Which Utility Vehicle?

[Dave Sikorski]

I go through this every year, but this year I think I'm gonna get one.

I've been on a number of different models and can't decide what is best.

Bad Boy Buggy
Yamaha
Kawasaki Mule
John Deere
ETC...

I'll be using it on mostly fields and relatively flat woods. A little water and mud here and there. Would like to be able to tow a goose decoy trailer and maybe a small light jon boat. Will haul people, dead shit, corn, more dead shit, etc.

Whatchagot?

-D

[Bking]

We use a Mule . Love it. !!! Ken will say the same, Rugged, good in the mud all around great utility vehicle.

[dakndug]

Dave,

Knowing that you'll be using it for some lazy hog sneaking too, I'd go Bad Boy. Quiet, powerful, and no gas needed. I'm sure you can plug it in the barn.

Doug

[Fiore3]

We have a polaris six wheel at the duck farm and it is great, and the dump bed comes in handy for carrying all the crap to the pit....

[Wild Life Management]

Yeah dude, get your ass up here, we'll go for a ride in the Mule. Whatever you get, it has to have a suicide knob, beverage consumption is much easier, gatorade of course. Yes, good in the mud, but if you try to get it stuck it will happen sooner or later.

[Dave Sikorski]

BYOB?

How loud are they? That's the only thing that has me leaning towards the BBB.

The BBB only does 18 and I'd hate to get stuck w/ dead batteries.

-D

[Wild Life Management]

Originally Posted by Dave Sikorski

BYOB?

How loud are they? That's the only thing that has me leaning towards the BBB.

The BBB only does 18 and I'd hate to get stuck w/ dead batteries.

-D

They aren't super quiet, I have the diesel, which is louder than the gas by a tad, but it has way more nads. The BBB is only as loud as the tires going over the terrain, which at higher speeds, isn't that quiet either.

I have been on two BBB's, that were no older than a year and fully charged, and just from my experience, they go faster than 18 mph . . . but going downhill with a stiff breeze on the stern. The four seater loaded with guys and gear, with a deer on the front, going up a slight incline, dude it's like 1.01 mph. Again, that's just my experience, and it all depends on what you want to do with it.

Oh, here it's only BYOShotgun.

[cdail28590]

I would look into the yamaha rhino. They have great power and I have seen them go around stuck 500 4 wheelers in the mud. They run about 45mph and have differential lock so they can really pull. I have used it to put a 18' G3 in the water with no problems. They are about as loud as a 4-wheeler.

[Agitated88]

Probably not what your looking for, but we had a couple of these and they are a BLAST...plus you can take them into the pond to set/retrieve your decoys.

[Dave Sikorski]

Yamaha is definitely high on the list. I've heard great things about the rhino.

A fellow club member has an argo for another one of his properties that is a swamp. For right now the only water I'll have to go through is a few drainage ditches now and again. They're bad ass machines, but not something I need right now.

Thanks

-D

[afishhunter]

Kawasaki with DIESEL! You'll spend less on fuel in the long run & go farther on each tank.

[floridadeckie]

the mule is a good rig, lots of fun to drive. the air box hooked into the snorkels isnt very watertight, it tends to leak water if its submerged. good low end bite, but it pegs out pretty quick unless you remove the governor

[Jesse Lockowitz]

i run a john deere gator 5 days out of the week at work. we use it every single day to run around the property,ours has the hydraulic bed. we dump countless loads of rock, mulch, dirty, haul all kinds of shit, and tow trailers with it. it has hundreds of hours on it, and never 1 time did it NOT start.

we beat the hell out of it on a daily basis. works great. has a locking rear for when its needed. we've ripped bushes/shrubs/small trees out with it.


but if i had to chose something for outdoors stuff, that mule is kickass, the complex down from us has one, and its the heat. they have a wench, all that good stuff


JEsse

[Cowboy]

Jesse the only thing you didn't mention is the Gator is absolutely friggen useless in snow I have a deisel 4 X 6 Gator and I thought it was the best thing since Carolina boats until I tried to use it to go through 6"s of snow and it would even move. I am in the market to sell the gator and get a Mule, but I am watching the info on this thread closely for first hand advise.

[Wasabi]

I had to solve the same problem. I owned a ranch for ten years. We had hills, mud, the whole deal. After my research, I went with the Kawasaki Mule. Went with the gas. Loved the diesel but didn't like the noise. If I was going diesel, I'd also look seriously at the Kubota.

Another real plus with the Kawasaki is the availability of after market parts. Life kits and oversized tires really make a difference. With the Mule you've got plenty of power and a very cool transmission to handle it.

I would also recommend the 4x4.

Good luck!

[Dave Sikorski]

Well I almost pulled the trigger on a slightly used Yamaha Rhino 660. Guy is unsure if he wants to really sell it.

I'm gonna go check out a 4x4 Mule this week.

Decisions Decisions.

-D

[CWCoutfitters]

I have a Trans Mule 3010, 2 BBB's, and 2 2-wheel Drive Golf Carts!!!! I use them all for something!!!! Mule mainly in the summer to put out corn and do work, and to haul back Larger Bear or Deer to Camp!!!! BBB's for hunting when wet, and all 4 golf carts when dry!!!!!!!!!! I use them all day to take hunters to and from stands!!!! Electric Golf Carts are not made to get wet...I dont care what anyone says... Watch out where you spray when cleaning out mud!!!!!!

[deadbaiter]

Rhino nothing else comes close to it.

[whowantstoknow]

Originally Posted by Dave Sikorski

I go through this every year, but this year I think I'm gonna get one.

I've been on a number of different models and can't decide what is best.

Bad Boy Buggy
Yamaha
Kawasaki Mule
John Deere
ETC...

I'll be using it on mostly fields and relatively flat woods. A little water and mud here and there. Would like to be able to tow a goose decoy trailer and maybe a small light jon boat. Will haul people, dead shit, corn, more dead shit, etc.

Whatchagot?

-D

GET A BAD BOY BUGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spend the money and do it!

[Dave Sikorski]

Originally Posted by whowantstoknow

GET A BAD BOY BUGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spend the money and do it!

Easier said than done

-D