Quad Bike Recommendation

[penfold]

How about a utility vehicle like a Kubota or Gator?

[doobin]

Fair points re compaction, but if you can only get a bit out at a time behind the quad is it economically viable? A 4wd compact on wide tyres is pretty good, and a tracked dumper the best for small scale work in my experience.

[Aaron]

Yamaha grizzlys are thirsty. Artic cat diesels are painfully sluggish. The petrol models are good value for money! Honda seem to be living of there reputation but I personally think there getting left behind, and are one of the dearer bikes. Kawasakis I don't know much about. Suzuki is a cracking bike! (King quad) very smooth, good power, comfy and tough! You can buy a 750 for price of 500 honda. Had both and I prefer the suzuki.

[wrsni]

How about a utility vehicle like a Kubota or Gator?

 

Great articles and replacing a quad for many farmers, you can take a passenger, couple of bags of meal, hay/silage, and the dog, all at the same time, running on red as well if you buy the right one.

 

I've considered one and now as a dyed in the wool Kubota man, I'd have to have the RTV, but I simply don't have enough of the above to do at present to justify having one, even s/h they're pricey!

 

Would do his job really well but if he's talking s/h quad then I think it's something that probably is beyond his budget which is why I didn't mention it.

[timtree81]

If you go down the route of a quad make sure it's a big one bigger the better !! Oh and a honda

[Joel77]

Iv got a 2005 suzuki king quad 700cc auto with diff lock,s Independent suspension back. & front tow bar back & front with a winch fitted,

It's one hell of quad only give 2k for 2 years ago it's got a big fuel tank and pulled an ifor williams with a 3 tonne on it with out a problem, my boy takes it over the local 4x4 club and does well on it, if I was looking for a 2nd quad I'd be looking for anther king quad

[Ruskins Trees]

Heard this from a quad bike dealer this week.

 

Soon Europe is bringing in legislation to make quad manufacturers fit diffs to the rear axle, (to make them go round corners better) none of the japanese manufacturers are going to do this, get your quad bikes now!

[Joel77]

My king quad has a diff as it's got Independent suspension on the rear same as the bigger yamaha grizzly,s not sure about other jap quads like honda foremans etc

[Fairmer]

We have a 550 Grizzly with power steering on the farm, diff on the back as it has independent suspension at the rear, great thing never misses a beat starts first time every time and being a farm quad not much maintenance if any gets done, think I might of changed the engine oil 4 years ago:sneaky2: