Thread: Diesel Quad.. Anyone got one of these?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Obviously not trying hard enough .

I should reiterate, for herding cattle, cutting them out of the mob etc

Ok, perhaps I should have said a little more about what Im after.. Im looking for a quad that will cover decent distance, (beaches and bush etc), over un chartered terrain, whilst being able to carry enough food for a few nights out, a swag and poss my dog, be very good on fuel and leave little trace. A Fourby can't do this without smashing itself and the surroundings up. A quad with a bit of careful driving can duck in and out of bush land and trundle along a beach leaving little markings.

You need one of these

Even those of us who don't need one want one... Have you looked at the Kawasaki Mule? They are available with a 900cc straight triple diesel, might be ok in the Haffie?

Originally Posted by garrycol

You need one of these

Used to trial these with the AWDC years ago. Surprising where they'd go. Used to c them fall over a bit tho!

Originally Posted by Sitec

Ok, perhaps I should have said a little more about what Im after.. Im looking for a quad that will cover decent distance, (beaches and bush etc), over un chartered terrain, whilst being able to carry enough food for a few nights out, a swag and poss my dog, be very good on fuel and leave little trace. A Fourby can't do this without smashing itself and the surroundings up. A quad with a bit of careful driving can duck in and out of bush land and trundle along a beach leaving little markings.

I have one of these, twin air locked, 133:1 in low first on 32" tyres. Fun with a 2 stroke engine but more useful with a diesel.

Originally Posted by rovercare

Farmer across the road has all the cost analysis for everything on his farm, quads are the dearest thing to run, period

They also have a Suzuki sierra, newish one, lasts forever, cheap to run, but can't quite move around the paddock at the same speed

They'd want to have some good points,brainiac designed the oil filter position. Pat

So I did it!!! Bought one, and now I've covered 25kms on it and love it! It goes better than I'd thought it would, and I spent ten min chasing the neighbour on his 400cc petrol and he couldn't loose me! SWMBO even had a smile on her face when she was tanking around the paddock at 50+ kmh!! Win win!!