Kubota’s RTV-X Cab and Crew models tell customers these machines are capable vehicles built for work before play
Kubota recently introduced two new models to its RTV line of side-by-side UTVs, the RTV-X Cab and RTV-X Crew. They will replace the X1140 and X1100C. The brand is also taking a different marketing approach by moving away from straight number designations and giving its models a more descriptive name tag. Adding names allows customers […] Read moreTag Archives UTV
Two new Gators from John Deere
John Deere’s Gator line of utility vehicles is popular with everyone from farmers to football stadium staff. To add to that popularity, this summer the green brand added two more “full-size” models to the Gator family: the 53 horsepower, 812 cc gasoline-powered XUV 845 and 23 h.p. XUV 875 with an 854 cc diesel engine. […] Read more
New UTV models from Kubota
In mid-November, Kubota announced changes to its line of UTVs with two new diesel-powered models. “The first one is the RTV-X Series,” said Justin Parrott, product manager for turf and RTV products at Kubota. “This is going to be the replacement for the previous X900 and X1120 models. And it’s really packed in a ton […] Read more
New Gators redesigned for comfort
Red Deer — John Deere has focused on operator comfort in its latest design for the Gator utility vehicle. The gas-powered Gator XUV835 and the diesel-powered Gator XUV865 have three-wide seating, as well as heat and air conditioning in versions that come equipped with the cabs. “All the cabs will be plug and play,” said […] Read more
Handling farm chores from morning til dusk
The all-terrain vehicle market has come a long way since Honda’s Big Red three-wheeler started showing up on Canadian farms in the 1970s. There are now many distributors and offerings of ATVs, as well as countless options and attachments that have changed dramatically how work is done on many farms. The most common use of […] Read more
Company introduces UTV to handle lifting chores
FARGO, N.D. — Hustler Turf Equipment is best known for its line of zero-turn mowing equipment, but the company’s new MDV Levelift utility task vehicle (UTV) may soon change that. The box of the MDV LeveLift can be lowered to the ground by the company’s patented lifting mechanism. “It goes all the way down to […] Read more
Safety specialist says ATV designed to maintain stability
A mother whose young son was killed in an ATV crash sometimes wonders if her son would be alive today had the machine been better safety features. Blaine Sanford, 6, died in the summer of 2015 after he and his three-year-old brother, Rhett, were thrown from the quad by either braking too hard or turning […] Read more
Can’t all-terrain and task vehicles be made safer?
Despite repeated safety warnings, the number of deaths related to ATV and UTV vehicle rollovers persists. Alberta, the province with the most ATV/UTV-related deaths on the Prairies, reported 185 deaths from 2002-13. In Saskatchewan, 25 people died from 2013-16 and 28 died in Manitoba during that same period. The deaths include those related to all-terrain […] Read more
