New Toy

[perchking]

Well I just put in my order for a new John Deere 825i with Camoplast tracks. It should be in and rigged up by the end of April. I will get the cab and all the accessories sometime this summer. It is really easy to spend 4-6K in options, I mean the cab alone is 3200. I will post some pics once I get it.

Anybody else have one of these?

PK

[chasineyes]

Is that the one with DOHC engine? If so, you will LOVE that machine!! We bought one at our company to do a comparison study and that thing rocks! you won't be disappointed. Plus it sounds "racy"

[perchking]

Yes this engine does have DOHC's and it does sound more like a truck vs. a UTV/ATV.

[landscaper]

sweet!! cant wait to see the pictures!!!

I am kinda thinking of trading in my 07 rhino 660 for one!

the new gators are sweet!!

What color did you get?

[perchking]

I went with the Olive and Black color scheme.

[landscaper]

Nice...with the black rims?

I am a classic Green and yellow kind of guy but My rhino is camo and i do like that so i am not sure yet! Leaning more towards the green/yellow to match my new 3720 deere

[landscaper]

perchking......

any update on that new gator?

[perchking]

Gets delivered at Friday at 11am. They actually ordered me a JD green and yellow so they knocked off an additional 300 off. I had a choice to get the the hunter green but after thinking about it, I went with the Green and Yellow...

I got a good deal on that unit.

[landscaper]

i heard there is some more savings from DEERE here now till end of march

Hows this.......2011 825i gator green yellow with bighorn tires/rims...dump/brush gaurd package...bedliner package...high back black race seats...

for.....$5700 with a 2000 gator 6x4 and a 2007 rhino 660 trade in??

how does that sound?

[perchking]

I just got the base model, I am going to wait a few months to buy accessories, as I have heard aftermarket suppliers are close to distributing them. I paid 10,100.00 out the door for a 2011 base model delivered. I also bought tracks not from JD but from another site, they were delivered to my house for 3561.00 It is really easy to add an additional 2-5K in accessories.

[landscaper]

NICE!! I can not wait for pictures!!!

Are they Tatou? tracks if so...which kind of Tatou

[perchking]

Yes they are tatou 4s all season pods. I already received them, they wont go on until the snow flies. My wife just texted me and told me the gator just got delivered so now I need to finish the day at work and drive 2hrs to see it up north

[perchking]

My wife just send me a text with a pic sorry for such poor quality. the tatou 4s tracks will be installed for winter. Can wait until i get home to see it...

The reason I ordered bench seating

[Dave S]

Looking forward to a full review.

[hawkeye43]

Will you pull trailers and fishhouses for us????

[perchking]

I tell you what I am in love with that gator. I am not a guy who buys a lot of new toys, don't get me wrong I have plenty of them but I am a person who likes to look for a good deal which typically means buying used. So needless to say I am pretty excited, it still has that new gator smell:). The only thing so far I am not crazy about is the small gas tank, why did they only put a 5.5 gallon tank on that thing? Other than that I might toss on the tracks in the next few weeks just go I can get them set up for quicker installation come next winter.

Now I need to get some accessories for the Gator, being it is a brand new model the prices are still high but I need a windshield and a roof soon.

More to come in the next few weeks.

PK

[landscaper]

sounds good!!! can not wait for the pictures......I hear there is an extra $800 now on gators?

[perchking]

$800 off? Not sure but it wouldn't surprise me with my luck... One thing I saw while looking to buy this, was make sure you read the fine print on what offers are currently out there. I paid cash so I didn't have worry about financing, but if it were 0% for 36 months it would have been foolish of me to pay it off early. When you read it says, 0% of 2011 Gators and in the small print, "EXCLUDES XUV" which is what I got.

[fishtrapgirl]

Yes, the 2011 XUV 825i's are $800 off, but only during the month of May. I think it's time to get one. Going next week to price them out at a couple different dealers around here.

[landscaper]

PerchKing

ANy update on how the new gator is??

ALSO how are your tires holding up??

with trade.....for green/yellow with brush gaurd and bed dump tall seats and stock steel rims for $5500..?? MAYBE plus $800 off not sure i was on a cell phone kinda didnt hear him.

good deal?

[perchking]

Well so far I only have 27 miles on it or 4.7hrs. It is really a nice ride, I am not a guy who does any trail riding, but it sure is nice to jump on that gator and head to the back 40. The only negative comments I have is the gas tank is way to small, I mean 5 gallons what is up with that? Also ever accessory for this thing seems like it is over $500, I cant wait until aftermarket accessories hit the shelves.

Other than that I love the ride and just with stock tires I am more than happy with it's performance.

[fishtrapgirl]

We did end up buying a new 825i last week. Got one that is completely decked out-alloy wheels with Bighorn Maxxis 2.0 tires, front and rear brush guards, guards around the front fenders and around the sides of the box, power lift on the box, rear OPS screen, bed liner and mat, tailight protectors, and floor mats. Extremely happy with the deal we got. So far we have put about 90 miles on it. Used it around home doing yard work and took one trail ride with it on Sunday. Can't believe how smooth it rode. Very, very impressed with it. Can't wait to haul some firewood with it this fall and hopefully a big whitetail buck or two.

[landscaper]

sounds good!!

Isnt there a "package" that has the bed liner and bed mat and something like tail light protecters

Hows the MPG?? if i get one might drive it to work (MAYBE)

ALso hows my deal sound to you guys

[fishtrapgirl]

Yes, several of the accessories are grouped in "packages". The tail light protectors and the bed liner are in the Deluxe Cargo Box package, the power lift on the box, the front brush guard, the front fender guards, and the rubber floor mats are in the Power & Protection Package, and the rear brush guard, cargo box fender guards, and the bed mat are in the Rear Protection Package. We were going to get just a base model to start with, but when we priced it decked out with everything above it was only $2000 more out the door than what the dealer quoted us for a base price. I just don't think we could go wrong. They even filled the gas tank for us, even though I have to agree with perchking the gas tank does seem a little small. To be honest when we buy something like this gas mileage is not a concern so we haven't checked it and probably never will. It's for work around our property and for a little bit of trail riding, so it doesn't matter to us. As far as your trade, sorry, can't help you there because I have no idea what your stuff would be worth. I feel that you rarely come out good on a trade, so it's always better to sell your stuff outright. The 825's are $800 off this month, which helped too. Good luck with a decision. It's hard to beat a John Deere product, so if you do get one I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

[landscaper]

thanks

Yea I understand selling stuff yourself is better, and you might get a better deal.

I Asked about trade value on my rhino and 6x4 gator together and it was way less than what this dealer said for JUST my rhino.....plus the gator is older and what not but it SOUNDED good to me for my rhino...( I think)

Just got to think about it alittle more i guess.......