![]() but I laugh at them when we get into the really rough-stuff and I’m “king of the hill” and they’re smelling burnt rubber V-belts.Īnyone here own both or have owned both? Comments, suggestions etc. My buddies who go racing-around in West Texas and run for miles down county-dirt-roads to get to their off-road playgrounds laugh at me for arriving 3 minutes later over a 12 mile journey. My buddies who use their UTVs for hunting also don’t need to go fast for very far. 20mph is sufficiently exhiliarating in the hills, on rough-terrain, and on the ranch. so high-speed cruise is not a deficiency for me. I don’t drive long-distances between getting on/off my RTV. ![]() I have Zero problems with my RTV-X900 diesel as I’ve mentioned. I live in the Texas “Hill Country” so hills are a common journey for me. or prefer diesel longevity/reliability?ĭo I want to deal with CVT belts?.or do I prefer HST transmission? or less than 25?ĭo I want to deal with stale ethanol gasoline and spark-ignition Issues?. We’d have this rig exclusively for work, so ours would have to have an enclosed cab. Start adding optionslike weather protection or a stereoand the ask climbs quickly. My X900 has no troubles with hills as others have mentioned.leading me to believe this is an adjustment-issue for some folks.ĭo I expect to spend a majority of my RTV-driving going 40 mph?. Pricing and Which One to Buy 2022 Kubota Sidekick MSRP: 13,721 The Sidekick starts at a reasonable 13,721, but has very few standard features. 9"/8.5" for Sidekick.Īnyone here own both or have owned both? Comments, suggestions etc.? Suspension travel is 8" front/8" back vs. Diesel is a Kubota engine gas is a Subaru (soon to be a Kubota gas engine if it isn't already). a small tractor) -XG850 is CVT transmission. manual ($850 electric/hydraulic lift as option). The Sidekick starts at a reasonable 13,721, but has very few standard features. 1000 (cargo bed is same volume 15.3 cu ft.) hydraulic bed lift vs. 2000 (another surprise) cargo bed load 1102 lbs. 1435 (this one surprised me) towing 1300 lbs vs. gas 28 mph vs 40 better acceleration for the gas (insert "There's a Big Forking Surprise". While the -XG850 isn't a true sport type model, it's in between the tractor-like -900 and a pure RZR type sport model.Ģ1 hp vs. Basically, it's Kubota's answer to the various "Sport" or "Performance" type UTVs that are so popular now (RZRs etc.). While I was at the local dealer, the salesman and I discussed the differences between the RTV-900 and RTV-XG850 Sidekick the former is a diesel, the latter a gas engine. ![]() Then I started looking at RTV-XG850 Sidekick at the local dealer - and now I have a decision to make. Originally, I planned on getting another RTV-900. There is probably a +95% chance I'll be replacing my 2006 RTV-900.
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