Greetings........... I am not an RUV kind of guy, but need to get up and down my back hill that runs to the boat docks. The hill is 150 feet long, and has a 60 foot rise. The lower part of the hill rises 20' in 20', but can be somewhat flattened. The hill seems much bigger when you approach 70 years old, and are trying to make a 3rd trip up.

How steep a hill can a Rhino or a Mule climb, starting at 0-5 mph?

The Mule Trans is appealing, as it will carry 4 passengers.

I can put in some form of a hillside lift, but the cost will be in the neighborhood of $110,000 because of the shape of the hill. $110,000 buys a lot of Mules, and a Rhino or two thrown in.

What would be the recommended machine?

The Gerald

 

20 inches in and 20 inches up if im not mistaken thats like 45 degree angle. i havent ridden one but i think that thats pretty steep for a mule or ranger or whatever. hey ive never tried this but you could be the first. take a good sized engine like a big snow mobile negine and then work a clutch on it and have it pull and lower a cart on it up and down the hill. j/k but yeah i think that its steep for a ranger thing. but maybe someone else with better knowledge will reply

 

A ranger will climb it with no broblems at all. at our ranch i travel down into the valley everytime we go. And to get down there you have to go down a 45 degree angle.Getting back up the ranger doesnt change. You just put it in low and it glides right up, and the hill has large rocks that it will have to go over and i dont even have to lock the differential or put in 4x4. BTW, i am 14 so i am exremely hard on it. I take it and mud with other quads and they cant keep up, and the quads are mostly polaris 500 and up

 

The Rhino doesn't need a running start to climb most hills, besides it has an excellant four wheel low speed and a front locker. It climbs surfaces real well. Generally, if you can walk up a hill without touching the ground with your hands, a Rhino will easily climb it. Even if you touch the ground, odds are the Rhino will still climb it. It would be nice if you knew somebody with a side by side to try it.


I do not own or sell these things, but I was thoroughly impressed with its trail manners in steep soft sand.


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from what you are talking bout the rhino and ranger will both very easily climb up with no problem. and if it doens't you can always put bigger tires and a winch on. my buddy just put 28 inch super swampers on his ranger. lol we bolted the the back seat out of a full size bronco in the box and had 7 people in it last night. i tell you what when i drove it that thing was squirly with all that weight in it and that big of tires but that lil 500 seemed to handle it well. and the only difference with the rhino is that it is a lil lighter narrower and has more power then the 500 ranger. don't quote me on the 700 for i don't know. plus you can get a cdi in the rhino to give it that extra power to wake up that motor.

 

is your ranger 4x4 a single seater or a 2 person work utility vehicle?????

 

WOW....you guys...better look at an actual hill that is 45 degrees....THAT IS VERY STEEP...Hills I thought were about 45 degrees when actually measured were more in the 35-42 degree range. A true 45 degree hill is pushing your luck big time for rolling or just getting stuck. Ive done 45 degree hills on my quad and im talking SWEATING..!!...ITs too dangerous if its TRULY that steep.

 

Why not just raise the water level until it's above the first 20'?

lol Just kidding. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] On with the conversation.

 

did you think about an argo? my cousin has a argo responce 8x8 and we climb hill that you can barley walk up also if you put tracks of it its basicly impossible to get stuck take a look into one you will not regret it

 

I will second that an ARGO or similar vehicle might just do the trick for you, and there may be a dealer near you that will bring one out and demo it on your property to make a sale. There are many makes and designs and more info can be obtained at http://www.route6x6.com/. I would think these would be similar in capability to a snowcat, the ski slope grooming tractors on tracks. They will go on the most extreme slopes where other machines dare not tread.

Please keep us informed of what you get and how it works out for you, as I'd love to know the outcome.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]