TEST RIDE: 2015 John Deere Gator 825i

Dirt Trax Television Co-Host Luke Lester evaluates one of our favourite side-x-side vehicles - John Deere's Gator 825i featuring a 3-cylinder Chery-built motor and a list of cool features.

[cwirtz]

My grandparents have had one for 2 years and they are great all around. They haven't had a single break down and the winch you can mount on the front or the back is very handy.

[DeepSouthHomestead]

Now thats one fine ride.That would do a great job on my homestead helping us with all our chores.Thanks for the video.

[MrAmeyk]

very nice ride of gator 825i..Awesome and very sturdy!

[Gooooch]

I like the sound of the three cylinder engine. Has a nice raspy sound that a straight 6 would have.

[jbbakerstein]

Has dirt tracks ever released a bad review on anything?

[calebgovan]

Can you do a review on the kubota rtv x900

[markwalker]

I've posted before and was thankful for your response. how is the vehicle handling long term any response will be greatly appreciated thank you in advance

[happynow]

My Gator 850i RSX was finally fixed by JohnDeere, props to them for standing behind their equipment!!!! The new clutch install was a first for them. WARNING: the breakdown was NOTHING like the book, even in their book, lol so don't do it yourself if yours goes out!!!.. they had to order a special tool from JD to get it done.. and drop lower frame!!! wow major work.. but, now, it is very enjoyable to ride in, doesn't overheat anymore. Now the real ride issues I have, 1. it will fry your legs like a freaking egg!! Really hot, it gets super hot and shoots the heat directly onto your legs.. so jeans might be a good idea, it was very uncomfortable... very, if your not hitting cold mud, lol.. 2. real design oddity, I noticed this last cleaning... the front trunk with a gasket on it, as if to keep something dry.. will not work, it has holes inside the box, inside seal through the fuse panels? lol Yes, they stuck a gasket on the hood, put the fuse panel and main pc in there.. and you can look THROUGH the wire hook up to the ground? odd.. I still only have done really light mudding, and you see the front had flooded? so don't put anything that can not get wet up front... 3. Gas gauge is not accurate, we only filled it maybe 4 times so far, so take a can lol, 4. This is loud, so get a helmet and ear plugs, it is louder than the ones with more power, oddly enough? 5. every time I wash it, fog shows up in headlamps and digital display.. prob going to be an issue down the road. Besides that, we think it's solid. The power is better with new clutch, so we are thankful in the end to JD, and will be riding again soon!! #johndeererocksagain #johndeere850iRSX

[TheCamaro]

glad you are doing different sxs's. My dad is fixing to get one in the next couple of months. He was looking at Mahindra's for some reason they terrible but I havent seen anything about them.

[markwalker]

and is the 860I the same for wheel well position?

[StuZuk]

Thanks for the video.  i will have to go test drive one.  I like many people have sold my atvs and am gravitating to the sxs market.  I seems like a crossover type of sxs, just what I am looking for.  Sure everyone likes high speed machines, but as you said, trail riding, that 60+ top speed doesn't make much difference.  An enclosed cab would be a nice aftermarket item for this also.  Be great for deer season and many other things.

[StuZuk]

I like the idea of the wrap around bumpers. Great feature actually for JD for saving your fenders. I'm looking to trade for one of these or the newest single row seat Kawasaki Mule Pro FX. I may be wrong, but I believe both models the JD 825i and Mule Pro utilize the same engine? I have a like new 2013 Kubota 1120d with an all position 72" Curtis plow and other extra's. It went really cheap for what I was getting so I bought it two yrs. ago at an estate auction. While great on fuel the inline 3 diesel in the Kubota is only 24.5hp and 50lb. ft. of torque. It is very slow in other words, but does plow the snow for me very well. We use it in my son's and mines business for tons of things. Speeds of 25mph aside my big gripe with Kubota is its shifting gears. They really need to refine that system. Being basically a hydrostatic tractor, then add in a separate shiftable L, H N R transmission and the high pressure from the hydro makes shifting very hard to do at times. It is supposed to release pressure when you push the foot brake via a cable to the hydro in the back. It only works about half the time....Its either a big waiting game and pushing the brake pedal as hard as you can. Or just shut off the engine completely and then shift it to neutral. It needs a start in gear feature as well. Kubota is coming out with a new RTV this year with I believe has a parallel twin engine made by Subaru and of course a gas engine. I think the Kubota concept and diesel is a tough well made machine. Fix the shifting woes, , , I'm not alone, , , and simply add a turbo to that great little inline 3 Kubota diesel to give it good acceleration. Bad acceleration is not your friend for trailriding. I don't have to tell you guys that..Thanks for the video..Gotta see what kind of trade in JD would give me, and find out if there is a way to put a 2" receiver hitch onto a JD or Kawasaki Pro to hook up my Curtis elec/hydraulic plow. Oh, , , the dump bed on the Kubota is fantastic having its own hydro pump separate from the transmission..sorry for the long post. I hope to see you guys test more machines like these as they are what most people really need or want over most high speed racing/trail models..for me at least.

[ludwigvanosselaer]

I have a question : can I compare a gator 825i with a quad for making off road trips ?
For exemple with a yamaha Grizzly 350 4WD.
I would think that a gator must be better .
Please your opinion.

[neilb]

I'm sure you mean 75amp alternator not 75 watt right?

[Vntci]

DAYM THIS IS GOOD.i waiting for money from E.union for fruit growing and will take one of theese.very much like them :)

[joshlengkeek]

Not anything about the exhaust note haha, I think they sound pretty cool

[ddnmd]

if you guy's like this why not do a review on the new mule pro fxt? ! it has the same motor. I would like to know what you think about it. I have a 2015 mule pro and it does play and work fairly well.

[markwalker]

how tall are you and how is the foot space with the wheel well location im 6'6"

[kolbybecker]

I have a question to we just ordered one and how long does it take to get it??

[JacksonPolyp]

What are the engine hours/odometer miles that you can put on this model?