proper doors, windows, heater, radio etc. It goes anywhere the Polaris did and doesn’t make anymore mess, although it does have pretty big tyres! Cheaper to run and more reliable.
We farm on our own so often have to take our young children out with us so we needed to find something warmer and safer than the Polaris.
You can pick up ones like ours for around £2k with decent tyres etc from someone who has got bored green laneing. The Pick up conversions seem a lot of money really - could you just make up a frame to go on the tow bar / chassis. Or the soft tops are near enough a pick up anyway.
We farm on our own so often have to take our young children out with us so we needed to find something warmer and safer than the Polaris.
You can pick up ones like ours for around £2k with decent tyres etc from someone who has got bored green laneing. The Pick up conversions seem a lot of money really - could you just make up a frame to go on the tow bar / chassis. Or the soft tops are near enough a pick up anyway.
ollandroverman
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That is a center diff lock.
Your man is talking about axle diff locks to prevent spinning one front and one rear wheel at the same time when driven in difficult terrain
Kildare
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That looks the business.i don't see any reason to go to the expense to make it a pick up.
Same as Shropshire quads ,I didn't realise they traded under a different name now