Posted by Yukon [173.245.55.162] on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 13:18:40 :
In Reply to: Recommendations needed posted by Lee Scott [108.162.212.24] on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 18:59:28 :
You are talking totally different animals.
Having owned just about every type of 4 wheeler in my 66yrs I give my opinion.
1st. I own a w300m and two w300s so I am not anti PW
Your polaris is the lightest duty side by side
Great for jump in and go anywhere in a hurry.
Kubota 1100 diesel is the heaviest duty side by side
Live a long life but heavy and much slower and underpowered.
The Kawasaki mule is tried and true good power to weight with workload capacity and speed when needed
Now the jeep/power wagon highway type vehicle
You can chain up all four wheels with lockers and still not go through the places your polaris will and when they are going through mud it will be at 30% speed of the UTVs
The workload capacity of course is much greater
Along with dependability if you don't modify the the hp,tire size (extreme) and most driveline items.
Modifications come with maintenance issues.
In closing I would say if the polaris does what you need,
Just go heavier duty. If you want more of a truck type vehicle the military type units are much better than modern stuff.
bob Hill
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