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The John Deere Gator is a family of small all-terrain utility vehicles.A box bed is similar to a pickup truck in function.The bed can be used as a dump body.There are either four, five or six wheels on the John Deere Gator.The Gator line of vehicles are designed to serve on farms, worksites, and ranches, rather than as a pure off-road vehicle.It is possible to order with specific features.The three- or five-wheel John Deere AMTs were replaced in 1992.[3]

The 341cc (0.341 L) four-stroke engines found in lawn mowers are used in the Gator vehicles.The continuously variable transmission uses a belt and a conical pulley system.They don't need a clutch or gear shifts to operate.Snow plows, sanders and gun racks are available for the Gator.The maximum capacity is 600 lbs.Conventional means such as towing a trailer would prove dangerous or troublesome if you were to load the size of the AMT into the back of a pickup truck.The design of the first and second all-material transporters were easy to maintain and fix.

John Deere has several lines within the Gator family of vehicles.The series are Traditional, High Performance, Compact, and XUV.The Trail Gator is an off-road vehicle that is olive in color to better serve recreational and sporting uses.The Turf Gator is designed to serve golf courses.The U.S. uses a militarized variant of the M-Gator.The Army.[3]

The second generation of the original Gator is called the Traditional Series.[3]

The original Gator is larger than the HPX Series Gators and is designed for heavier-duty use.[3][2]

The Compact Series Gators were introduced in 2004.They are not targeted at commercial customers.[3][2]

The Gator XUV 4x4 was introduced as a more extreme-use Gator in 2007.These models are used in the industry and are often set up with snow plows.The model has either gasoline or diesel engine choices.