[carpetride]

I mentioned a month or so ago that I picked up a Mule for my uncle. I finally took a few shots of it next to my Ranger before we took it to him this past week. Two very different machines for different purposes IMO.

 

[deadlytedly]

good looking machines, thanks for pics !

 

[fiberguy]

Trent,
Thanks for posting the pictures, that's the best comparison photos I've every seen of the two machines. If you ever ride together post a write with a comparison. I've ridin in Mules before but never side by side and think that there must be a big difference in capabilties of the two machines trail riding.

 

[carpetride]

Thanks for the compliments. I doubt they will ever be together again, Ranger is still here in Missouri and the Mule went to Jackson, MS.

To be fair I drove it less than ten minutes, but it clearly felt smaller and the metal bed is something I would just destroy.

 

[Pops]

Nice pictures, thanks. But I don't know if the steel bed will tear up that easy. A guy at work just had his mother back into his Chevy truck bed with the tailgate of her mule and it didn't scratch the mule and did a $1000.00 worth of damage to the truck bed side.

 

[carpetride]

Well I was hauling concrete blocks over rough terrain yesterday--trying to get several irrigation crossings a little more solid before the corn gets too tall. I think I would have scratched the heck out of a metal bed with that alone not to mention everything else we throw in there. The plastic bed isn't perfect either but I probably need something that won't rust or need paint.

 

[mike65072]

The metal bed will scratch, but it is pretty tough. They sell bed mats and bed liners for mules, so scratching can be prevented. I had a 3010 gas mule and my bro-in-law currently has a 3010 diesel. Mules are very tough machines and are about the perfect size. I'd probably still have mine if they just went a little faster (25mph is about top speed)

 

[tmusic77]

I have a friend who has a mule at his lake house. I took my Ranger out there to play around and I smoked that mule all over the place. His mule even broke down out in the feild and I towed back with Ranger in reverse with my winch. It was funny,that mule didn't stand a chance!

 

[em42]

Good thoughts on mules....

 

[RANGERJACK]

The mules I have ridden in have been much rougher riding than the ranger. Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[want2beyounger]

Nice pics, thanks for posting.

 

[Ran]

Thanks for the pics, Trent. I'll take the Ranger[]

 

[seasonedsole]

Mules have their place, but my place has a Ranger.