Argocat anyone ??

[rodp]

Just get yourself a Reliant Ant George, and put some knobblys on it

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It probably will not be any good but you'll look cool in it

[chas]

Just get yourself a Reliant Ant George, and put some knobblys on it
It probably will not be any good but you'll look cool in it

If it had a full cab he'd never get in it.
He would need a plastic dome on top to see where he was going, now there's a thought, George the dorsal gunner.

[PESCA]

UTV? ATV? I've got MTV, if that's any good?

Ground isn't that hilly like Ian's land, but a utv wouldn't be up to it. Lots of rough tracks, banks and soft ground though. Need to get through woodland tracks to the feeders and pens too.

As I say, the pickup bed on one would be very handy. Tow bar too, as we've a little spreader that we use to put feed out onto the rides.

I'm only 6'3" Chas, but you're right when you say that I would look ridiculous on a tiny vehicle

Do you think one of these would be up to the job?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C365068



George

[Fox Hunter]

You'd be surprised where a UTV will go, we're on peat up here with steep mountain sides and washed tracks
The reason I said UTV was for the cab aspect, tipping ability, less desire to be stolen, relatively low ground pressure and the land you speak of would cope perfectly well but they cost more than a quad to purchase and also more to repair.

[PESCA]

Sorry. By UTV, I thought you meant something like a golf cart

Looked at other vehicles, but some are a bit like those Chinese motorbikes and I wonder how long they will last. I guess people wondered that about the Polaris at first, but they seemed to have proven themselves.

George

[Fox Hunter]

I thought you did, I think Rod did aswell with the tarmac aspect. This is the type of thing, just not the price

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 7494,d.d2k

[chas]

Taiwanese version.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Off-Road-Util ... 257b8747a3

[rodp]

I thought you did, I think Rod did aswell with the tarmac aspect. This is the type of thing, just not the price

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 7494,d.d2k

I wouldn't really class that as a utv though, it has all the aspects of an atv. Low pressure tyres, four wheel drive, mini dumper tyres, high ground clearance, probably not road legal over here, very small load area.. To list but a few.
A utv by name is a utility vehicle, primarily a load carrier, that happens to be reasonable off road, whereas an atv by name is an ALL terrain vehicle. I would think the Polaris falls into this category, that's certainly where I would put it. Looks like you could have a real scream in it though Buckle up and hold tight

Are Polaris parts still an astronomical price, and needed frequently. Over the years I've lost touch with the off road scene but I do know that at one time Polaris was something you wouldn't touch with a barge pole. Having said that, so was Chinese and we all use their stuff now.

George, you may well be as good with an old Suzi sj410 with the top cut off and wide tyres, they're cheap, reliable, light and abusable beyond belief. They're also quite good off road, very nimble.

[rodp]

Taiwanese version.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Off-Road-Util ... 257b8747a3

Now that's a utv ........................if you only want to carry a small load

[hillkeeper]

UTV? ATV? I've got MTV, if that's any good?

Ground isn't that hilly like Ian's land, but a utv wouldn't be up to it. Lots of rough tracks, banks and soft ground though. Need to get through woodland tracks to the feeders and pens too.

As I say, the pickup bed on one would be very handy. Tow bar too, as we've a little spreader that we use to put feed out onto the rides.

I'm only 6'3" Chas, but you're right when you say that I would look ridiculous on a tiny vehicle

Do you think one of these would be up to the job?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C365068



George

An argo will have a light footprint but being a skid steer vehicle it'll still leave marks if your turning on soft ground, to not leave any marks you'd still need tracks on them. The old argos will need lots of parts if you run them with tracks on (tracks for older argos are hard and inflexible) the newer avengers have more flexible tracks that put less stress on the moving parts when steering. An atv or utv with tracks would be a more cheaper option. The newer track systems for utv/atvs are pretty reliable, polaris now do their own tracks to ensure compatibility between machine and track but cam-am atvs with cammoplast tracks work well to.
Your best bet would be to get a demonstrater and try it on your ground most dealers have demostraters to lend out. We had a six wheeled polaris utv in on demonstration and it goes up just as steep as ground as our argos plus fitted with track systems it has a much lighter footprint than an argo without tracks on. A quad with tracks on would be pretty nimble in and out of woodland feed rides and stable.


Ed