No, but I always have the gator running when I use it. I would think with extended use and not having the Gator running it would put a pretty good drain on the battery.
Nice video! How reliable has this machine been for you? Any problems? I really like this model gator, but the reviews online were mostly horror stories of parking brake failures, shocks leaking oil, etc. My wife and I looked at one of these in person recently and the machine appears well built. I have a hard time understanding why it has such bad reviews online? I just thought I’d ask cause I’d like to know how reliable and trouble free it is before I buy. Thanks!
So far mine has been trouble free. I've only had it for about 6 months, but everything is working as it should. Nothing is leaking. I park it in my garage and I would notice even the slightest leak. The only thing I have noticed with the parking brake is that it is mounted very close to the plastic encasement and if you don't press it straight down it can make contact with edge and not disengage. So far though, I have no reason to not highly recommend this machine as a great work/play combo.
Did you install the hand held winch switch
No. I mostly use this for a snow plow, so I wanted an easily accessible switch from the drivers seat. So I rewired it for the rocker switch.
Nice job. Do you have any problems with the winch draining your battery?
No, but I always have the gator running when I use it. I would think with extended use and not having the Gator running it would put a pretty good drain on the battery.
Nice video! How reliable has this machine been for you? Any problems? I really like this model gator, but the reviews online were mostly horror stories of parking brake failures, shocks leaking oil, etc. My wife and I looked at one of these in person recently and the machine appears well built. I have a hard time understanding why it has such bad reviews online? I just thought I’d ask cause I’d like to know how reliable and trouble free it is before I buy. Thanks!
So far mine has been trouble free. I've only had it for about 6 months, but everything is working as it should. Nothing is leaking. I park it in my garage and I would notice even the slightest leak. The only thing I have noticed with the parking brake is that it is mounted very close to the plastic encasement and if you don't press it straight down it can make contact with edge and not disengage. So far though, I have no reason to not highly recommend this machine as a great work/play combo.
Thanks for the information!