- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
If you have other chores in mind as well, consider one of these.
http://www.kubota.com/f/products/rtv.cfm
All the vehicles suggested have their limitations, the trick is picking the one suited to what you want to do.
The Kubota is heavy, and with the exception of the RTV 500 it's also wider than a regular ATV.
It's top speed is only about 27KPH. Not terribly fast, but enough depending on what you are doing.
They have a winch available, hydraulic dump box, remote hookups for hydraulics, hydrostatic trans, with three ranges, and enough power for most anything.
For safety, they have a certified ROPS canopy. Maybe the only certified ROPS in the industry.
I took one ( an RTV 900 ) into out moose camp. It high centered about as often as the regular ATV's did. I didn't manage to stick it, even crossing the end of the beaver pond. You wouldn't want to stick it, as I mentioned , it's heavy. I recomend the winch.
The dump box was a big help getting firewood for the camp. and it was heavy enough and strong enough to pull a calf moose up the hanging pole by itself, at pretty much an idle.
I went for a regular ATV in the end for my own use. I just didn't need a vehicle that big. Being big has issues. Trails need to be wider, trail bridges wider, and heavier, trailers heavier, and wider, tow vehicles stronger. (IE not a car)
The new RTV 500 I have yet to see. Despite being introduced last year, we have yet to see one at the dealership. They are selling as fast as they are built. It fits in a pickup, so should be good.
http://www.kubota.com/f/products/rtv.cfm
All the vehicles suggested have their limitations, the trick is picking the one suited to what you want to do.
The Kubota is heavy, and with the exception of the RTV 500 it's also wider than a regular ATV.
It's top speed is only about 27KPH. Not terribly fast, but enough depending on what you are doing.
They have a winch available, hydraulic dump box, remote hookups for hydraulics, hydrostatic trans, with three ranges, and enough power for most anything.
For safety, they have a certified ROPS canopy. Maybe the only certified ROPS in the industry.
I took one ( an RTV 900 ) into out moose camp. It high centered about as often as the regular ATV's did. I didn't manage to stick it, even crossing the end of the beaver pond. You wouldn't want to stick it, as I mentioned , it's heavy. I recomend the winch.
The dump box was a big help getting firewood for the camp. and it was heavy enough and strong enough to pull a calf moose up the hanging pole by itself, at pretty much an idle.
I went for a regular ATV in the end for my own use. I just didn't need a vehicle that big. Being big has issues. Trails need to be wider, trail bridges wider, and heavier, trailers heavier, and wider, tow vehicles stronger. (IE not a car)
The new RTV 500 I have yet to see. Despite being introduced last year, we have yet to see one at the dealership. They are selling as fast as they are built. It fits in a pickup, so should be good.
