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An Interesting Comparison, RTV vs. 1987 Samurai
Wheelbase: RTV....77.4 vs. Samurai....79.9
Width: RTV....59.8 vs. Samurai... 60.2
OA Length: RTV... 119 inches vs. Samurai... 135 inches
Turning Diameter: RTV... 24.6 feet vs. Samurai...33 feet
Curb Weight: RTV...1874 pounds vs. Samurai... 2094 pounds**
Horse Power: RTV.... 21.6 HP vs. Samurai.....60 HP(Hello!)
** Open cab RTV vs Closed cab, convertible Samurai. A full cab on the RTV would put it in the same weight range as the Samurai.
Samurai comes with the following stuff that costs extra on the RTV: Roof, doors, windows, windshield, wipers, turn signals, speedometer, heater/defroster, headrest and glove box.
RTV has the following not included on a stock Samurai: automatic transmission(sort of ?), receiver hitches, power steering.
Cost: RTV with Cab, heater and all the goodies $15,000-$16,000
Cost: used 1987 Suzuki Samurai in good shape with 50,000 miles on the clock.... $1500.
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Yooper, you might be thinking of a Geo Metro or similar tiny cars. Three cylinder engine, 12 inch wheels, etc.
The Samurai has a 1.3 liter, single overhead cam, 4 cylinder, carbureted engine. The model that replaced it, the Sidekick/Tracker has an even larger, 90 horse, fuel injected engine. I am not up on motorcycles, but these don't look like motorcycle engines.
I haven't seen a Brat in years. If I ever do see one I will snap it up.
One thing you can do with the Samurai that you can't do with other small 4x4's is the easy replacement of the transfer case gears with gears so low they would make your tractor envious.
The Samurai uses a separate T-case(not joined to the transmission)and quality rebuilt T-cases with lower gear ratio's are available for as little as $800 bucks.
I have no need to jack up my new toy. It has more than enough ground clearance as it stands. I might put some tractor gears in it though.
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Look at this.
This outfit is owned by an old friend of mine.
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Cutter.... check out this puppy.
Kubota turbo-diesel engines and separate hydraulic motors for each wheel.
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Here's one for Randy.....
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18 to 25 miles if I read it right.
The quiet part is really interesting to me and I wonder if you could do a little "field charging" with one of those super-quiet Honda or Yamaha generators.
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They make the point that the plastics tend to shatter in really cold weather and if you do put a hole in it for some reason it's hard to patch plastic. Fiberglass is a snap to repair.
I am really intrigued by the hydraulic drive train. I found a web site that was selling a used/rebuilt Argo. It had 268 total hours and needed all new drive chains.
I would bet that a Kubota diesel or a Nissan gas industrial engine will run years longer than a air cooled Briggs V-twin.
Wish I could afford $17,000
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Have you had any experience the the Max ATVs?
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