I've had good luck with my machine. Use it every day around the place. I always pull the choke and immediately push in when I start. Engine will start immediately every time.

Just a darn good utility machine. I pull a huge spreader with it, spray with a 35 gallon boom sprayer, and pull a manure spreader with it.

Also went four wheelin with it one time with my cousins, and tore both front fenders off of it. I had such a ball it was worth it though

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2007 Polaris 500 X2<BR>2006 Kawasaki Mule 610<BR>Nitrous Injected Dump Truck<BR>1200hp 96 Impala SS Road Racer<BR>WalMart Mountain bike<BR>3dogs, 10 cats, 22 ducks, 5 rabbits, 1 horse and my 300 lb wife who bitches at me constantly

yup, the kawasaki mules are a great reliable machine. NOt the best trail riders but heck of a good machine.

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04 green Kawasaki Prairie 360 4x4<BR>Maier Handgaurds<BR>2500 pound warn winch w/fairleed<BR>Quad boss front storage box<BR>EPI Black secondary spring<BR>48 in warn plow<BR>2 55 watt driving lights full length Ricochet skid plate<BR>25 inch deep lug mudlights<BR>kawasaki a-arm guards<BR>costom scratches

Funny you talk about not good trail riders. Before I bought my Polaris X2 my cousins came to visit and wanted me to ride some trails in the Arkansas hills. I took my mule on some trails that they couldn't believe. I actually climbed one hill that none of the other ATV's could climb except one, and that was a can am 800.

Problem was is that it was a little wide when the trail would lean from one side to the other. The roof would catch on the trees, so was a real pain. I tore off both front fenders, but to be honest it was worth it. I had a blast and it was the only machine that I had to go four wheelin with.

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2007 Polaris 500 X2<BR>2006 Kawasaki Mule 610<BR>Nitrous Injected Dump Truck<BR>1200hp 96 Impala SS Road Racer<BR>WalMart Mountain bike<BR>3dogs, 10 cats, 22 ducks, 5 rabbits, 1 horse and my 300 lb wife who bitches at me constantly

Check out utiltyoffroad.com

There is more a Mule population there. It looks a little lonely here.

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05 BRUTE FORCE 650 CAMO 4X4
26X10-12 Mud Lites up front
26X12-12 Mud Lites in back
2X18s of Budlight on the back (for traction)
DYNA CDI
EPI Gold Primary
EPI Black Secondary
K&N Filter
*Soon to come FMF Utility Slip-On and Jetting*

Some people say Kawasaki Mules are the worst vehicles ever while I am thinking about how many other companies make a UV with a second row seat that converts to create a larger box.

As an owner of a Mule Trans4x4, I'm in the "worst vehicle ever" camp. I thnk Polaris just came out with a vehicle with 2nd row bench seats. At my first opportunity, I'll sell my Mule and go with Polaris.

Kawasaki sucks

What ever dude!!!! I guess if you get a lemon on your first try with a polaris, you will say the same thing. Then you will try a yamaha and if you get a lemon, the same thing...etc....etc..........etc........all brands.

Maybe you should make your own quad and when it is a lemon, you can say you suck. Get real dude, each manufacture will have lemons every once in a while. It is called living in a physical imperfect world.

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1. 1970's Kmart BIG WHEEL - cool
2. 1982 honda 200s
3. 1994 yamaha timberwolf 250 4x4
4. 1997 honda recon 250 2x4
5. 2004 kawasaki 700 prairie 4x4
6. 2005 kawasaki 750 brute force 4x4
7. 2007 polaris sportsman 800efi X2 DLX

"Can you feel that V-TWIN power???"

Christians aren't perfect, just sinners saved by grace.

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything."

A very mature reply 700vtwinman. As you have followed my post relaying concerns about the Mule in a couple of places, I'm guessing you are not exactly unbiased. Perhaps someone with a vested interest Yanaha? If so, then I wouldn't be in the least surpirsed as this is exactly the kind of response I received from Kawasaki in trying to resolve this issue.

Yes, I understand this is am imperfect world and that every manufacturer will occasionally put out a lemon. Had this issue been quickly and satisfctorily resolved, then you would never have seen a post on this board from me....at least nothing negative. On the contrary, I would have gone out of my way to priase Kawasaki for standing behind their product and superior customer service. As is happens though, my experience was very negative. The dealer tried to shift responsibility to the manufacturere, the manufacturer tried to pass responsibility to the dealer, and all the while that everyone was pointing at someone else, I was getting contradictory reports from the service department about what exaclty the problem was.

In the end, the service department as changed the rings,, honed the cylinders, and told me to cross my fingers and hope that this solves the problem.

Bottom line is that when I pay thousands of dollars to buy a consumer good, I expect BOTH the dealer and manufacturer to stand behind my purchase. This has been my experience with cars, and with boats.....do you, think there is some reasaon things should be differnt with a UTV?

our mule 3010 will go almost anywhere and haul anything...

i did get it stuck in a swomp... all the way at the other rnd while trying to turn... im surprised it got that far.... it does great in normal mud though....

every-other day we load it full of firewood and make it hit the bumpstops.... it will haul it everyday... and the only problem we have had in the past 350 hours was a emergency brake cable sticking.... oh and the mud flaps get torn off easy..

does anybody else have the clanking when going into gear?

Very happy with the product... the dealer however is arrogent, rude, and very unprofessional... he told us he diddnt even want out business and that he was doing US a favor... so we left... we drove right to the polaris dealer where we were treated with respect and like a paying customer.... i bought my quad from them....

kawasaki has lost me as a customer.... they are the only dealer in a 30 minute drive from me.... once the mule is gone so will i....

and my uncle works for them... kind of sad...

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2007 polaris sportsman 500 HO, stealth black, with winch

Edited: 03/10/2008 at 08:02 PM by shorse