Which is better Yamaha rhino or hawaski mule?

Answer 1

if you like to go fast and pull things and do stuff around the farm and go up the dunes in the sand and have a lot more accesories than the Yamaha rhino is for you and the kawaski mule is for older people who like to go as fast as a turtle and all it is good for is putting up fence, the Yamaha rhino was the first side by side and factories have been trying to compete with it, the only the close to it is the polaris rzr but it can't out pull the rhino, and the rzr can only go fast, and the rzr all of its things like the transmission and stuff is really hard to get to because you have to unloosen bolts and stuff , very complicated. GO RHINO

The Kawasaki Mule is great for just utility purposes around your home, but when it comes to offroad use the Mule isn't even close of a match. The downside to the rhino for utility use is the rhino's rear axle is locked which makes turning on lawns and other delicate surfaces bad since both rear tires spin at the same speed which tears up grass and other soft surfaces. However, if your going to be using your UTV for utility, hunting, offroad trails, etc. the rhino is the best machine out there. The true 4WD capabilities of the Rhino are unmatched by any other machine on the market. The rhino has the ability to be ran in 2WD with just the rear wheels receiving power, a push of a button allows 4WD limited slip for more traction in light offroad or pulling situations, and with another flip of a switch cover and push of a button you get true completely locked front and rear axles in 4WD for maximum pulling power and traction. Other systems rely on cables or other mechanical means which over time wear out or become lose and never fully engage the locking mechanism in the differential. Then with the RZR you get 2WD or AWD with something called a viscous coupler device which is supposed to lock the front wheels together to create a locking differential but one wheel has to be spinning in order for this device to work which means you have to get stuck or lose traction before you can gain traction, not exactly very confident about that one.

Back to the Kawasaki Mule. yes, it has a little higher towing capacity according to the manufacturer, but after watching a few videos and finding out you have to tow and haul in low range to keep from destroying the drive belt in the CVT transmission that gives the mule a thumbs down for me. The only CVT transmission on the market right now that has a constant belt tension is the CVT found in the Yamaha Rhino and other automatic transmission in other Yamaha ATV's such as the Grizzly. There is very minimal belt slippage in the CVT's in Yamaha machines, giving them the ability to tow in low or high range at maximum payloads. The rhino is also easier to get parts and accessories aftermarket than the Kawasaki Mules.

The top speed of the Mule is 25mph and the top speed of the rhino is 42mph stock. Aftermarket kits are available for the rhino to get top speeds over 55mph. 42MPH is fast enough for me but the 25mph top speed of the Mule doesn't help at all when your in nasty trail conditions where you need speed and momentum to keep moving the mule bogs down and will get stuck while the rhino with its 4WD capabilities will pull the mule and itself out of that situation time and time again.

I bought the rhino without even driving it because I owned a Yamaha Grizzly 450 ATV before and knew of its capabilities and knew of the legendary Yamaha reputation for reliability.

The downfall of Yamaha as with most brands of ATV/UTV the service parts can get expensive, don't know about Kawasaki as I've never owned or worked on one or any other brand. I've driven the Mule, the Gator, and the Ranger, and none of them are as capable as the Rhino for overall utility use.