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Kubota RTV VS Polaris Ranger - or other options
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<blockquote data-quote="RancherGuy" data-source="post: 1037387" data-attributes="member: 20890"><p>If you want another perspective ... I bought a Mule in '98. It had 900 hours and died in '05 due to rust cancer. They may be different now, but that one seemed to have no primer or any type of rust prevention. It was fun while it lasted, but I ended up giving that unit to my brother-in-law who built a new bed and rebuilt the transmission. We then bought an RTV900, and oh what a difference. Solid, well built, easy to drive. We now have 1100 hours (now 7.5 yrs old) and all I have done is add fuel and change oil. Really; nothing else. I am now looking to add a 1140 for a new piece of property. These don't do high speed and they don't turn the tires in 4x4 mode on dry dirt, but they are excellent work machines and very dependable and high value over a long period. These are less of a play machine than a work machine, so as long as that is what you are looking for then they should be a good match. If you are petty enough to let a hitch size stop you from buying, then this is not for you. I bought the hitch and put a 2" ball on it and I don't think twice, since I have no interest changing out hitches anyway. I do not use it to tow, but I have impressed my brother-in-law twice (the same BIW): once we were dragging a 1000# trailer through mud that was leaving 8" deep ruts, and once we had 30 50# sacks of ryegrass stacked on the back with 3 people on the seat and 4 grand kids on the seed and heading out to the pasture -- this is not recommended, but I'm still using this tough machine today. I have the "atv" type tires with the higher ply rating, which I would highly recommend unless you are strictly a pavement driver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RancherGuy, post: 1037387, member: 20890"] If you want another perspective ... I bought a Mule in '98. It had 900 hours and died in '05 due to rust cancer. They may be different now, but that one seemed to have no primer or any type of rust prevention. It was fun while it lasted, but I ended up giving that unit to my brother-in-law who built a new bed and rebuilt the transmission. We then bought an RTV900, and oh what a difference. Solid, well built, easy to drive. We now have 1100 hours (now 7.5 yrs old) and all I have done is add fuel and change oil. Really; nothing else. I am now looking to add a 1140 for a new piece of property. These don't do high speed and they don't turn the tires in 4x4 mode on dry dirt, but they are excellent work machines and very dependable and high value over a long period. These are less of a play machine than a work machine, so as long as that is what you are looking for then they should be a good match. If you are petty enough to let a hitch size stop you from buying, then this is not for you. I bought the hitch and put a 2" ball on it and I don't think twice, since I have no interest changing out hitches anyway. I do not use it to tow, but I have impressed my brother-in-law twice (the same BIW): once we were dragging a 1000# trailer through mud that was leaving 8" deep ruts, and once we had 30 50# sacks of ryegrass stacked on the back with 3 people on the seat and 4 grand kids on the seed and heading out to the pasture -- this is not recommended, but I'm still using this tough machine today. I have the "atv" type tires with the higher ply rating, which I would highly recommend unless you are strictly a pavement driver. [/QUOTE]
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