J.D. Gattor for some res. plowing?

[yardboy]

Polaris units are money pits.

How is that you figure! We have a 5 year warranty on ours and it has had no problems. It will pull a bricksheet house down. Need I say more!!

The mules can take some serious beatings and just keep moving. Their 4 wd set up is great.

Not a true locking 4WD! Only 803 cargo capacity! 1,314 pounds dry weight! Drum brakes! Only 25 mph! Straight axle! You could not pay me to have a mule! Need I say more!!

I had a Polaris Ranger 6x6. Let me tell ya, it had some power. No lie...my buddy has a 3/4 ton that got stuck out at the farm where we hunt. I pulled him out, no problem. It was awesome. I would reccomend getting one of them...they have all the accessories like the plow, cab heater, etc.

Smart man^^^^^^^^^^^! Need I say more!!!

Kubota RTV. .

Too heavy!! Need I say more!!

I wouldnt buy the Cub Cadet UTV...they are junk.

That Bobcat price will scare you once you see that.

Yup & Yup!!! Need I say more!!


I know someone that sold for 2.2 mil.!! Need I say more!!!

[Scaper-S2k]

Wait until you need brakes on it. Warranty won't help much.

I had the big dawg Polaris Sportsman. Brakes? Almost $1000. Rediculous.

All the wholesale nursery places around here run Kawasaki mules. Many look like they have been through war zones but they still run great. Are they the fastest? No, commercial users won't be going over 25mph on someones property anyway. Are they gonna get used for serious off road use and need 12" of ground clearance? Nope. But they excel in day in day out commercial abuse.

They haul more than your listed 800 pounds too. Like 1100 lbs.


Either way, plowing with a Ranger (or the like) just isn't the best way to go......which was part of the initial question.

Just like the Yamaha Rhino, they are just bigger heavier quads that aren't really commercial scaping type vehicles. Better at off road use, but that's not what's needed here.



Keep in mind that I have always used quads for work, we have 2 that are solely used for scaping, mulching, etc.



Locking 4wd? Sure, that's great for serious off road use. But not so good when your on someones property making turns. Which I assume is what the thread starter was going to be using it for.


I also demoed the 6x4 Polaris. It shredded lawns when you turned. Worthless as well for what the guy above wanted.

[yardboy]

Wait until you need brakes on it. Warranty won't help much.

I had the big dawg Polaris Sportsman. Brakes? Almost $1000. Rediculous.

I also own a sportsman 700 and 400, brakes if you do it yourself are at most 70-80 bux. You got poked in the.

All the wholesale nursery places around here run Kawasaki mules. Many look like they have been through war zones but they still run great. Are they the fastest? No, commercial users won't be going over 25mph on someones property anyway. Are they gonna get used for serious off road use and need 12" of ground clearance? Nope. But they excel in day in day out commercial abuse.
Locking 4wd? Sure, that's great for serious off road use. But not so good when your on someones property making turns. Which I assume is what the thread starter was going to be using it for.

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Mules may be popular to some, but there are better ones out there. Transport speeds we never get out of low, but if you need for a longer distance it is there. True 4 wheel drive for moving heavy trailers and in the case some numb nuts sticks some equipment, it will tear less ground pulling out,because of less tire spin. 12" of ground clearance is excellent for brush clearing jobs where you can snag on crap.

I also demoed the 6x4 Polaris. It shredded lawns when you turned. Worthless as well for what the guy above wanted.

WTH, heck would you need a 6x4 for in this type of business. It is geared toward the construction industry.
A ranger 4x4 or 2x4 is what my entire post are geared to. I was just saying the other lawnturd was smart for having a Polaris.

Just like the Yamaha Rhino, they are just bigger heavier quads that aren't really commercial scaping type vehicles. Better at off road use, but that's not what's needed here.

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A rhino only has a 400lb capacity, it is junk!

Either way you have a preference and I have mine.

[Scaper-S2k]

I'm not making preferences for which I would buy for myself personally. Nor am I putting down your choice.

If I wanted to go deer hunting or travel through the muddy woods, it would be a quad. If I wanted to do that with 2 people in one vehicle, then sure the Ranger would a great choice.

But any plus that the Ranger has is only a plus for off raod fun.

When it's strictly used for commercial work, the Mule is built to tackle it better. No need for 50 mph, no need for 10" ground clearance, no need for locking full time 4wd.



And with it's diesel engine almost twice the size, it can get things done.





I only looked at the 4x6 Polaris because I wanted something that could do both like your Ranger. But I found out that it just didn't do the trick.



My ultimate end purchase was a Suzuki Eiger 4x4 with a 20 cu ft trailer AND a mini skid steer (New Holland LS125) to load it with quickly.





In the end, I wouldn't buy any utility vehicle for scaping work. To me, the price didn't really justify their small bed or the high height of the bed for things like mulch work or lifting heavy shrubs up that high off the ground. Especially when quads have bigger engines and can pull big trailers filled with more than the bed would hold.

Now that part is my opinion!

[EGLC]

Around here the contractors (landscapers) like to use open cab tractors with rear blade for those villa drives. But this is Kansas, and you're in Michigan. I'm sure your snowfalls dwarf ours.

I think your Gator w/ blade idea has merit......run with it. Have you considered Bobcats utility vehicle?

Thats exactly what I would go with for residentail driveways. You can put a salter in the back.


Anyway, just saw you got the CC. Let us know how well it works out.

[Bulldog26]

I will, I will be picking it up at the end of the month. But they way things are going right now I wont need it until march. Grass here is growing like it's Sept. I think it's a very possible we will be mowing until the end of Nov.

[Scaper-S2k]

Heck yeh Bulldog, this season is going to last quite some time it looks like.



By the way, that Bobcat unit is crazy expensive and very heavy to be hauling around for just residentials. Well, to the ones that were curious.

[Bulldog26]

Heck yeh Bulldog, this season is going to last quite some time it looks like.



By the way, that Bobcat unit is crazy expensive and very heavy to be hauling around for just residentials. Well, to the ones that were curious.

S2k,
How are you going to deal with your clean ups when you have to keep mowing?
As for the utility. As long as the c.c. can handle the snow I think I will be very happy with the machine. I had some extra put on it and I plan to fab sides for the dump to make it more productive hualing. Either way I have it now, and I will see if it's a well built machine.