If one can tip on the hill, they all can. Guess I don't see much difference as far as a hill. A tractor you drive slow & are pretty stable. The bigger UTV's have roll over bars and are wider, but often go faster so you can get yourself in trouble with speed. They aren't as handy to get on & off, and don't buzz here & there as easy.ĪTV's are known to tip over because they are so nimble. These things do work all day long, power stuff, haul heavy loads, travel very slow if you need.
Ford/NH and JD are also good brands in older models. Something like an old Kubota B7100 with only 15 hp or so, can be had for under $3000. Loader would be really really handy on it, rember to carry it low on hills and weight the rear end of the tracotr to keep it stable. I'd prefer a small tractor with many slow gears with a tiller to prepare 2-4 acres of ground for planting if you are serious about a big garden. With my 700 foot long driveway on the wind-swept plains of Minnesota, an ATV/UTV is a joke as far as trying to move 4 foot drifts of hard packed snow but your snow conditions are likely quite different so my thoughts on that do not apply.įor hauling stuff around the homestead, the more expensive UTV (2 or 3 seater, with a bed in back) are really really handy, don't need to pull a trailer around. You'll need to maintain the ATV & the mower engines, those little engines can be a pain to keep up. It works, but as mentioned, wears on them a bit more than normal. The mowing will be a little hard on the ATV. The one problem is a mower generally needs to travel pretty slow, and an ATV/UTV has a slipping V belt that gets better wear if you tend to go a little faster than walking speed.
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