utv buggies diesel or petrol

[paul&mandy]

We are looking at swapping a gator, I want another but been told a can am could be better with lots of road work.... I really don't care what it is but are the petrol ones really a pain filling up? we have 3 miles to the pump and at lambing time I'm filling the gator every day. Could the bigger petrol can am be better on fuel? This time of year electric fencing and doing the rounds 40 ltrs of red does about 200 miles. I'm Doing about 30-40 miles a day at the moment. Its just so cheap and very convenient to refill.
Anyone gone to a petrol can am as i personally think we would be mad to do so.....

 

[Fendt516profi]

Polaris still diesel bit faster and more pulling power

 

[startinghandle]

Can't help here
What's happening about tractor tyre

 

[paul&mandy]

Can't help here
What's happening about tractor tyre

Should have been back today, was picked up Monday to be professionally repaired.

 

[michael N123]

Can am on lpg ?

 

[br jones]

Electric deere ?

 

[HarryB97]

A petrol utv of any kind will cost a fortune on fuel as well as being inconveniant. Most are over 70 horse power which is completley unnecessary unless you live on the road. Polaris Ranger diesel is incredibly economical and does 40mph.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Demo a can am I think you'll find you don't actually end up driving it to it's maximum speed the majority of the time so it's only real plus over a diesel is mute

 

[Al R]

Polaris diesel. 200+ Miles on a tank of red Does 40mph without much effort, will pull the rappa up hills at 30mph that my previous worker who also worked with JD 855’s and 865’s said wouldn’t be doing 5mph up the same hill.

 

[kiwi pom]

Would you not be better with a not too heavy single cab pick up on big ish tyres, or a small 4wd like a Suzuki Jimny? That way you've a road vehicle for running round in too.
These buggies seem to be getting bigger and bigger and more expensive, can't be that light on wet fields?

 

[paul&mandy]

Polaris diesel. 200+ Miles on a tank of red Does 40mph without much effort, will pull the rappa up hills at 30mph that my previous worker who also worked with JD 855’s and 865’s said wouldn’t be doing 5mph up the same hill.

How can it pull so much better? Our 865 gator loaded with rappa wire drops to 10mph on most hills on the road.
How do you find the reliability of the Polaris? Also most have no faith in there product as the warranty wouldn't get us a year on the gator with the hours we do.
With the can am I was told they don't even pay for call outs and we would have to pay a fitter 1hour either way every time we needed someone out or take it to them.
What's the warranty on a Polaris?
Thanks

 

[paul&mandy]

Would you not be better with a not too heavy single cab pick up on big ish tyres, or a small 4wd like a Suzuki Jimny? That way you've a road vehicle for running round in too.
These buggies seem to be getting bigger and bigger and more expensive, can't be that light on wet fields?

Totally unpractical for what we do. Gator only just gets about in the wet and it's electric fencing most days this time of year on fairly local keep, would spend more time loading something up than it takes me to drive there, usually do a number of groups on route.
Easy at lambing can jump out of it moving to catch, have a million gates to undo and can slide out in seconds.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Kubota have new diesel models . . .


But yeah, why not a cheap S/H Hilux or Suzuki on fat tyres ?

edit - just seen above post

 

[Fendt516profi]

How can it pull so much better? Our 865 gator loaded with rappa wire drops to 10mph on most hills on the road.
How do you find the reliability of the Polaris? Also most have no faith in there product as the warranty wouldn't get us a year on the gator with the hours we do.
With the can am I was told they don't even pay for call outs and we would have to pay a fitter 1hour either way every time we needed someone out or take it to them.
What's the warranty on a Polaris?
Thanks

Not been made aware of a hour limit on the 2yr Polaris warranty. It's does pull up hill alot better than a 855 both itself and towing. JD dealer has not taken up my challenge to put there 865 against it on a hill climb. But I was moving cattle with the neighbour in his 865 and I was running rings round him

 

[paul&mandy]

Kubota have new diesel models . . .


But yeah, why not a cheap S/H Hilux or Suzuki on fat tyres ?

edit - just seen above post

Kubota only do 25mph

 

[Fendt516profi]

Kubota only do 25mph

That's all that's legal

 

[Farmer Roy]

Kubota only do 25mph

thats why I said new models, I believe they have increased their speed ?

 

[Fendt516profi]

thats why I said new models, I believe they have increased their speed ?

Don't believe they have just more power to get there

 

[paul&mandy]

Not been made aware of a hour limit on the 2yr Polaris warranty. It's does pull up hill alot better than a 855 both itself and towing. JD dealer has not taken up my challenge to put there 865 against it on a hill climb. But I was moving cattle with the neighbour in his 865 and I was running rings round him

I'll put it to the board for debate, sounds the tool to me... I'll find out on warranty

 

[paul&mandy]

Don't believe they have just more power to get there

Shame as they look we'll built. Just need to be 50k really