Utility task/terrain vehicles or UTVs, also known as side-by-sides, have become indispensable in a variety of industries, including agriculture. Many small and large farms alike have at least one UTV on their grounds because these vehicles are compact, powerful and capable of handling off-road terrain with ease. You can save wear and tear on your farm truck by handing over some of the tasks it used to accomplish to your UTV.
Curious to know more? Bright Power Sports in Lincoln Park is your Michigan UTV dealer. Here are just a few of the many ways that you can make use of a UTV on your farm!
Here in Michigan, we certainly get our fair share of heavy lake-effect snow during the long winter. For a farmer out on rural roads that might not get plowed by city snowplows, having your own means of clearing your driveway and the roads around your lands is of particular importance. Your UTV can be fitted easily with a snowplow attachment that makes clearing away snowfall a breeze.
Want to keep your animals in and mark the bounds of your land? Building a fence can be challenging if you don’t have the right tools, and a UTV proves very useful for this task. Not only can you load it up with your tools and equipment and drive quickly to the outer boundaries of your property in it, but you can also affix a wire unroller to the back of your UTV to spool out the fence foot by foot before fixing it into place.
If you’ve got a farm, chances are good you’ve got a lot of grass on it. And mowing a large tract of land with a small walk-behind mower is no picnic, especially during the hot and humid Michigan summers. Add a lawn-mowing attachment to your UTV and you’ll be able to conquer your grass in no time, keeping your land clean and manicured.
Got a wood-burning furnace or fireplace at home that you like to use in the wintertime? Instead of trying to drive a truck into the forest or carrying wood by hand, why not use your UTV to haul firewood instead? You’ll be able to get your wood cut and hauled much more quickly and easily, and a UTV can easily cross the challenging terrain of a forest without getting bogged down.
A disc plow or chisel plow can be hitched up to the rear of a UTV. This lets you cultivate your fields and prepare them for spring planting without a lot of back-breaking labor on your part. A harrow attachment can also be used to harrow the land efficiently.
Once you’ve plowed your land, you can add a spreader attachment to your UTV and start distributing seeds. You can fill in bald patches on your lawn with grass seed or sow your crop seeds quickly and easily. The spreader can help you apply fertilizer or spread sand over your land, too.
Need to herd your calves in so you can tag and vaccinate them? Your UTV can be fitted with a special metal enclosure that can “catch” those calves and separate them from the herd and their mothers for a few minutes so you can get them tagged and give them any shots. You won’t have to do the wrangling yourself on foot or horseback, so you’ll save time and energy!
Ready to check out some farm-friendly UTVs? Tour our website to see our great inventory of new and used UTVs for sale at our dealership in Lincoln Park, MI. We even provide financing options and can finance on bad credit, and we also do trade-ins. Bright Power Sports proudly serves the greater Detroit metropolitan area and all of Wayne County, MI.
