Depending on the ground , diesel buggy , can carry your fence posts , tools bags of cake etcAs per the question really, tasks would be putting up fences, checking stock, feeding a few bags of cake (would have to be in a trailer for a quad), etc.
Petrol quad, or diesel 4x4? All on farm, no road work.
This is it in a nutshell, we got a cheap buggy off eBay to see if it was up to the job , it owes me 4 grand after I’ve replaced a few bearings and odds and sodsProblem is that a diesel buggy costs three times as much as a 420cc quad. It will be more economical but will probably have a far higher repair cost in the medium and longer term.
However, depending on the far, the buggy might well be three or more times as useful. Many sheep farms have a buggy and a quad so they can choose what’s appropriate for the job at hand.
Mechanic was telling me the other day that they are getting on a bit now, and you have to be careful to check for rust if you are buying one.Jimnys are supposed to be pretty good little trucks for getting about. Quite light and small but you can load them up with stuff. And you get the luxury of heating and staying dry. Obviously wouldn't go some of the places you'd go on a quad but depends on what you want it for. If you had a tidy one and looked after it you could even keep it mot'd and use it to run down to the pub!
Diesel quad (artic cat) at a farm sale in Cross Hands soon.
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