ATV vs. UTV

I guess I should back up...I've never personally seen the slime in an indoor tank, that "data" came from our fuel guy at work.
We have a large portable genny with a 200 gallon tank...it's always been treated with an enzyme treatment that is supposed to cure all the world's problems...which the genny has indeed always start/run fine.
But last year our fuel guy pulled a sample and it looked like a combo of diesel and muddy water (but no actual water was seen) so we opted to suck that fuel out and burn it in something less important than the genny, then genny got a fresh tank...we will do a better job keeping an eye on how it looks from now on. This is in a heated garage too...but I'd hafta to think an unheated garage, although a lot better than outside, could still have moisture issues, with the temp swings n all...

 

Useful attachment for folks up yonder

 

Ohh that’s cute

 

I see various brands/versions of that on the back of plow trucks regularly

 

There’s a 7 footer that this spring will go on an old trailer to keep my driveway sanded

 

I have both. A 2004 Honda Foreman and a 2013 Kubota. The ATV is more nimble-but when it comes to work the RTV wins hands down. No racks or trailers needed-for firewood put all your supplies in the bed and go. Hauling wood-with racks I can get close to a 1/3 of a full cord in The bed-and then pull a lever from the seat to dump it.
Both units have been trouble free and bullet proof. The Kubota has had annual oil, filter, and air filter changes, and I change all other fluids every 5 years. I replaced the battery after 10 years.
It’s loud, slow, and not fun to drive-but if you want a work machine….

 

With the dense jungles of New England I’ll vote for the ATV. Throw a log arch on back or front and it’s a game changer. Our woods are just a little too dense for a UTV and an arch. The arch means I’m lifting nothing. The UTV will certainly win in a pulling contest with extra weight, power and more aggressive tires. The ATV makes up for it with its ability to go into tight places a UTV can’t.
50% of the time I enjoy bushwhacking, just going off any trail at all and exploring little bits of forest I would never have seen from any trail.
With the front hitch you can really thread your way into a mess without cutting saplings. We have a long tradition of trying not to cut any saplings down just to retrieve a downed tree.
I have bum legs and back. Quite often sit side saddle to back up with the arch or trailer.

A tree surrounded by saplings I grabbed from a neighbors property. Granted driving an atv or utv on a public road with the log arch in front is not for the feint of heart LOL. One wrong move and you’ll be eating it. Not highly recommended.

 

I have 2 JD 825i’s, one with a canopy & the other is enclosed but no ac/or heat (plenty of heat off the engine once it warms up ).

They both work great for what I do.

I wouldn’t go back to an ATV.

Bought both used.

My Dad & brother both have enclosed 835’s & use the heck out of them for choring with cattle.