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Jimny for farm use

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22 Nov 2015 21:21 - 08 Feb 2016 21:01 #156970 by Rowland
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Hi, we are thinking of getting a Jimny instead of a polaris ranger as a farm vehicle but am concerned even on wide tyres it won't travel on wet fields as well. Has anyone got one in north devon and would like to come for a drive over our farm?
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22 Nov 2015 22:03 #156974 by mike390
I live in Barnstaple, my Jimmy has 215/75/15 bf mud terrains on.

Would be happy to show you what it drives like. :)

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22 Nov 2015 23:04 - 22 Nov 2015 23:09 #156981 by irishguy123
Replied by irishguy123 on topic Has anyone got a Jimny on wide tyres in north devo
I use a Jimny as a general farm vehicle and I have to say I wouldn't think about swapping for a dedicated side by side for the farm. It won't be as easy on ground as a ranger as it's a bit heavier and I think the tyres won't be as wide(but it still be easier than a defender for example) But in every other aspect it's miles better.

For the price of a Polaris, you could buy a cheap Jimny, stick a set of decent mud tyres on, ply line the rear and add a tow bar, and it will do everything a Polaris will do but with a proper heated and dry cabin! And you probably still be about £4000 better off!

I've always said that Suzuki have missed out by not marketing a basic, stripped out Jimny for use as a general farm vehicle in the same way they do in other countries. Especially considering it doesn't cost much more than some quad bikes.

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23 Nov 2015 05:24 #156986 by Lambert
Another farmer here. We have found the jimny to be in every way a better compromise than a quad or side by side. Ok the ground pressure is higher on a jimny but it is a much more comfortable place to work from being both dry and warm which is what you need in weather like we have just had. Ok we don't go on the land at this time of year unless it is absolutely necessary or frozen solid but that's not the fault of the car, anything short of a hovercraft would make a mess for us and being a hill farm grass is too valuable a commodity to routinely chew to bits just to avoid walking a bit further. The other thing is a jimny can go to market with a trailer of fat lambs on the back much more readily than you could in a side by side. Jimny is the way.

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23 Nov 2015 08:27 #156992 by Busta
Another farmer, but from Norfolk so can't help with a demo but I'm pretty sure you'll be impressed. It's difficult to fit massively wide tyres without lifting the suspension and trimming the body work but I have the same tyres as Mike on a standard Jimny and they are very good. I've run them at 12psi when it's really soft and it seems to work well, 19psi for 50/50 road/offroad.

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23 Nov 2015 11:01 #157005 by Jezz
I have had a lot of experiance with polaris and jd gators. If you have to get one go for the John Deer Gator. If maintained you will still be using it ten years after the polaris has fell to pieces. Or you could go big with a Jimny.

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