Cumberland County Area UTV Side by Side shopping

[Guest]

Looking for advice on several levels; I'm getting ready to buy my first side by side UTV. I have a few acres of my own to ride around on, and the area is full of trails open to UTVs. Money IS an object, but I don't want one that is 2WD only or has a top end of 17mph, either. Prefer a bench seat, dump bed, decent ground clearance.

What brands do I look at and where (locally) do I look?

Any help would be much appreciated, looking at "new only" right now, because I am that "unlucky guy" that ALWAYS buys someone else's problems...

[Hozzie]

The Polaris Ranger is pretty well the standard for what you outline.  The Ranger 570 will probably do anything you want.  I would test drive one and then compare some others to it.    The Honda Pioneer uses a different type of transmission, but I prefer the Polaris in this case even though it is a CVT.   For me, the suspension of the Ranger is just better.

I can't speak to all of the others, but drive them all.   I think they are all pretty decent, but there will be some little things you may like better on each.  As cost is a factor, just keep the engine size down to the smaller options.   They won't be as fast, but they will go just about anywhere the others will.  

I bought my Waverunner from Tommy's Motorsports.  It wasn't the one in Crossville, but they were good to deal with.  I would give them a try since they seem to carry most of them.

[Guest]

Yeah, Tommy's seems to be the place that keeps popping up. I'll drive a Ranger.

[Hozzie]

When you do drive them, go over some curbs, etc at a decent rate of speed to get a feel for the suspension.  Not super fast of course, but not just slowly crawling up it either.  Just driving them on the road isn't going to show much difference.

[jeff43]

Yamaha Wolverine X2 or Yamaha Viking

[peejman]

4 hours ago, Hozzie said:

For me, the suspension of the Ranger is just better.

My college buddy Mike designed most of the front end. I'll pass along the complement. 

[bersaguy]

You might want to check out S&R Marine Plus in Cookeville as they also sell a number of different brands of UTV's. They have a showroom full of them. You need to ask for Wayne and tell him Doug with the Skeeter Bass Boat told you to stop in. He has a top of the line service department.

[Guest]

Anyone hear anything with a brand CF Moto?

[Hozzie]

I personally haven’t heard anythinga about the machines themselves but personally am at the point I’m not supporting anything I can from China.
 

 

[A.J. Holst]

Tommy's has a good reputation.

The Mahindra Roxor looks pretty interesting... heavily influenced by the original Jeep by Willys.

[10-Ring]

I've owned several brands of ATVs. I currently own a Polaris RZR and it will be the last Polaris I ever own.  It always needs something despite rigorous maintenance and easy use.  Everything on a Polaris is hard to get to.  I've talked to owners of just about everything and done mountains of research. A Honda Pioneer will be my next ride.  I'd stay far away from CFmoto and anything else Chinese as well.