{"id":3166,"date":"2013-09-05T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2013-09-05T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T18:00:48","slug":"utility-vehicle-reviews-from-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/05\/utility-vehicle-reviews-from-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Utility Vehicle Reviews from the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3168\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Kubota1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3168\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3168\" title=\"Kubota1140\" src=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Kubota1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Kubota1140.jpg 376w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Kubota1140-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kubota RTV1140 being put through it&#8217;s paces. ??Credit: ??HW<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HorticultureWeek based in the UK recently put a Kubota RTV400Ci, Kubota RTV1140 and John Deere XUV855D through their paces and offered their opinions. ??The reviewers were from college campuses, a park and a golf course. In general, all the vehicles received good reviews but the John Deere seems to garner the most praise. ??Here is a quick summary of their reviews:<\/p>\n<p>Kubota RTV400Ci<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smaller than the others but compactness good for certain applications<\/li>\n<li>Good ergonomics and usability<\/li>\n<li>Handles tough terrain well<\/li>\n<li>Powerful and agile<\/li>\n<li>Cargo box size a little small<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kubota RTV1140<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utility with versatility<\/li>\n<li>Large cargo area and convertible to 4 person seating<\/li>\n<li>Good power and acceleration<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable ride<\/li>\n<li>Good engine braking<\/li>\n<li>Long wheelbase offers stability but wider turning circle and ground clearance issues in some situations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Deere XUV855D<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast<\/li>\n<li>Climbs hills well<\/li>\n<li>Couldn&#8217;t get it stuck<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable ride<\/li>\n<li>Feels well-built<\/li>\n<li>Good??maneuverability and suspension travel<\/li>\n<li>Notable improvements on the previous version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"UTV Reviews from the UK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hortweek.com\/news\/1208962\/reviewed-utility-task-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Learn more: ??HorticultureWeek.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; HorticultureWeek based in the UK recently put a Kubota RTV400Ci, Kubota RTV1140 and John Deere XUV855D through their paces and offered their opinions. ??The reviewers were from college campuses, a park and a golf course. In general, all the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/05\/utility-vehicle-reviews-from-the-uk\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27],"tags":[689,720,1658,1117,1348,1393,1657],"class_list":["post-3166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","category-utility-vehicles","tag-john-deere","tag-kubota","tag-rtv1140","tag-rtv400ci","tag-uk","tag-vehicle-review","tag-xuv855d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3166"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3171,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166\/revisions\/3171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}