As above, preferably from those that use them on hilly country.
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As above, preferably from those that use them on hilly country.
Yamaha
We've used them for 4 years and have never had any issues happily recommend them.
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Brads those aint hills, they are bluffs!!
AS said stay clear from the polaris had the 470 and 800 nothing but problems,. from the whole diff mount breaking out off the 570 after 100 hrs. never ending joints need replacing and bushes.
Since changing over to honda had no real problems if any. got both 500 and 700 pioneers. 700 2years old and 500 12months. 700 very stable machine heaps of power. 500 still a great machine not as stable as the 700 got to know your limits been manual real good for going up/ down hills. both machines are true 4x4 not awd. both are used on hillcountry
Old man runs a Kioti Diesel, he reckons its a good machine and he does a lot of hours on it shooting and running poison lines and supporting his digger when its in the backblocks, also uses it to feed out and do firewood etc on their block. Not the fastest machine, does about 40 clicks on the road but torque for africa when climbing or pulling a load.
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check out the NZ made Tuatara's
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20ga :D sorry couldn't help myself :D
Having had nothing to do with owning or running one, my knowledge is second hand, hearsay and conjecture...but,
If you stick to the main brands, Honda and Yamaha,you can't go to far wrong.
What I've learnt from friends who do have them, the softer and more comfortable the ride, the more servicing is going to cost.
I've also heard good things about the Kioti and kubota. They're build more on a work platform rather than the Polaris and CanAm who are more biased towards the weekend warrior, pleasure and play customer.
Ng tahu farms are now getting John Deere over Polaris because they're slower and give a harsher ride, therefore maintainence is lower.
If they're used within the recommended towing and loading capacities they last much longer.
Again, sorry no first hand knowledge, but the way I see it, more moving parts,pivots....more $ servicing
Used to have a Honda big red it was awesome used the newer one for a bit too but liked the older one better Attachment 71782 have had 2 Kawasaki mule pro fxt they have been awesome too.Attachment 71783Attachment 71784
We have two Polaris side-by-side at work. We have only had them a month or so, both secondhand. I needed to take photos of one for a pre-ride check document - no luck - both broken down and in the bike shop!
We've got a kubota, more like a tractor than the other speed machines in our hilly country. Check out the transmission on whatever you decide on, a lot are based on quad type systems, run on belts etc, can be trouble
I know a guy who's got a couple of these and works with the NZ importer & factory with feedback & mods. Ugly as sin but man they are unbelievable on the hill. Designed to carry heavy loads front & rear. These two are used for guiding on a station and general farm work.Quote:
Originally Posted by chainsaw
neat looking machineQuote:
Originally Posted by chainsaw
We have a kioti diesel, would recommend it
We have a Polaris (Poo laris cause its always breaking down), John Deer Gator and a Kawasaki Mule as work. All over 6 years old now and the pick would be the Mule. They all do a similar job but the Mule has been the cheapest to maintain by far.
we had a john deer 500cc ish petrol model to start with 4 years ago. way under powered on hill country and had issues with it. like when i say under powered it would get half way up a hill and run out off power. creek crossing in winter time water would get on the belt and start slipping . just not designed for your average farm, perfect for orchard use
Made in China.Quote:
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If you made that in nz to that spec it'd be 50k
Im biased as at wrk at a honda shop.
But the honda servicing cost are at least half of others ive seen.
I have worked at polaris and canam shop and you are forver doing, belt checks, a arm bushes , brakes and univesal joints.
Honda pioneer 700 powesteer would be my pick
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you are not biased mate it the way it is.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rambo rem700
My brother in law looked at the Honda 700 so my sister could take the kid in a car seat while shifting cows etc. they are an awesome machine, shit it could climb. He ended up buying the 500 as the 700 was more than they needed.Quote:
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YEAP YOUR MACHINE IS AWESOME ON THOSE HILLS OF YOURS NEVER FELT UNSAFE ONCEQuote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Been running a Canam Commander 800 for 4 years now. At the time demo'd the Polaris, Honda MUV, Yamaha Rhino and JD Gator. Biggest reason for going with the Canam was the engine braking. Stick in low range and you almost don't need to touch the brakes. Fantasic on the hill's. The Polaris and Gator require a different driving style as you have to give them a bit of throttle to keep the drive clutches engaged otherwise they freewheel down hills.
Biggest thing with the belt driven machines is to use low range when towing or on hills otherwise the belts don't last long. With my Commander, regular servicing (1500km) at the local dealer usually runs around $280inc GST with pick up and delivery. About the same cost as what the Honda quads were costing to service (not picked up though) when we had them (now run Yamaha's and never looked back!). I get about 5000km out of a belt. Fitting new belt is about $300.
Build quality on the Canam doesn't seem to be as good as the Honda's and Yamaha's. It does have a nice low center of gravity but deck space is pretty limited on the commanders. OK for 5 dogs and can keep fencing gear and chainsaw in the compartment under the main deck.
Picked mine up as a demo model with 500km on the speedo and saved 4k of the new price so was a bit of a bargain at the time.
