john deere hpx 4x4

tommy · 03-14-2005, 09:53 PM

has anyone rode one or heard of any good words on these side by side utility vehicles??

BattleRifleG3 · 03-15-2005, 02:22 AM

Looks very cool. Might have to get one some day. First I'd need a reason though.

tommy · 03-15-2005, 10:16 AM

it looks like it has alot of power and it also comes with a kawasaki engine.i was comparing it to all the others and it was only second to the polaris. but the polaris has a really bis price tag on it i mean raelly big.lol. i went to the john deere place by my house and the guy there had a demo he wanted to sell me with a front and back trailer hitch and a winch and the role bar .get this the list price for them was 8700.00 and he was going to sell that one to me for 6000.00 .just because it was a demo oh and it had the off road tires on it too. they was going to leave all the goodies on it just to get it sold.lolthey had dressed it out with all the goodies and put it out on the showroom floor for peopel too see and drive. i'm still thinkin the deal over the wife will be madd and will probably want to leave me .lol. but hell my neck is not getting any betterand i have a feeling my walking days are soon comming to an end but i can't tell her that because verytime i tell her about my pain she just says oh you complain to much(go figure) .i don't complain to much most of the time i go walk without saying a word about my pain because the woods are quiet and they relax me there is too much noise in my house and i need to go into the woods everyday just to get away from things.we get alot of rain down here and we can't go walk for days at a time so i figure if i get this thing atleast me and the wife can go ride to the woods when its wet or if i'm hurtin we can still have our little getaway.with my neck a 4 wheeler is out of the question well i think i rambled on enough sorry!!!lol

BattleRifleG3 · 03-15-2005, 12:27 PM

Looks like a good prospect. I don't have any disabilities and I still want one. I'm sure doing things with her using it would help her to appreciate it.

tommy · 03-15-2005, 12:38 PM

yea thats why i want one . she would be right there on the side of me

lol. i bet she would like it .

BattleRifleG3 · 03-15-2005, 01:22 PM

Unlike tandem ATVs, you could make out riding in it.

PAPA G · 03-15-2005, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

I don't have any disabilities and I still want one.

BRG3...why on Gods green Earth would you want a disability??? thats crazy.

Tommy for what its worth. i have a 6X4 JD Gator. and i can feel every jolt, unless i take it real slow. maybe the one you are looking at has a softer suspension. i have dissintergrating vertibrae.

tommy · 03-15-2005, 02:48 PM

the 6x4 has no rear shocks the hpx has a rear susspension system. the 6x4 relys on the tires for its shocks.

PAPA G · 03-15-2005, 02:52 PM

i forgot about that...sorry Tommy.

BattleRifleG3 · 03-15-2005, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAPA G

BRG3...why on Gods green Earth would you want a disability??? thats crazy.

I take it you were xploiting a grammatical opportunity.

I was saying that I wanted such a vehicle even though I didn't have a disability to specific reason to need one.

tommy · 03-15-2005, 03:23 PM

no problem .they must ride like the old three wheelers huh?

PAPA G · 03-15-2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommy

no problem .they must ride like the old three wheelers huh?

i don't know, never road a 3 wheeler, or a 4 wheeler.

PAPA G · 03-15-2005, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

I take it you were xploiting a grammatical opportunity.

I was saying that I wanted such a vehicle even though I didn't have a disability to specific reason to need one.

:right:

Oxford · 03-15-2005, 04:19 PM

Here's a link showing pictures of the vehicle with much more information than you may want to read. :nod:

http://www.atvillustrated.com/atv_re...PX/review.html

BattleRifleG3 · 03-15-2005, 06:35 PM

Great link, Ox! If only they made four seaters, it would be the perfect excursion vehicle.

Apollyon67 · 03-15-2005, 07:05 PM

OK My two cents worth for you here. I have driven the 4x4 and the 6x4 Gators, the former are more comfortable and easier to get around in. Unless you need the extra load cap. the 4x4 is a decent ride. Kawasaki makes a similar vehichle called a Mule. and Kubota and Cub Cadet also make variation of the Gator. Check with your local dealers to see who has a better service dept. If you aren't brand concious, I would go with the 4x4 Gator based on parts availability, thou the cost is rather high. My personal experiance puts the Kubota high on the list as the most reliable. Get a used one first to see if you like it. The resale value stays pretty much the same with each of these machines. We used to use them for our crop damage deer blinds. Good luck with your choice.

jerry · 03-15-2005, 08:01 PM

Check JD/Bombadeer for recent recalls

tommy · 03-15-2005, 09:11 PM

thanks for the web page oxford!.

Oxford · 03-15-2005, 11:46 PM

You'r certainly welcome. From what I've read the Deere has a suspension problem which may be a concern to some potential customers. But hey...every vehicle has some pluses and minuses. Go with what you can afford that does the job that you're facing. There's not any perfect vehicles. :nod:

tommy · 03-16-2005, 01:57 PM

so papa g how is your gator on mantiance and stuff like that.had any trouble with it. as for as a bumpy ride me and the wife would only be doin a crawl on it so i don't think the bumps woud hurt .we ain't the off roadin peoepl no more lol. them days are over.i just wanted something that i can use like a pickup truck too being the dump is at the end of my street and i can use that to haul trash with too. not to mention my pirogue.my little boy can go fishin again .lol.

03-14-2005, 09:53 PM	#1
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	john deere hpx 4x4 has anyone rode one or heard of any good words on these side by side utility vehicles??

03-15-2005, 02:22 AM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Looks very cool. Might have to get one some day. First I'd need a reason though. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-15-2005, 12:27 PM	#4
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Looks like a good prospect. I don't have any disabilities and I still want one. I'm sure doing things with her using it would help her to appreciate it. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-15-2005, 12:38 PM	#5
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	yea thats why i want one . she would be right there on the side of me lol. i bet she would like it . Last edited by tommy; 03-15-2005 at 12:40 PM.

03-15-2005, 01:22 PM	#6
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Unlike tandem ATVs, you could make out riding in it. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-15-2005, 10:16 AM	#3
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	it looks like it has alot of power and it also comes with a kawasaki engine.i was comparing it to all the others and it was only second to the polaris. but the polaris has a really bis price tag on it i mean raelly big.lol. i went to the john deere place by my house and the guy there had a demo he wanted to sell me with a front and back trailer hitch and a winch and the role bar .get this the list price for them was 8700.00 and he was going to sell that one to me for 6000.00 .just because it was a demo oh and it had the off road tires on it too. they was going to leave all the goodies on it just to get it sold.lolthey had dressed it out with all the goodies and put it out on the showroom floor for peopel too see and drive. i'm still thinkin the deal over the wife will be madd and will probably want to leave me .lol. but hell my neck is not getting any betterand i have a feeling my walking days are soon comming to an end but i can't tell her that because verytime i tell her about my pain she just says oh you complain to much(go figure) .i don't complain to much most of the time i go walk without saying a word about my pain because the woods are quiet and they relax me there is too much noise in my house and i need to go into the woods everyday just to get away from things.we get alot of rain down here and we can't go walk for days at a time so i figure if i get this thing atleast me and the wife can go ride to the woods when its wet or if i'm hurtin we can still have our little getaway.with my neck a 4 wheeler is out of the question well i think i rambled on enough sorry!!!lol

03-15-2005, 02:48 PM	#8
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	the 6x4 has no rear shocks the hpx has a rear susspension system. the 6x4 relys on the tires for its shocks.

03-15-2005, 02:52 PM	#9
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	i forgot about that...sorry Tommy.

03-15-2005, 03:23 PM	#11
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	no problem .they must ride like the old three wheelers huh?

03-15-2005, 04:19 PM	#14
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Here's a link showing pictures of the vehicle with much more information than you may want to read. :nod: http://www.atvillustrated.com/atv_re...PX/review.html __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-15-2005, 06:35 PM	#15
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Great link, Ox! If only they made four seaters, it would be the perfect excursion vehicle. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-15-2005, 07:05 PM	#16
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	OK My two cents worth for you here. I have driven the 4x4 and the 6x4 Gators, the former are more comfortable and easier to get around in. Unless you need the extra load cap. the 4x4 is a decent ride. Kawasaki makes a similar vehichle called a Mule. and Kubota and Cub Cadet also make variation of the Gator. Check with your local dealers to see who has a better service dept. If you aren't brand concious, I would go with the 4x4 Gator based on parts availability, thou the cost is rather high. My personal experiance puts the Kubota high on the list as the most reliable. Get a used one first to see if you like it. The resale value stays pretty much the same with each of these machines. We used to use them for our crop damage deer blinds. Good luck with your choice. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

03-15-2005, 08:01 PM	#17
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,871 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Check JD/Bombadeer for recent recalls __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

03-15-2005, 09:11 PM	#18
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	thanks for the web page oxford!.

03-15-2005, 11:46 PM	#19
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	You'r certainly welcome. From what I've read the Deere has a suspension problem which may be a concern to some potential customers. But hey...every vehicle has some pluses and minuses. Go with what you can afford that does the job that you're facing. There's not any perfect vehicles. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-16-2005, 01:57 PM	#20
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	so papa g how is your gator on mantiance and stuff like that.had any trouble with it. as for as a bumpy ride me and the wife would only be doin a crawl on it so i don't think the bumps woud hurt .we ain't the off roadin peoepl no more lol. them days are over.i just wanted something that i can use like a pickup truck too being the dump is at the end of my street and i can use that to haul trash with too. not to mention my pirogue.my little boy can go fishin again .lol.