how are your 825i working for water and deep mud with exposed alternator belt

[fire gator]

looking into gator for fire dept usage as grass fire rig in the marshes will also be used as med unit for bike and snowmobile trails also if farmer or hunter gets hurt off the beaten path. thinking this a better built then polaris ranger or honda big red need u owners to help guide me options that u also suggest

[WOEII]

Check out our member (Off Road ResQ, aka Mike Brady)

Here are a couple of his latest threads here. If anyones got this covered it's him. :Chers:

http://johndeeregatorforum.com/forum/showthread.php?10459-JOHN-DEERE-amp-CO.-Supports-Farm-and-ATV-UTV-Safety-amp-Rescue-in-Kentucky

http://johndeeregatorforum.com/forum/showthread.php?10660-An-old-1999-Gator-TH-6X4-begins-a-new-life-as-a-Fire-Rescue-vehicle!

[Off Road ResQ]

Hello Fire Gator,

While I have flooded out many times on ATVs and a UTV (or three), unfortunately, I don't have first hand experience with the water crossing or extreme mud handling characteristics of the 2011 Gator 825i XUV. However, if you haven't checked out this video from Deere's engineers, you might be surprised at how they designed this beast.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/HO/category/ho_gatorho.html

We in the emergency services world don't operate our off-road utility vehicles at the speeds these guys do. So, I can't imagine the Gator 825i XUV will do anything but perform exceptionally well during off road emergency responses when outfitted with a FireLite Fire/Rescue insert, or a MedLite EMS/Rescue insert. For more on these, check them out at: http://www.eeresq.com/id19.html .