The Demo Thread

[Andrew]

How can you not have a problem with the product but have a problem with the dealer?

Very easily I would think, lots of people round here love JD but are changing to Case because they want to deal with Sharmans rather than Ben Burgess

 

[ColinV6]

If you can get a real good salesman/dealership they can sell anyone anything and look after you / the machine.

If you love the product but the salesman is an arse, and you can’t get the backup when you breakdown in a busy time. You won’t be long looking elsewhere.

 

[MacAlister]

had to this on demo recently! Nicer than a bike!

 

[cotswoldcs]

Have you tried any others @MacAlister ? What did you think? We've demoed a Gator, Honda Pioneer and CanAm Traxter Petrol. Had ruled out the Ranger as not sure about Polaris reliability but I think the newer diesel models are better. Any comments having tried it?

 

[ColinV6]

View attachment 980686had to this on demo recently! Nicer than a bike!

They are awesome. A friend of mine got a new one this year. I loved it when I had a shot.

Then he told me the price

Looks like my trusty quad is here to stay lol

 

[marco]

They are awesome. A friend of mine got a new one this year. I loved it when I had a shot.

Then he told me the price

Looks like my trusty quad is here to stay lol

Nearly buy a pickup for the price

 

[Fendt516profi]

Have you tried any others @MacAlister ? What did you think? We've demoed a Gator, Honda Pioneer and CanAm Traxter Petrol. Had ruled out the Ranger as not sure about Polaris reliability but I think the newer diesel models are better. Any comments having tried it?

Had one coming up two years been more reliable than the gator before it. Going to look at price to swap as it will be coming out of warranty but if the price is not right I aren't scared to keep it out of warranty

 

[MacAlister]

Have you tried any others @MacAlister ? What did you think? We've demoed a Gator, Honda Pioneer and CanAm Traxter Petrol. Had ruled out the Ranger as not sure about Polaris reliability but I think the newer diesel models are better. Any comments having tried it?

As of yet we haven't tried anything else. We aren't looking at petrols which heavily limits our choices.

My thoughts on the Polaris were; Very comfortable- far superior to a bike and didn't feel bad taking it checking cattle unlike the pickup.

It seems far more reliable than the previous models (although only a week long demonstration) with Polaris upgrading all of the parts which were mega issues on previous models. It felt solid.

Fuel use- we used 20 litres of red diesel in the week we had it, one of our bikes in the same time frame used 30 litres of petrol (not an easy comparison but it cost little)

Off-road- it felt every bit as capable as the quads on everything except bog, where it's weight inevitably let it down. But that's not an issue as well, duh

On road - on the road it was rather noisey, due to the engine being right behind the cab, however it wasn't an annoying noise (that only appeared in the cab when Mrs asked how much it was)

Price- it's quoted at 16k, with a full cab and heater which does seem pricey, however it is a very versatile vehicle and a far nicer place to spend a day around crops/cattle/sheep its also useful as I believe any 16 year old with a license can drive it on the road, very beneficial at harvest when parts are required in the field!

Currently having the debate with Mrs and Father on whether it's justified


I'm not worried about the justification, I want to be dry through the winter!

 

[michael N123]

That's a decent demo !Must think your going to buy it!

Whenever we’ve got a demo it’s been for a week

 

[J 1177]

The longest demo i had was for a fortnight, but the tractor never left

 

[Fendt516profi]

If your trying a new brand have you really had chance to get used to it in much less than a week

 

[Yale]

Had this on demo for a few days,a week back.

Initially thought ho hum,got to like it enough to buy one.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Had this on demo for a few days,a week back.

Initially thought ho hum,got to like it enough to buy one.

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Price?

 

[Yale]

Price?

Dealer price for full glass cab,heater,radio,standard hydraulic tip is £16,500.

One thing which is a drawback are the servicing costs which are currently significantly higher than other brands however I feel it is in a league of its own regarding build strength and quality.

 

[SamN]

Had this on demo for the past couple days. Only did around 50 bales with it, then the other driver did a bit but the weather means we didn't have a lot to bale.
Took a bit of getting used to but worked well

 

[Sheepykid]

Had this on demo for a few days,a week back.

Initially thought ho hum,got to like it enough to buy one.

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Is it 50k road speed?

 

[Yale]

Is it 50k road speed?

No,40k.

If you need speed it’s not the best option.

I believe they can be ‘mapped‘ to do around 30mph giving more speed and less torque.However being hydrostatic and heavier the ability to travel faster will be limited.

Being single track roads and farm track access to most of our place then ultimate speed is not essential.

However inching up to hitch a trailer is a dream.

 

[JeepJeep]

These Gators Mules Polaris etc , are they Hydrostatic? Are they 4x4 etc? Guessing Diesel powered?

 

[hally]

Had this on demo for the past couple days. Only did around 50 bales with it, then the other driver did a bit but the weather means we didn't have a lot to bale.
Took a bit of getting used to but worked well
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what kind of money is a thing like that ?

 

[Fendt516profi]

Kubota is hydrastatic I think rest are belt drive mostly diesel but there are some petrol's