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Kawasaki Mule 3010 disel vs Kubota RTV
I very nearly bought an RTV earlier this year as a run-about/chore machine for my wife.
She decided against it, she felt it was a little over-kill for what we needed. We decided a golf cart was better suited to what she wants it for.
However, there is now another alternative.
For those who need something more than a golf cart, which is great for golf, but without some mod's is a poor choice for any kind of work or off-roading, but less than an RTV, Bombardier (Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo & ATV's) has just brought out a new beast.
It is called a Sarasota 1000, it is very much like a golf cart, but a lot more beefy where it counts. It is a 2 seater, side by side format, with a utility box behind the seats, the box dumps manually and has a drop tailgate. It is only powered by a 250cc 4 stroke that puts out a whopping 8hp, but it really works, the CVT is geared down low, top speed is only 15 mph, so they squeeze all the power out of that little engine. It only weighs 650 pounds.
Best of all, the price, US$5,000 !!!!
Me thinks I see one under the Christmas tree.
Best of luck.
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Kawasaki Mule 3010 disel vs Kubota RTV
Actually what Deere is selling is not the same unit, at least not completely.
Bombardier sells Deere a 'rolling chassis' which then gets, as most small Deere products do, a Kawasaki motor. In the case of the JD offering, you have the choice of 2 engines, a 8hp and for $1,000 more a 10hp Kawasaki mill.
The Sarasota runs a Bombi motor, the same air-cooled motor they run in their ATV's.
I've driven both, IMHO the Bombi is a far superior unit, well worth the extra g-note. Kind of like the difference between a Fiat 124 and a Lada, the same unit on paper.
Best of luck.
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I don't know if it will help you any, but a lot of the golf course units I am seeing have a modified air intake snorkel installed, sort of like what military vehicles run.
They run plastic pipe up to the roof level and draw the air from there, they also use a simple cyclonic trap like those found on most CUT's to remove a good portion of the particles before they even get to the filter.
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