The Benefits of UTVs
Utility terrain vehicles, also known as UTVs or side-by-sides, have become indispensable in many industries in recent years. They offer many benefits due to the number of different ways they can be used. These vehicles are compact and capable of going off-road with their high ground clearances and rugged tires, and they can transport anywhere from two to six people at once, along with some cargo.
Interstate Cycles, located in Lake City, is your Florida UTV dealer. Here are just a few of the many benefits of UTVs so you can decide if they’re the right off-road vehicle option for you!
For Construction Work
If you go on a construction site, you’ll undoubtedly see someone driving a UTV. You can use a UTV to transport workers and their tools across a muddy lot without anyone having to slog through the muck. UTVs can also have trailers hitched up to them for hauling loose materials like sand, gravel or debris. And you can even sometimes hitch a tool of some kind up to your UTV so it can help you with the actual construction work, too!
As a Street-Legal Vehicle
Did you know that your UTV can be modified to be street-legal? In some jurisdictions, you can modify a UTV with certain upgrades like lights that will make it legal to drive on paved roads. You can also drive it on tarmacs, in warehouses or around a residential complex. Some people use them for transport within gated communities, like retirement homes.
As Hunting Transport
While you can’t legally hunt from a UTV, you can certainly pack it up and drive it out to your blind. Your UTV can be used to get you to your hunting grounds. Load up the UTV with your camping gear, weapons and ammunition and your other supplies and head out into the wilderness. Use the winch on your UTV to lug your game out of a ditch before dressing it and haul your prize home with the cargo bay.
For Surveying Property
Got a lot of ground to cover and don’t want to walk the full length and breadth of your property? Get behind the wheel of your UTV and drive to wherever it is you need to be. Whether you’re scoping out land for building a barn, house or other structure or just keeping an eye on things, your UTV is a great vehicle to own if you have a large piece of land.
To Build a Fence
Maybe your property is surrounded by a large fence and it’s in some disrepair. Never fear! Your UTV can get you and your tools out to mend your fence. You can even build a fence by mounting a wire unroller to your UTV and driving slowly along the perimeter of your property to unspool the wire before anchoring it into place.
For Landscaping
Anyone who owns a landscaping business should consider having at least one UTV in their lawn-care arsenal. A UTV can tow seedlings, bushes, saplings, paving stones and soil around the lawn so you can get everything arranged. Attach a mower deck to the front of your UTV to keep your lawn well-manicured. Take your workers and their tools across a piece of property without doing damage to the turf. UTVs are indispensable landscaping vehicles.
These are just a few of the many benefits of UTVs. Visit our dealership in Lake City to check out our vast inventory of new and used UTVs for sale. We even provide financing options to help you get the UTV you want. Interstate Cycles proudly serves the cities of Jacksonville and Gainesville, FL.