Advice sought

Aged 80, hard checking animals up hill. Family trying to,persuade me to trade in series 2a as they say top heavy etc. want me to buy modern gaitor mule type vehicle. Which is really better on muddy slope? Could buy good mud tyres for landrover?

Gator got to be better than a series.

lynall said:

Gator got to be better than a series.

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Thank you, main reason?

I only have experience of the JD gator utility. They are nice and with the enclosure in bad weather makes a massive difference.

Smaller/lighter can help nip round and up muddy hills with a few bales of hay/feed.

They can tow a little bit big heavy water bowser say it may struggle (don’t know your setup) here the landy on muds will do more.

The gator will be faster on road than the 2a so maybe makes 2a safer?

Any modern ATV will likely have front and rear diff locks, or limited slip diffs at least, CVT transmission and much lighter/more nimble.

I love my series but in terms of capability the two vehicles would be miles apart.

Not to mention if the worst did happen and you had a roll, most ATVs will have some sort of rollover protection.

Modern ATV's like the gator are nice until they start to age [ not likely an issue for you if you bye new] then repairs/parts get expensive. Example, just the little prop shaft for one £190.
To say a series 2a or later models are top heavy is rubbish. Pic my 90 lifted for cleaning and still not near tip over point.
Funny thing is the first Land Rovers the 80"s were/are the ATV's of their day. Same size, weight, wheelbase, engine power and able to carry 3 people seated and a few bales in the back.
I the 1980's before ATV's were around there was a chap in mid Wales who was purchasing old series one's doing up the chassis, brakes and running gear and fitting a set of low ground pressure tyres much like those on todays ATV's. Sold like hot cakes to the area's hill farmers who loved them.
I still use my series 3 swb as farm run around on my coastal, sloping, rocky farm. With a chunky set of tyres it will go places my Ninety won't

shaynecm said:

I only have experience of the JD gator utility. They are nice and with the enclosure in bad weather makes a massive difference.

Smaller/lighter can help nip round and up muddy hills with a few bales of hay/feed.

They can tow a little bit big heavy water bowser say it may struggle (don’t know your setup) here the landy on muds will do more.

The gator will be faster on road than the 2a so maybe makes 2a safer?

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Interesting, thank you, I am stupidly attached to old landrover but heavy going now with steering etc in winter so lighter and quicker may be best, just need to take out bag of feed or small bales of hay. Curious now as to it’s value to trade. Not spruced up at all but all original and it works?

Put the 2a away in a shed or sell private. ATV sales unlikely to give much. Traders will often give a good deal to someone doing a straight purchase.
A neighbour has a Kubota ATV that is very nice and easy to drive, has hydrostatic steering like tractors and variable hydrostatic transmission which means you just press pedal to go, press further and go faster, back off it slows down. Foot off it slows to a stop. Very controllable down slopes. Available with diesel engine.

At 80 I intend to sell everything and secure a nice home with good looking nurses to change my nappies.
I doubt I’ll get there

Dear GillianB-careful with those gator/mule types. Belt driven transmission so if it gives way your on a skateboard. My mum is 80 and I give her my 300tdi 90 to feed her animals, same as you. The power steering and a side step is the secret weapon to making it easy to live with. Is it possible to have power steering fitted to your series? 80 year old and out in the hill with feed bags in an old lany…no shrinking violet then so stick with the rover…hope you’ve got a union flag on her.