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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 266798" data-attributes="member: 314">Had one for about 5 years, just sold it.&nbsp; It was a manual 4 speed, four wheel drive, ATV tires, rhino lined bed, and two inch lifts.&nbsp; Just a few observations.....The Good:&nbsp; Has a cab with heater/AC.&nbsp; Good gas mileage.&nbsp; Nice size bed to haul stuff (on dry level ground),&nbsp; Very durable and road ready.&nbsp; Fairly easy to work on and kind of cool to drive one around.&nbsp; The Bad:&nbsp; Steering wheel on the right side (Interesting at first, especially with a manual transmission). VERY SMALL CAB (Uncomfortable for anyone over 5'10 or 220 lb)&nbsp; Max speed is about 45 to 50 (60 downhill with a good stiff tailwind)&nbsp; Uphill speed.....crappy.&nbsp; With ATV tires it's even worse.&nbsp; Small gas tank.&nbsp; Snowmobile engine burns oil so you need to check it often.&nbsp; Noisy cab and the suspension is midlin so you feel lots of road stuff.&nbsp; Not a lot of power in the engine. THE TRULY UGLY...&nbsp; TOTALLY weight foreword.&nbsp; The engine weight is completely on the front tires.&nbsp; The transmission is mostly on the front tires.&nbsp; The operator and occupants weights are totally on the front tires.&nbsp; Getting stuck in an a couple of inches of mud/snow is all to common.&nbsp; Forget 6 inches of mud or a foot of snow.&nbsp; Even with tracks, if you drop the front end in, you are going to be there a while.&nbsp; The back end weighs about 250 lbs.&nbsp; I could pick it up and turn it with just a bit of effort.&nbsp; Even with 4 wheel drive, the back end is pretty much useless.&nbsp; Towing is questionable given the lightness of the back end and even then the tongue weight capacity for the truck is fair at best.&nbsp; I tried to use it for goose hunting and got stuck in the field with morning frost and worked ground (eye roll).&nbsp; Tried it for ice fishing, but didn't even make it to the lake before I needed the shovel.&nbsp; Drove it right back home, never to see the ice again.&nbsp; My thoughts if you haven't figured it out yet......Get the UTV and a solid trailer.&nbsp; You will be much happier with doing your &quot;little bit of everything&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 266798, member: 314"] Had one for about 5 years, just sold it. It was a manual 4 speed, four wheel drive, ATV tires, rhino lined bed, and two inch lifts. Just a few observations..... The Good: Has a cab with heater/AC. Good gas mileage. Nice size bed to haul stuff (on dry level ground), Very durable and road ready. Fairly easy to work on and kind of cool to drive one around. The Bad: Steering wheel on the right side (Interesting at first, especially with a manual transmission). VERY SMALL CAB (Uncomfortable for anyone over 5'10 or 220 lb) Max speed is about 45 to 50 (60 downhill with a good stiff tailwind) Uphill speed.....crappy. With ATV tires it's even worse. Small gas tank. Snowmobile engine burns oil so you need to check it often. Noisy cab and the suspension is midlin so you feel lots of road stuff. Not a lot of power in the engine. THE TRULY UGLY... TOTALLY weight foreword. The engine weight is completely on the front tires. The transmission is mostly on the front tires. The operator and occupants weights are totally on the front tires. Getting stuck in an a couple of inches of mud/snow is all to common. Forget 6 inches of mud or a foot of snow. Even with tracks, if you drop the front end in, you are going to be there a while. The back end weighs about 250 lbs. I could pick it up and turn it with just a bit of effort. Even with 4 wheel drive, the back end is pretty much useless. Towing is questionable given the lightness of the back end and even then the tongue weight capacity for the truck is fair at best. I tried to use it for goose hunting and got stuck in the field with morning frost and worked ground (eye roll). Tried it for ice fishing, but didn't even make it to the lake before I needed the shovel. Drove it right back home, never to see the ice again. My thoughts if you haven't figured it out yet......Get the UTV and a solid trailer. You will be much happier with doing your "little bit of everything". [/QUOTE]

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