UTV Fuel Economy - Petrol V Diesel etc

[Robert]

Just hired a 1000cc Diesel Polaris Ranger and its used just 15 litres of diesel covering 80 ha of land at 12 metres. Should have recorded hours but i'd guess 8 hours actual work. Seems extremely frugal?

What are other people recording, was hoping to get a lively petrol UTV for our own longer term use but hard to look past the Ranger's diesel fuel efficiency?

 

[Al R]

Got same Polaris Diesel UTV (2020) with Kubota engine. 200 miles is usually around 35-38 litres, a lot of towing in that and a lot of flat out
Quad does 50-70 (60 average) mile for 12 litres of petrol. 450cc

@exmoor dave @Fendt516profi also have them Polaris

 

[Fendt516profi]

Yes easy 200 miles between fills sometimes maybe as much as 260 if it hasn't been towing

 

[faircomment]

I will manage about 400-450lg of pellets to a tank on an old mule. So at 20m and 5gk/ha were talking about 85ha. Not far off….

 

[warksfarmer]

Just hired a 1000cc Diesel Polaris Ranger and its used just 15 litres of diesel covering 80 ha of land at 12 metres. Should have recorded hours but i'd guess 8 hours actual work. Seems extremely frugal?

What are other people recording, was hoping to get a lively petrol UTV for our own longer term use but hard to look past the Ranger's diesel fuel efficiency?

Ranger - 9 miles 40mph carrying 400kg of slug pellets and the spreader. Spread 250ac. 9 miles back flat out. Used 21 litres measured at the pump.

 

[Wood field]

Corvus ( yanmar 1000cc diesel) 1 litre per clock hour , hardly varies between towing or flat out road work
Only petrol I have to compare is a Honda quad 500 cc , that drinks like a fish

 

[Tamar]

Perhaps we all need to do our own tests for fuel consumption between each breed of ATV.

The results should be interesting

 

[hoyboy]

Perhaps we all need to do our own tests for fuel consumption between each breed of ATV.

The results should be interesting

I did a test when I had a demo can-am 570. We run honda 420s. Out gathering sheep in the hill. All bikes on same terrain doing the same thing. The one honda used 4.5l. The other used 5l. The can-am used 9.5l. I didn't buy the can-am

 

[hally]

Back when we ran gators, we reckoned it used the same fuel per day at lambing as our Honda 500 quad. Therefore the saving of diesel over petrol would be about 40p/ litre. But a tank in the yard is more convenient.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Kioti Mechron seems to average out at a litre per click hour.

Had a can am traxxter on loan when the Kioti went in for repairs, I didn’t record the fuel usage but it was astronomical in comparison

 

[ollie989898]

To put this in perspective how much fuel are you guys using in these machines a year and what sort of total savings are you looking at?

Would a petrol machine not be mechanically simpler and easier to start in adverse weather or is that not an issue?

From what I have seen of the 4 wheel buggies there are a few big wins for them in that Grandad can get into one very readily (they aren't high off the ground and don't have to cock your leg over them), you can get a cabin where you are out of the weather completely (I think if I had young kids about I would have one with full doors just for peace of mind) and you can physically carry a lot of stuff without worrying it is going to fall off. I've never tried one in really wet ground though, do they go over it ok as a quad would?

 

[Wood field]

To put this in perspective how much fuel are you guys using in these machines a year and what sort of total savings are you looking at?

Would a petrol machine not be mechanically simpler and easier to start in adverse weather or is that not an issue?

From what I have seen of the 4 wheel buggies there are a few big wins for them in that Grandad can get into one very readily (they aren't high off the ground and don't have to cock your leg over them), you can get a cabin where you are out of the weather completely (I think if I had young kids about I would have one with full doors just for peace of mind) and you can physically carry a lot of stuff without worrying it is going to fall off. I've never tried one in really wet ground though, do they go over it ok as a quad would?

