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Can-Am has a new cab option on its Defender 6X6.
Equipment, Machinery

New UTVs for 2022

Can-Am and Polaris offer more models

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New for the 2022 model year from Polaris is the Ranger SP 570, which is available in two- or four-seat configurations. The two-seater comes with a liquid-cooled 567-cubic centimetre, 44-horsepower gasoline engine with all-wheel drive, two-wheel drive and VersaTrac Turf Mode drive system, which unlocks the rear differential to minimize ground damage on turns. The […] Read more
The popular Ranger UTV from Polaris will be available in an all-electric version for early 2022.
Equipment, Machinery

Another electric UTV to debut soon

Polaris reveals it will introduce an all-electric Ranger in December

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This spring, Polaris revealed it, too, had plans to jump on the electric vehicle bandwagon. The company says it plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric Ranger UTV in late December of this year. Last year, Polaris and Zero Motorcycles announced a partnership arrangement, and the electric Ranger is the result of that collaboration. The […] Read more
Can-Am has introduced an updated line of Commander off-road, side-by-side machines for 2021.
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Updated side-by-sides from Can-Am

Better performance and more hauling and towing capacity for 2021 Commanders

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It’s been 10 years since BRP’s Can-Am brand first introduced its side-by-side Commander models in 2010. Now, the company has given them a major redesign for 2021. BRP claims the revamp not only enhanced the Commanders’ performance but made them more versatile as well. “The 2021 Can-Am Commander is our most versatile side-by-side vehicle, period,” […] Read more
Three of the UTVs in our UTV challenge.
Equipment, Machinery

Grainews’ toughest UTV evaluations yet

Real-world testing shows each has its own design advantages

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At Grainews, we’re no strangers to doing practical equipment evaluations. Over the years, we’ve put a host of machines through tests that measure how well they can perform the typical work they’d be put to on farms. This year, we were at it again. We took a group of side-by-side UTVs and put them through […] Read more
Grainews went to Texas to field test the 2020 model year line of Defender UTVs.
Machinery

Reviewing Can-Am’s newest Defender models

We put the capabilities of the Defender Max and Pro HD10s to the test

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Nearly every prairie farm has at least one ATV or UTV kicking around the farmyard. And the odds are that machine or pair of them gets used more than any other piece of equipment in the farm fleet. Can-Am, a division of Quebec-based BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), has recognized that a growing chunk of the […] Read more
The newest Defender model amps up the capability of the brand's UTV lineup.
Machinery

Can Am puts six wheels under a Defender

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Can Am’s newest Defender HD10 is — wait for it — a 6X6, and it’s much bigger and more powerful than its next largest Defender HD10 brother. Uprated power comes from an 82 horsepower, 976 cc V-twin, liquid-cooled Rotax engine, the biggest so far in that model line. And the new Defender gets a 3,000-pound (1,360-kilogram) tow rating. There are two colour choices for […] Read more
We put Can Am’s newest Defender XT HD10 model to a winter workout in our latest equipment practical test.
Machinery

Reviewing the newest Can-Am Defender UTV

We spend a few weeks of winter testing Can-Am’s newest UTV

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Three years ago Grainews gathered several side-by-side UTVs together for a full review and comparison. Included in that group was the Can-Am Defender from BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products). Our panel of judges were impressed with that model back then and rated it highly. So this year when Can-Am asked us if we’d like to have […] Read more
The Hustler MDV offers a hydraulic bed that can lift 750 pounds (340 kilograms) up from ground level.
Machinery

Hustler MDV debuts in Canada

Unique UTV offers a hydraulic lift bed

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UTVs are becoming common workhorses on prairie farms nowadays, and there are more than a few different brands of them to choose from. But there may only be one that offers a hydraulic, self-loading rear bed, the Hustler MDV. Built in Hesston, Kansas, by Hustler, a brand better known for producing commercial lawn mowers, the […] Read more
A special edition black model is one of 24 different configurations available on the new RTV-XG850 Sidekick.
Machinery

An all-new UTV from Kubota

The brand targets new market segments with the RTV-XG850 Sidekick

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Kubota has had a strong presence in the UTV market for several years with their X Series machines. They offer a relatively unique design with diesel engines mated to hydrostatic transmissions. That package has earned them reputations as sturdy workhorses, but for those buyers who also want something a little sporty to mix business with […] Read more
UTV tracks from Can-Am
Machinery

UTV tracks from Can-Am

Can-Am’s 
Maverick Trail UTV now gets an add-on tracks option

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Can-Am has previously introduced track options for its line of ATVs with its Apache 360 track systems technology line. This year it’s introducing a track package for the Maverick Trail side-by-side UTV called the Apache Back Country track kit. The company says the system is engineered to match engine output and “supports chassis performance while […] Read more

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