The Kawasaki “Mule” series utility vehicles are well suited to support handling activities in livestock farms, in the wine-growing sector, in horticultural and floricultural businesses as well as in agritourism and riding stables. This is thanks to their high levels of robustness and versatility that allow them to be used even in spaces that are difficult to access and on steep slopes
From livestock farms to wineries, to horticultural and horticultural businesses. Without forgetting agritourism and riding stables. The application areas where so-called utility vehicles can find space are as wide and varied as ever, versatile and easy to handle vehicles with a clear off-road setting that at an agricultural level are well suited to support the movement of people and goods, especially where the environments are characterized by limited space or steep slopes and therefore difficult to access for traditional vehicles.
A niche market segment, let’s be clear, but one that is taking on growing commercial importance in Europe in the wake of the success achieved by this category of vehicles in the most advanced agricultural contexts such as the United States, for example.
It is no coincidence that the Kawasaki “Mule” series utility range was born in the United States in the 1980s from the analysis and interpretation of handling needs in specific situations, a product line that has progressively evolved over the years to now be offered in five different basic models that find in the “Mule Pro-Dx” and “Mule Pro-Dtx” versions the most suitable offers for Italian and, more generally, European application needs.
Common to both vehicles is the robust steel structure, which ensures operational safety even in the most extreme environments, and the powertrain, created by coupling a three-cylinder Kawasaki diesel engine with a one-liter displacement calibrated to 24 horsepower of maximum power with a continuously variable transmission with two mechanical ranges. Therefore, there is no problem in tackling even the roughest or most rugged terrain, also thanks to the presence of independent suspension on all four wheels and the possibility of electrically activating the four-wheel drive and the rear differential lock with a button.
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This ensures that you can travel in complete safety even at maximum speed, 50 kilometres per hour where permitted by the Code, an objective which is also greatly supported by the presence of a disc brake system that ensures reduced stopping distances regardless of the load and people on board. A 1,363 mm wide and 1,68 mm deep tilting platform is in fact designed for moving materials, while padded benches are used for transporting people, one on the “Mule Pro-Dx” model and two on the “Mule Pro-Dtx” version, which can accommodate two and four passengers respectively.
In the latter case, the platform obviously has a halved depth, although if two additional seats are not needed, the platform can be restored to its maximum extension in just one minute thanks to the “Trans Cab” system which integrates a sliding load wall in the platform itself so as to allow for simple and immediate transformation even for just one person.
Title: Kawasaki Mule Pro Dx-Dtx, public utility agricultural machinery
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