Bad Boy Buggy

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feddy

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does anyone have a bad boy buggy, rhino, mule, or any other vehicle like that. im looking into buying something like that and i was wondering the type of stuff it can actually do and other info from people who own them. i am mostly concerned about how good they can climb a hill. i know it has 170 lbs of torque but i dunno how good that really is... all help accepted. thanks

feddy
 
A hunting partner has a Rhino and all I can says is its one BAD MF! He scares the [beeep] out of me in that thing, goes pretty much anywhere he wants to go and climbs like a billy goat.
 
I would say either a rhino or a ranger.Me and a few friends have rangers and they are great, built to work and can handle a good payload. I have had plenty of big game in the back of mine and it doesn't skip a beat.
 
Rangers haul and can carry larger payloads. Badboy buggies are sweet and quiet and would be great for short trips on a ranch .
 
I have a Ranger and love it. I thought long and hard about my choice and believe I made the right one according to my needs.

The Ranger is THE smoothest riding, has a great payload, seats 3 (important since I have two young ones), has all 4 wheels pulling w/o having to stop and shift in and out, has 1 wheel drive for saving lawn turf, and goes about 40 to 45 mph which is nice for me since I have a farm about 3 miles down the road.

Some pics:

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These drums are full of water. I am hauling it for the cattle.

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The pump I use to pump from our pond.

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We have a Rhino and wouldn't trade it for the world. Where I live it is tight and steep riding. I know for a fact that the Ranger and Kawasaki can't got some of the places (here) the the Rhino can. I'm 6'4" 250 my dad is 6'3" 280 and when we are both in the machine you can hardly tell. Also I know it will haul one of those big welder/generators(about 450lbs) through the steep an gnarly with no problem :winkgrin. It will also push alot of snow. My brother-in-law uses his with a six foot blade on his road (1/2 mile) and has had no problems up to about 3ft of snowfall. Best suggestion is get in one of each a take it for a ride even if it is only in the parking lot.
 
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I know for a fact that the Ranger and Kawasaki can't got some of the places (here) the the Rhino can



Sounds like a challenge. Bring it on over...I'll even leave the 800# of water in the bed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

But seriously, I personally was only considering the Rhino and Ranger. None of them are 100% bullet proof. I think the Rhino comes just a hair closer than the Ranger XP though, but the features of the XP overrode that for me. Things like, the bed being all flat (no fender wells), bigger payload, seats 3, is a little wider which means a lot to me when I am on a hillside, and you can shift it in and out of 1, 2 and 4 wheel drive on the fly. The Ranger 500 is pretty much bullet proof. The Rhino is a bit more nimble and has more comfortable seats especially for gettin' it through the woods and it is a tad narrower for slipping between trees.

Try them all, but remember, when you are out of juice, or close to it, with the Bad Boy, you can't just beg, barrow, or steal a gallon to get you by. This could mean a lot when you are a ways from the road.
 
thanks for the advice. It looks like the Polaris is a little more pricier than the rhino. Does anyone know if there is a big difference between the 06 and 07?
 
msmith that is why I said here. I have been in the woods with the other two machines. They are nice but for where we live Rhino is the way to go.
 
From personal experience, Bad Boy is great for travel on rolling hills. Steep terrain challenges Bad Boy in the long run, however. They can climb a near cliff because they are very stable with a low center of gravity, but the batteries are soon taxed in very steep areas. You won't see 22 miles of usage on steep ground; maybe 15-17 miles.

Bad Boy is SUPER quiet. This is their #1 selling point for me. When driving, you hear only tire noise if on gravel. In the fields, you can barely discern the hum of the electric motors. I think they're amazing in that aspect. They have plenty of torque for short stints, too. I've seen a Bad Boy pull a disabled 33HP tractor (w/ mower & loader) up a fairly decent incline (35 degrees?) for about a 1/4 - 1/2 mile with no problem. Their torque surprised me very much; not something I expected from electric motors.
 


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