utv buggies diesel or petrol

[texelburger]

Had 3 Kubotas over the years and each model has been an improvement on previous ones .They are,imo,the best made utv but are,and always have been,restricted by top speed and so this year we have bit the bullet and ordered a new Polaris diesel.When I tried the new Polaris it went like stink and pulled extremely well up hills.I know Kubota are aware of their speed limitations and are looking to improve things but not sure if anything is in the pipeline yet.
We were told the Polaris would arrive on the 3rd week of December but,I think down to a combination of Covid and Brexit paperwork, it has yet to arrive.I had already sold our Kubota and the Guy was keen to take it.Fortunately the Polaris dealer has lent me a old one to carry on with.

 

[Fendt516profi]

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

Get a demo I think it'll sell itself then

 

[Al R]

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

All I was told by the worker who was with me who was also on a farm with the gators at the same time was he’d expect the gator to do 5mph up the hill and not 30mph like the polaris was doing. By the rappa I mean a super10 with DF race etc....

 

[Fendt516profi]

All I was told by the worker who was with me who was also on a farm with the gators at the same time was he’d expect the gator to do 5mph up the hill and not 30mph like the polaris was doing. By the rappa I mean a super10 with DF race etc....

Oh not fast fencing. Can't call it quick fencing to likely to get sued

 

[D14]

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.....

Polaris diesel every time. I've never worked it out but it must be doing 50mpg as we used to drive 9 miles to a block of 250 acres towing a trailer with 400kg of pellets on. Spread slug pellets at 18m centres and drive back 9 miles and it was still had a 1.3 of a tank left on the fuel gauge. The tank holds 40 litres from memory and it does 40 MPH so doesn't cause any traffic holds up on country lanes.

 

[Al R]

Oh not fast fencing. Can't call it quick fencing to likely to get sued

A fencing unit wouldn’t slow the polaris down so I assumed by saying rappa I meant rappa yard......

 

[paul&mandy]

We tow our rappa yard with gator and it's flipping dangerous on a hill for fear of being rear ended. Usually means another trip with pickup if I have to move wire at same time.

 

[Al R]

We tow our rappa yard with gator and it's flipping dangerous on a hill for fear of being rear ended. Usually means another trip with pickup if I have to move wire at same time.

Get a Polaris then.

 

[paul&mandy]

Get a Polaris then.

Is yours diesel? just checking we are not talking a petrol ranger compared to a gator..

 

[Al R]

Is yours diesel? just checking we are not talking a petrol ranger compared to a gator..

Diesel

 

[Bill Turtle]

What make of Diesel engine is fitted in the Polaris, and are they built in America?

 

[Boydvalley]

Supply is tight at the moment, at least down here. Need to find old stock if you can all saying going up for new stock.
Ordered a Can am today. Going up £1100 for new stock

 

[Fendt516profi]

What make of Diesel engine is fitted in the Polaris, and are they built in America?

Kubota

 

[paul&mandy]

On the Polaris what's the service interval? I've downloaded the brochure and it says 50hrs, can't be right surely?
Also, does anyone know if the 2yr warranty is hour capped? It says it's 2yrs fully comprehensive whatever that means...

 

[Al R]

On the Polaris what's the service interval? I've downloaded the brochure and it says 50hrs, can't be right surely?
Also, does anyone know if the 2yr warranty is hour capped? It says it's 2yrs fully comprehensive whatever that means...

My bikes get serviced once a year, which is usually around 550-600hrs. The polaris will be once a year too. If it turns out to have problems before warranty is out it won’t be kept and I’ll get another quad.

 

[paul&mandy]

My bikes get serviced once a year, which is usually around 550-600hrs. The polaris will be once a year too. If it turns out to have problems before warranty is out it won’t be kept and I’ll get another quad.

The gators 200, didn't think 50 sounded right, be serviced every 3 days at lambing...

 

[Bob lincs]

We have had our Polaris Ranger Diesel for 2 wks now and it’s brilliant, I can’t believe how much we use it .

 

[Fendt516profi]

50 hrs for first service then every 200hrs

 

[335d]

Kubota

As above latest incarnation uses Kubota since 2019 I think. Previous was Koehler diesel (lombardini) and before that was Yanmar.
New ones are built in Poland I think.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Best ask a dealer about warranty