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My 96 mule 2500 broke again...might get a new 2010 mule 4000...not set on this model or make...any UTV owners out there?

If the bucks are available, go with fuel injection!

I love my Yamaha Rhino

I am a mule fan. Yamaha Rhino and Polaris Rangers produce a lot of heat but are great in the mud. Work vehicle the mule rules.

Have a mule since 98 and its still kicking strong. Lots of makes and models of UTV's out there depending on what your looking for and will use it for, but I have used them all and will buy a gator or mule for working if I were to buy a new one. Ranger or arctic cat for speed and fun.

I concur with the Mule as a great work horse (er...mule). I have a 3010.

We own a Polarius Ranger. When it's working properly it's a good work horse but it has had electrical issues therefore I would not recommend a Polarius.

It is only four years old and we have had to replace the ignition switch (cost of $80 and we replaced it so no labor cost was involved) and the ignition module (cost of $400 including diagnosis, parts and labor). This isn't a ton of repair money but what irked me was that the Polarius dealership pretty much told me that the charging system in the Rangers is junk and the ignition switches are junk. The dealer said that I should plan on replacing the ignition switch ever 2 years and the battery every two years (the charging system is not adequate enough to keep a good charge on the battery). The ignition module apparently had so many problems that Polarius redesigned it - but we had to pay to replace it.

IMHO a UTV should be a reliable workhorse and ours has not been.

That is just one owners opinion, you mileage could vary.

What ever you buy get the largest engine option that it available in the UTV.

Im leaning toward the mule 4000...its basically what I have now just new...I like the larger cargo bed.

Would this meet with your approval for engine size? Panther Alpha Male

I have a 4-seater Mule that converts to two seats with a larger cargo bed. The cargo bed lifts up like a dump truck which is kind of a neat feature.

I've never owned any other kind of UTV.

I think mine is the 4010, but can't recall for sure and I'm not at home right now.

Probably. But you know what they say, you can never have too much money or horsepower.

Do you think I could get a nitrous kit for that?

Mine is a Mule 3010, not the 4010 I wrote before.

I think it's an '08.

We own two Rangers, an 04 and 05 both are used on a daily bases and have served us well. For the money they want for the new SxS's today, I would buy an old, small 4x4 pick up or jeep for 1/4 the price of a new SxS and fix it up. JMO.

Here is mine.

I have a Diesel Mule that is a workhorse. Never had a problem one with it and I get tired way before it does.

I have an 08 mule and a 10 ranger efi. The mule is slower and has half the power. The mule is difficult to start and you have to let it run with the choke on for about five minutes before it can be used. Do not buy one without the efi. power steering i dont think is worth the cost. The mule has more metal but the ranger can climb mountains the mule cannot. We took the ranger to 13000 feet with no problems carrying six people top speed on the mule is 25. top speed on the ranger is 45

James, the efi is much more versatile when it comes to altitude. I had my ATV almost to 10,000 ft in Wyoming without a jet change and carb re-tune, but anything over that I think I'd have to break out the tools, jets and tach.

What kind of price tag comes with these machines?? I know,I know..If you gotta ask, you can't afford it. Still...just curious.

somewhere between nine and eleven thousand depending on options

A buddy of mine just bought the two row Polaris Ranger with power steering and I think he paid right around $13,500. He had a trade of his old single row Ranger so he ended up paying under $9500 in the end.

Kubota and Honda make good models too...for reliability I'm leaning that way.

I have a 2008 Cub Cadet Volunteer. Its one year old. Its gets the job done- good for running around the property- nothing fancy-wouldn't buy another Cub Cadet though.

A good read is the TractorByNet: ATV's & Utility Vehicles Forum.

Before buying a Kubota, I would read though the Kubota RTV Facts/Fiction thread about them, some interest stuff in that thread.