Thread: Farm bike vs quad

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Agreed. That's why no one pilots my machine but me.

I have also taken it out in a controlled environment and tested it for stability so I know it's capability ahead of getting into a situation. That's how I know when it's time to get off and walk, rather than saying in retrospect "I should have got off and walked ...."

It's also why I went with the Polaris Ute - it has a longer swing arm than normal and is actually rated for 180kg. The frame is build so that the bins when used have this bums at the top of the tray height keeping COG as low as possible. Boned out meat goes into the rear tray, so it is usually just gear you want to keep dry that goes into the bins.

I'm not saying you have a bad set up. For my bike I have a set of boxes that attach with ratchet strops that are attached to the boxes, so I can just swap the boxes for different tasks. Some of them are horrendously awkward.

My point was more that if someone reads some of these comments and is not aware that loaded vs unloaded is like two separate machines, then they can get into trouble.

As far as stable goes, try the new model Kingquad in hill country. It actually feels like you can't tip it over.