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Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: Buckmark on August 07, 2022, 04:53:53 PM

Title: UTV opinions, recommendations, experiences
Post by: Buckmark on August 07, 2022, 04:53:53 PM: Looking to get my wife a UTV, not a sport sxs just a utility one, 2 person, dump bed or non. Seems to be a range of price between what is avail and seeing if the lower cost ones are worth it or i just bite the bullet and buy one from Kubota that will last forever?
Note: she has a quad but it’s not the best for her.
Don’t want a golf cart or an electric whatever.
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Post by: bigdub257 on August 07, 2022, 05:14:21 PM: I've got a Honda Pioneer 500 and love it!
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Post by: turkey buster on August 07, 2022, 06:04:49 PM: :yeah:
Quote from: bigdub257 on August 07, 2022, 05:14:21 PM
I've got a Honda Pioneer 500 and love it!
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Post by: Russ McDonald on August 07, 2022, 06:35:59 PM: I got a Honda Pioneer 1000LE-3(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220808/7c78d8c15dc71b5cf501871625dcc5e5.jpg)

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Post by: Mudman on August 07, 2022, 07:08:20 PM: Dont buy chinese. Of course that includes CFMOTO. Kubota last forever? New one to me. Hmm. Price point, reliability, warranty, utility 2 seat.... Teryx 800. 3yr factory warranty and you wont use it. imop.
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Post by: lewy on August 07, 2022, 07:23:47 PM: I’ve got a ranger and really like it but for utility use the mules are built stout. You can get one of the smaller models (sx) for a pretty good price and they are great little work rigs
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Post by: Mark Brenckle on August 07, 2022, 07:42:07 PM: Kei truck? If she's not hauling or pulling much, might be a great option for her. Search CL, there's a few places around that have a few.
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Post by: huntnnw on August 07, 2022, 08:30:29 PM: We bought a new Polaris ranger last year. It’s been extremely handy to have around the house. Wife can load 1,000 lbs into dump bed and dump it herself with the assist on it. We’ve been very pleased with it.
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Post by: KFhunter on August 07, 2022, 08:57:30 PM: You said a dump bed doesn't matter, so this tells me it's not for work...but then you mention Kubota, which is for work :chuckle:

What will be its intended use and area? Are you going to trailer it to the mountains for group rides? or is this for hauling a haybale out to the back 40 for horse or two?
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Post by: Timberstalker on August 07, 2022, 09:27:48 PM: Bought a Kioti K9 2400 diesel this year. Look them up, they are reliable and workhorses. They aren’t speed demons, but they are reliable and simple machines. Fairly economical and parts are readily available.
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Post by: Alchase on August 08, 2022, 08:07:07 PM: I walked into an estate sale Friday morning, and right away saw a 2015 Kawasaki Mule long tilt bed, with 81 hours on it, in pristine condition, and bunch of accessories, listed for $4k, what a steal :yike:
I walked up to the sales rep. And said I will take it.
She said was the first person who showed up at 8:00 am already bought it. I was 45 minutes late. :bash:
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Post by: Mudman on August 09, 2022, 08:37:48 PM: Polaris a USA Co. is made in Mexico... CanAM a Canada Co. is made in Mexico... Kawasaki a Japanese Co. Made in Indiana, engines built in Mo. Just saying. . Made in America. :tup:
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Post by: Jpmiller on August 09, 2022, 09:52:01 PM: My folks have had a bobcat UTV with a dump bed for a small property in eastern wa for about twenty years now. He bought it so I could drive him out to our duck blind and took it with him when he moved. Things been worth it's weight in gold for the minimal maintenance and zero breakdowns. I don't know about other brands and features and whatnot but I've always been impressed with his.
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Post by: kirkl on August 17, 2022, 10:36:04 AM: Yamaha wolverine 850. Love mine.
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Post by: jrebel on August 17, 2022, 10:49:47 AM: Honda pioneer 500 or 1000 would be my first and only choice for what you describe. The 500 is narrow enough to be legal on Idaho trails.....less than 50" wide. Direct drive with no belts, reliable honda engines, and overall pretty amazing machines.

I own a 2016 pioneer 1000-5 and absolutely love the machine for what I use it for. It is a workhorse. My next purchase will be another honda quad or honda pioneer 500 SxS.....leaning toward the SxS.
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Post by: kirkl on August 17, 2022, 12:41:35 PM: Unless they have changed the suspension on the 500, mine was ruff riding which is why I went to the yamaha, plus I wanted more power. 10 year belt warranty on the yamaha.
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Post by: Twispriver on August 17, 2022, 02:56:54 PM: I have the Kawasaki Mule for work around the farm and I use it everyday from spring through fall and it's really handy. My son has the Yamaha Wolverine and it's comfortable to ride in and has been really reliable in the woods.
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Post by: Buckmark on August 17, 2022, 03:11:58 PM: Thanks for the opinions, i am going to check out the Landmaster utv’s
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Post by: Alchase on August 17, 2022, 08:32:48 PM: Quote from: Twispriver on August 17, 2022, 02:56:54 PM
I have the Kawasaki Mule for work around the farm and I use it everyday from spring through fall and it's really handy. My son has the Yamaha Wolverine and it's comfortable to ride in and has been really reliable in the woods.

I have been hunting for a good deal on a Kawasaki Mule for a few years. Those that have them, work them. There are lots of them near me here in Oklahoma. You rarely see them used for sale, and when you do they go fast.
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Post by: Mudman on August 19, 2022, 03:52:07 PM: :yeah: Nobody listens but I tell all that the Kawa is the toughest build utv bar none. Many good ones but Kawa are just reliable and strong. Not fancy, not fast, not smoothest etc. Mule, Teryx, KRX, Brute, Prairie. All are very well built. Look at details like size of suspension arms, axles, frame, metal instead of plastics. When ya dig deep its clear. Check weights and ya will see it is often heavy compare to competition. People dont seem to know that Kawasaki is a massive Co. much larger then the other powersports. They deal in commercial and heavy machinery uses and equipment which transfers tech and parts to other industry. How many commercial mowers or equip use Kawa engines and how many are using Polaris for example??
Title: Re: UTV opinions, recommendations, experiences
Post by: Alchase on August 19, 2022, 08:51:10 PM: Quote from: Buckmark on August 07, 2022, 04:53:53 PM
Looking to get my wife a UTV, not a sport sxs just a utility one, 2 person, dump bed or non. Seems to be a range of price between what is avail and seeing if the lower cost ones are worth it or i just bite the bullet and buy one from Kubota that will last forever?
Note: she has a quad but it’s not the best for her.
Don’t want a golf cart or an electric whatever.

Kawasaki Mules are very popular on the farms here in OK.
Finding a used one is a bit hard. They seem like I be held on the to once they get one.
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Post by: lewy on August 25, 2022, 06:30:15 PM: Yep, the mules are built like little pick up trucks and are work horses. I almost went that route but need to be able to go faster than 20 lol im not that old yet :chuckle:
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Post by: GWP on September 25, 2022, 09:39:42 AM: We have a Kymco UXV. Dump bed, winch. It has been a workhorse and we have been happy with it. Well, until we brought it out to the salt air.
Same with the rest of our equipment. Everything is rusting into the ground. It is a constant loosing (eventually) battle.
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Post by: Mark Brenckle on September 25, 2022, 10:46:32 AM: Quote from: GWP on September 25, 2022, 09:39:42 AM
We have a Kymco UXV. Dump bed, winch. It has been a workhorse and we have been happy with it. Well, until we brought it out to the salt air.
Same with the rest of our equipment. Everything is rusting into the ground. It is a constant loosing (eventually) battle.
Get some chainsaw bar oil in a sprayer and treat the undercarriage a couple times a year.