ramrat
ArboristSite Member
Looking at buying a 825I gator. For fire wood and rec. Do you guys find them really help full. Thank
Judging by the number of farmers that have them in my area they must be great for driving to the local restaurant for coffee. Don't know about hauling with them as I have never ever seen them haul anything.
Well young man, that's probably because your stihl in bed while we get the morning work down!!
Judging by the number of farmers that have them in my area they must be great for driving to the local restaurant for coffee. Don't know about hauling with them as I have never ever seen them haul anything.
Looking at buying a 825I gator. For fire wood and rec. Do you guys find them really help full. Thank
I have used a few Gators on a racecourse (horses) and they are pretty handy for putting tools in the back. They can tow as well, we hooked a 12 foot trailer up to them and put maybe 1 1/2 tonne of soil on it, and they would pull it. What I dont like is the lack of gears, and they are quite soft, the ones we hired in always had something wrong with them or they broke down.
I would reccomend you get a Honda ATV instead, with a decent size trailer that the bike fits into. Then you can haul wood in the trailer, or if you want to use the bike away from your place you can use the same trailer to haul it.
The ATV will be faster - 55mph against 20mph for the Gator, last longer, haul more, get stuck less and be a lot more fun and use. We have a 420cc electric shift model (2012 model) and its awesome. Ours is 4wd, its a must have option.
....did I mention it was cheaper as well, even including a brand new trailer???
Go on and getcha one of the new 850's! I was at the local Deere John/Stihl dealer getting a new chain and I had my 7 year old with me. She was browsing the obnoxiously overpriced toy section that happened to have one of the new 850 on display. I'm talking to the parts guy when I hear her say "Daddy, look how much this thing costs, it's $15,000!" I said "Yeah, tell your pop (my old man) that's what you want for Christmas."
Thing is, it was on sale @ $15K. Sticker was $17K. A man could buy a whole lot of stuff for that kind of coin.
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