This means the ride quality stays the same and the ground clearance remains unaffected.
#KUBOTA SIDEKICK FULL#
As you look at the machine as it sits on a flat surface with nothing in the machine, that ride height, front to back doesn’t change when you load the machine to its full 1,000-pound capacity in the cargo bed. Here’s the impressive part of the suspension action, and something Kubota is very proud about, as they should be. The ride is very utility like, and actually on the plusher side for this type of machine. The Kubota Sidekick has ample travel on all four corners and is fully independent, allowing the system to adapt to terrain as you move along. Being a utility machine, the amount of travel is far less important that the quality of that travel while under load. One stat we can’t give you, and one that is normally important, is the suspension travel. About the last thing you’d want to do is be driving along under load and have the steering feel sketchy. This gives you the right amount of steering assist at all times while providing enough feedback to keep your confidence levels high while driving.
The electronic power steering continuously self-adjusts to drive configuration and speed. You can also drop back into two-wheel drive should the conditions fit. The system is set up to provide you with optimal control and traction under full load and in any condition you can find. Mated to the transmission performance is the switchable full-time, four-wheel drive. Even under load, the engine braking is solid. We know from years of testing various utility machines that engine braking performance is hard to achieve, but Kubota seems to have done their homework here. Kubota was going for a longer belt life and increased engine braking performance, again two things that are important to utility work and performance in the field.
The Sidekick runs through a CVT system that has a one-way clutch and a continuous tension cogged CVT belt and a fully-sealed CVT cover. Farming and other serious outdoor work doesn’t wait for the weather to clear up. Adding to the reliability side of the Sidekick is a fully-sealed starter system for reliable engine starts in any condition. This works well with certain tasks like plowing, or other jobs where engine speed is critical. The motor is fed by electronic fuel injection and there is a cool Idle Speed Control system that helps control the engine speeds at lower RPMs. When you have to scoot across the ranch to get the job done, or when lunchtime is calling you, you’ll appreciate the extra speed built into the Sidekick. That may not seem like a lot in the day and age we live in now, but it is, especially when you look at the competition, like the John Deere Gator 825i, which has a similar top speed. When you want to go faster, the Sidekick will reach speeds up to 40mph. What Kubota was shooting for was a gas engine that pumps out the torque of a diesel at slower speeds, but had the upper end to handle a quicker ride. What’s more impressive is the torque the motor produces, with a greater emphasis on the lower-end power of the curve. The Sidekick runs on an 851cc liquid-cooled, DOHC twin-cylinder engine that produces 48 horsepower at 5,750rpm. So it is very intriguing that Kubota released a new machine with a gas engine. A diesel engine has a ton of torque and can run forever. Their previous UTVs seem to have more in common with tractors than other UTVs out there. Kubota machines have always had the reputation of being diesel-powered, slower and rugged. Kubota knows that this is their wheelhouse and they don’t stray, at least not yet. Some people like to go fast, but everyone has a job to do. While the sport machines get the press and the sometimes heated discussions on the internet, or around the campfire, if you go to the dealerships and ask what machines they need to have on the sales floor, you’re going to hear the word “utility” a lot. Every aspect of the machine is designed for getting the job done. Like all the other Kubota UTVs out on the market, the Sidekick is a work machine. So when Kubota announced an all-new machine in the RTV-XG850 Sidekick, we took notice.īefore we get rolling along here, you need to know something about this new machine. The company’s UTVs are familiar sights at farms, work sites and municipalities. They produce some of the hardest working UTVs out there as well.
They are one of the largest manufacturers of smaller tractors in the world. If you think about the Kubota brand, many will think first about tractors and with good reason.
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