Ultimate All-Terrain Test
 
11/01/2007, 8:00 AM CDT
 
 
ULTIMATE ALL-TERRAIN TEST
Group shot of test team

This fall, New Products Editor Laurie Potter along with Machinery Editor Dave Mowitz and intern Mick Frazier traveled to the Little Goose Ranch near Sheridan, Wyoming. They spent several days, along with a team of evaluators and engineers, driving all-terrain and utility vehicles of a variety of makes and models.

Our 12 evaluators and three engineers put 18 vehicles to the test on the mountains and in the fields surrounding the ranch. Our team drove each vehicle to learn how it would perform on side hills, in mud, over rocks and ruts, and through water.

You can see the results of the Ultimate All-Terrain Test and the in-depth coverage of one new vehicle each week on the Successful Farming Machinery Show.


VEHICLE SPOTLIGHT
Land Pride 4420 Treker

One of the vehicles tested was the Land Pride 4420 Treker. Learn what riders and engineers had to say about the machine, including

"Hydraulic bed lift is nice."

"Like the park feature on this machine."

"Like receiver hitch on front."

"Like front grill guard."

Ride along with our evaluators and engineers as they kicked the tires, took it through the mud, along trails and up mountains. Click on the link below to check out the vehicle's specifications, learn about features, watch video and more.

Land Pride 4420 Treker  >>
Watch video of the Treker in action!  >>

ARCHIVE OF VEHICLES
JD XUV 850D

Below is a list of the 18 all-terrain and utility vehicles evaluated.

Each vehicle was appraised in 12 different areas including access to engine and transmission, location of controls and gauges, ease of shifting transmission, ease of engaging four-wheel drive/differential lock, and steering responsiveness.

Click on a vehicle to see how it performed and what evaluators had to say about it.

Arctic Cat Prowler XT 650  >>
Bobcat 2200 Diesel  >>
Bush Hog TH4400  >>
Honda Foreman 500  >>
John Deere XUV 850D  >>
Land Pride 4420 Treker  >>
Polaris Ranger 700 XP  >>
Suzuki Eiger 400 4x4  >>
Yamaha Grizzly 450 Auto 4x4  >>
Arctic Cat 700 4x4  >>
Club Car XRT 1550 w/Intellitach  >>
Consumer Imports UTV  >>
Cub Cadet 4x4  >>
Husqvarna HUV4421GXP  >>
John Deere XUV 620i  >>
Kawasaki Mule 3010 TRANS4x4  >>
Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI X2  >>
Trail Wagon  >>

AS SEEN ON TELEVISION
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To see each of these vehicles in action, tune in to the Successful Farming Machinery Show.

Watch RFD-TV each week at 7:30 p.m. CST (8:30 EST) for the weekly premiere of the Successful Farming Machinery Show. You can catch rebroadcasts Fridays at 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. CST (8:30 and 12:30 EST), and Sundays at 8:30 p.m. CST (9:30 EST).

You'll find RFD-TV on DirecTV channel 379 and DISH Network channel 231.


NEW PRODUCTS

Suzuki introduces two new King Quads for 2008  >>
Arctic Cat announces new diesel-fueled ATV  >>
Luxury ATV hits U.S. market  >>
Kubota introduces all-weather utility vehicle  >>
New full size ATV launches competition for established market  >>


 


 

 

 

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