Mr pigeon Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi guys, just wondering which you would choose as I'm thinking of making a purchase. It's for dogging in, feeding shoot days etc. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 How soft and inaccessible is your ground, a mule is very practical but very heavy and unforgiving compared to a quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 WGD is spot on, mules/polaris's etc are probably 3 times the weight of a quad yet almost the same sized tyres, do cut up and rut/track wet ground fairly quickly esp if travelling the same direction/route often. Plus if u get it stuck is a tractor job, unlike a quad which u can usually push/lift/dig out urself I think these utv type things are more a pick up replacement than a quad replacement Horses for courses, the 6 wheelers are a good piece of kit, unless u have a serious ammount of grain on fairly dry ground i'd go with a quad and trailer far more adaptable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordripon Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I would go with the mule all day long . I have Honda foreman 500 quad and a Kawasaki 4x4 trans mule that changes for a two seater with a large pick up back to a four seater with small back it takes five min to change . the quad never gets used . a quad is not as adaptable as my mule , not even near as good the mule has a massive amount of storage, I can put a folding 20 bore and 250 cartridges in the front under bonnet storage , with four/six people seated plus their guns cartridge bags and 100 birds on a rack on the back with a drum for empty cartridges and all the bird strings ! the mule has selective two or four wheel drive, diff lock and low range gear box , plus the gearbox is automatic ! much more use than a quad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timps Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) On my dad's farm we had a Polaris quad and swapped it for the mid size Polaris ranger ( 2 seater lighter one not the big heavy 3 seat one) about 2 years back, wish we had done it a lot sooner, we would never go back to a quad now. The farm is on the west Pennines moor so the ground does get boggy, the ranger has decent clearance and electronicly locks all four wheels and as yet has never got stuck. I used have to use the small tractor for some jobs the quad could not handle now the small tractor doesn't get used and I just use the ranger. Edited September 5, 2014 by timps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) on the shoot I drive the game cart on I use one of these XLNT bit of kit the game keeper uses it all day every day pulls a ibc tank full of water on a trailer no problem . he had a quad before it [on or his second one now] and much prefers the rtv the shepherd also has one Kubota rtv900 Edited September 5, 2014 by hodge911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 on the shoot I drive the game cart on I use one of these XLNT bit of kit the game keeper uses it all day every day pulls a ibc tank full of water on a trailer no problem . he had a quad before it [on or his second one now] and much prefers the rtv the shepherd also has one Kubota rtv900 kubota.jpg Looks just like my mates and he isn't too far from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southfields Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 A mule all day long fit a lot more gear on than a quad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 two shepherds on a friends farm had a mule and hated it so farmer sold it to my mate and bought two quads again,they said although it could carry more it couldnt get where quad could go,depends on terrian ect i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Lke i said it is horses for courses. Depending wot u want it for, and the type of soil Most of the farmers/keepers i know with 1 have found it more replaces a pick up rather than a quad, as most keep a quad for stock work (UTV's to numb and slow for rounding stock up) and most keepers i know have ket there quad too for feeding in woodland, tight spots etc. Most i know generally use the UTV's for a lot of road work feding stock in fields away from farm or just dodging about the shoot day to day In my area the ground is simply to soft for them, atleast the 4wd versions, 6wd do well, and they are so easy to overload making them even heavier, never seen a keeper or farmer run with a half load of feed yet. They are also fairly dear to buy and almost every type has some mechanical issues,know a few farmers got rid of them because so dear to fix/maintain and they tried different makes, if u took the best bits of them all u would have a good reliable machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 They are also fairly dear to buy and almost every type has some mechanical issues,know a few farmers got rid of them because so dear to fix/maintain and they tried different makes, if u took the best bits of them all u would have a good reliable machine spot on!!!!!!! but will the manufacturers listen to the end user and build them ?? ................................................I think not .lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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