atv mileage?

[Hayguy]

asked the question about atv gas mileage a month back, and have done some of my own tests

honda 300 fourtrax 22.5 miles to 1 imperial gallon

93 suzuki tracker 29.1 miles to 1 imperial gallon

93 mazda 2 whl drive pu truck 34 miles to the imperial gal.

the honda is sure handy for some things but i really did expect better mileage

most of the driving was done just around the place checking cows, fencing etc.

 

[cowsense]

Your post got me to wondering too; my Yamaha 450 quad was only getting about 45-50 miles a tank through calving.....brutal conditions. Now I have to find my manual & see how much fuel it holds........ maybe I don't wanta know! :?

 

[burnt]

Our Honda Foreman gets about 20 mpg. doing nothing but short runs here and there around the farm. Lately it has been temperamental to keep running at an idle.

 

[John SD]

hayguy, the thing is your test need to be done running the same vehicles through the same course at the same time to be accurate.

I bet the sidekick and pickup had some leisurely road miles included in their test, while the Honda was stuck with the low speed grunt work.

 

[LazyWP]

I KNOW for a fact that my Sidekick gets better mileage then my Kawasaki Prairie 360 4-wheeler.The Sidekick does all the pasture work, while the 4-wheeler gets to run back and forth. Best I have ever gotten with the 4 wheeler is 14.3 mpg. The Sidekick month after month is running 15-18mpg. The Sidekick hasn't seen the highway in 3 month.

 

[Hayguy]

both the mazda and tracker were tested just around the place, with the longest run being no more than a couple of miles. the tracker gets lots of stop and go action as i use it a lot for gopher shooting, it also pulls an old tent trailer with my shooting bench. it makes for a pretty good ute, checking cows, fencing etc. all with a cab and heater, much appreciated after this last winter. our imperial gallon is larger than yours therefor the slightly better mileage

 

[Northern Rancher]

The saddle horses get about a week to the bushel lol. I've never measured what the ranch ATV's get but I know when we were guiding under some tough conditions they seemed to burn a fair amount then.