New 2012 John Deere Gator??

[gatorrhett]

Does anyone know of any changes coming to the 2012 gators? My local dealers says thing will know something by the 15 of August? Just wondering if anyone know's of any changes

[Rob]

Power steering???

[gatorrhett]

Lets hope so along with a few other updates would be nice.

[calif.33]

calif.33
How about just installing a 19 inch steering wheel that would take care of the hard steering problem

[Deepwoods]

calif.33
How about just installing a 19 inch steering wheel that would take care of the hard steering problem

With my belly a larger steering wheel could replace the seat belt :)

[dusty620]

I vote for tilt steering and more legroom.

[ncbowhnter]

I heard from a dealer that the only thing that will probably change is the price..^^^^^^?

[eghatchin]

I work for a Deere dealer and there is a new model coming out called the 850i, but know one seems to know anything about it yet

[ncbowhnter]

Either way, the wait is killing me. I keep going back and forth whether to go ahead and get the 2011 or just keep waiting for the 2012 to see what they come out with. I almost went and ordered one yesterday to get the 5.9% for 60 months, but I am glad I didn't since now they have 2.9% for 60 months. My little boy got quite the goose egg on his head yesterday so I ended up taking him to the doctor instead. Maybe it was a sign that I should wait for the 2012?

[GatorMover]

Man, what a tough crowd! JD just gave us a 50hp 44mph unit and you still want more? LOL! .... I would like to see an upgrade in cabin area ergonomics. As has been mentioned, legroom, tilt wheel - PS I can go either way. AC option for the glass cab - The really large guys do not fit well. I just sold one recently to one of my Big Meat friends- he ordered the high back buckets, moved front of the bed back into the bed, repositioned the seats and modified the steering wheel positioning. Now it's like sitting in a Lincoln with the seat back for me, but fits him well.

[purplewg]

I'm think I need one of those NASCAR A/C's. I have seen several down here that folks have made out of coolers. They fill a cooler with ice, mount a 12 volt fan in it and run a hose out of the cooler up to another fan mounted on the roof. Not ice cold but on super hot days it feels like it. Then again you would have to own an ice factory.:Ysnd:

[JakeJD]

3 New models:

Gator RSX - High performance, smaller than the current XUV (think Polaris RZR competetion)
XUV 550 - Budget/Value 4x4, 2 seater
XUV 550 S4 - Same as above, but 4 seater

[gatorrhett]

Are they still making the 825i do you know of any new options like powersteering or anything else?

[pcbunn]

Get us the details on exactly what your friend did to get the extra leg room. What did you mean when you said, "moved front of the bed back into the bed"? How did he reposition the seats and modify the steering wheel position?

[JakeJD]

Are they still making the 825i do you know of any new options like powersteering or anything else?

I can't imagine the 825i would be changed up much, its been a great seller. I would like to see a special edition color like all black or silver.

I think the power steering will finally be ready for 2012. It was first introduced in 2010 and delayed till 2011 but still hasn't arrived...I bet they have the problems worked out by now.

From what I see in the other pics about the 4 seater Gator, it looks like a solid rear axle (maybe borrowed from the HPX but with 4 bolt hubs), smallish bed like the CX gator, and I'm not sure about the engine. If the model number still relates to the displacement, it'll be around 550cc's, but I don't know of a Kawasaki V-twin near that size. I would have guessed they'd use the 675cc Gator TX engine.

I haven't seen any pics of the RSX...no other details yet either.