Never had any starting problems , same as any modern diesel, ground clearance is better than our Honda quad , although the quad is more manoeuvrable fuel wise it’s easy to fill from the farm tank and far more frugal than our ( older ) quad
Feel safer on road as there’s more presence, nicer in winter despite noisy cab.
Our utv will go pretty much where the quad will go , we’re on steep wet ground and I’ve not got it stuck yet
To be fair if I was gathering sheep across the moor the quad wins , if I could only have one or the other I think the buggy edges it , mainly on being diesel
Having to go to town in a diesel pickup for Jerry cans of petrol is a pain

 

[hally]

No
To be honest out gators could travel well but made a lot more mess than a bike.
Got this at the moment travels well

 

[Wood field]

No
To be honest out gators could travel well but made a lot more mess than a bike.
Got this at the moment travels wellView attachment 1143603

We demoed a pioneer , I really liked it but it didn’t have the cab options , I think the 700 had better cab options

 

[hally]

We demoed a pioneer , I really liked it but it didn’t have the cab options , I think the 700 had better cab options

Didn't get the cab from Honda, bought it as a kit from a Welsh ATV outfit. One of my customers said he loves the machine but the Honda cab is crap ( perspex screen no wiper) so I went elsewhere. Early days..... But like it so far. Did buy a fiat panda for this job but daughter knicked it for her first car but it kept getting stuck in this wet weather so not too bothered.
Miss diesel but it has so much more power and quieter so win some and lose some.

 

[Wood field]

Didn't get the cab from Honda, bought it as a kit from a Welsh ATV outfit. One of my customers said he loves the machine but the Honda cab is crap ( perspex screen no wiper) so I went elsewhere. Early days..... But like it so far. Did buy a fiat panda for this job but daughter knicked it for her first car but it kept getting stuck in this wet weather so not too bothered.
Miss diesel but it has so much more power and quieter so win some and lose some.

When we were looking the dealer brought us the 520 , it was incredibly stable even crossing a steep bank , unfortunately the 700 was phased out , apparently Honda were bringing out a replacement for it but that was the last I heard
I did like the paddle shift !

 

[Al R]

To put this in perspective how much fuel are you guys using in these machines a year and what sort of total savings are you looking at?

Would a petrol machine not be mechanically simpler and easier to start in adverse weather or is that not an issue?

From what I have seen of the 4 wheel buggies there are a few big wins for them in that Grandad can get into one very readily (they aren't high off the ground and don't have to cock your leg over them), you can get a cabin where you are out of the weather completely (I think if I had young kids about I would have one with full doors just for peace of mind) and you can physically carry a lot of stuff without worrying it is going to fall off. I've never tried one in really wet ground though, do they go over it ok as a quad would?

75 -150 litres a week of petrol going through the quads and 5-60 litres a week of diesel in the polaris. At home with 400 acre and 67 fields (140? Gates) the Polaris is too slow unless 2 of you. The quad is unbeatable on small fields. Some of the farms which are bigger fields and further afield the polaris is far more comfortable. Towing the handling system around is do able with the quad but I wouldn’t advise it. The Polaris pulls the handling system 20+ mile with ease at 40mph! Being able to put the kids in safely and check stock is a big bonus!
If it was 1 or the other I’d go quads but the Polaris may not get driven for a week but then it’s out daily for a lot of the year, the quads are out all day every day all year.

 

[ollie989898]

75 -150 litres a week of petrol going through the quads and 5-60 litres a week of diesel in the polaris. At home with 400 acre and 67 fields (140? Gates) the Polaris is too slow unless 2 of you. The quad is unbeatable on small fields. Some of the farms which are bigger fields and further afield the polaris is far more comfortable. Towing the handling system around is do able with the quad but I wouldn’t advise it. The Polaris pulls the handling system 20+ mile with ease at 40mph! Being able to put the kids in safely and check stock is a big bonus!
If it was 1 or the other I’d go quads but the Polaris may not get driven for a week but then it’s out daily for a lot of the year, the quads are out all day every day all year.

Jebus, pulling something for 20 miles and more at 40mph is no small feat.

 

[Al R]

Jebus, pulling something for 20 miles and more at 40mph is no small feat.

I think it’s around 1.2t. On a 10 mile journey it’s 2 minutes slower than the pickup

 

[hally]

When we were looking the dealer brought us the 520 , it was incredibly stable even crossing a steep bank , unfortunately the 700 was phased out , apparently Honda were bringing out a replacement for it but that was the last I heard
I did like the paddle shift !

Certainly travels just like a bike with a little bit of weather protection on a day like today.