Quads, UTVs and trailers

Guides

• Best farm quads for smallholdings: compared on engine, payload, towing limit and drive from makers' UK specs

  Farm quads compared on makers' engine, payload, towing and drive. We haven't tested them.

• Quad bike safety

  Quad bike safety from HSE: training, helmets, no passengers on single-seat quads, children, and checks before you ride.

• Quad vs UTV: which suits your smallholding

  Quad or UTV? Compare by your jobs, ground, passengers, payload and towing, with HSE safety guidance.

• Quad and UTV attachments

  Toppers, harrows, sprayers, spreaders and trailers for a quad or UTV, and staying within its towing limits.

• Best trailers for smallholdings: compared on gross weight, payload and type from makers' UK specs

  Livestock, general-purpose and quad trailers compared on makers' gross weight and payload. We haven't tested them.

• Best UTVs for smallholdings: compared on seats, payload, towing limit and drive from makers' UK specs

  UTVs compared on makers' seats, payload, towing and drive. We haven't tested them.

• Electric UTVs

  Electric UTVs for a smallholding: range, payload and charging, compared on makers' specs.

• Quad trailers

  Choosing a trailer for a quad or UTV: size, payload and staying within the machine's towing limit.

• Road-legal quads in the UK: the rules

  When a quad or UTV can go on the road: registration, lights and licences, linked to GOV.UK and DVLA.

• Towing a trailer: the UK rules for smallholders

  Licence rules, trailer weights and your vehicle's towing limit, linked to GOV.UK and DVSA.