John Deere Gator GS Electric vs. KUBOTA RTV500
A straight, spec-by-spec look for gator buyers across Ohio and Indiana. The numbers are only half the decision.
Is the John Deere Gator GS Electric right for you?
The Customer looking at the Gator GS Electric is usually someone who spends a lot of time on a property, farm, or campus where noise and fumes matter as much as getting work done. Maybe it's a golf course, a large estate, or a livestock operation where you're running the same routes every day and you'd rather not deal with fuel costs or exhaust around animals and people. The honest trade-off here is real: the Kubota RTV500 gives you a gas engine with four-wheel drive, which has its place in genuinely rough, unpredictable terrain. If you're deep in the mud every single day, that's worth a conversation. But for most buyers in this category, the Gator GS Electric wins on the work side of the equation in a pretty clear way.
Look at the numbers that actually matter at the end of a workday. The Gator hauls 800 pounds in the cargo box versus 441 on the Kubota, and it tows 1,500 pounds compared to 1,102. That's not a small gap. The cargo box itself is also significantly larger. Add in the choice between lead acid and lithium-ion battery configurations, and you have flexibility the Kubota simply does not offer in this class.
Come talk with the team at your local Koenig store across Indiana and Ohio. We can walk you through which battery setup fits your property size and show you what genuine John Deere parts support looks like when you need it.
| Specification | John Deere Gator GS Electric | KUBOTA RTV500 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Options | Lead Acid: 48V (6Vx8) Lithium-Ion: 51V | |
| Speed | 31.4 km/h 0-19.5 mph | |
| Cargo box dimensions | 1044 x 302 x 1166 mm 41.1 x 11.9 x 45.9 in. | 85.6 x 103.2 x 29 cm 33.7 x 40.6 x 11.4 in. |
| Cargo box capacity (weight) | 362.9 kg 800 lb | 200 kg 441 lb |
| Towing capacity | 680 kg 1500 lb | 500 kg 1102 lb |
| Front suspension | Independent Automotive-Style Strut | Independent, MacPherson strut type |
| Rear suspension | Swing Arm with Coil Spring Over Shock | Semi-independent, multi-link |
| Final drive | Fully enclosed; oil bath | Hi-Lo range forward, neutral, reverse |
| Four wheel drive | No | Dash lever actuated four-wheel drive system |
| Engine power | At 3600 rpm: 15.8 kW 11.8 hp | |
| Fuel capacity | 20 L 5.2 U.S. gal. |
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