John Deere Gator

Gators typically feature a box bed, similar in function to a pickup truck.

The Gator's predecessor, the AMT (short for "all-materials transporter"), was designed to easily be loaded into the back of a pickup truck to be transported to various remote and/or hard to get to location that conventional means such as towing a trailer would prove dangerous or troublesome.

[2] It also offers several specialty vehicles including the more off-road-oriented Trail Gator, which is olive in color to better serve recreational and sporting uses.

[3][2] The Compact Series Gators, also introduced in 2004, are smaller and more like a golf cart in size and operation.

The 825 also sported a faster differential that allows the machine to reach speeds up 70 km (45 mi) per hour.

It was an off-the-shelf commercial version Gator that was painted in camouflage and equipped with a carrying tray on its hood, as well as brackets to hold rifles.

[6][7] It is the 6x4 variant, and uses the three-cylinder Yanmar diesel engine found in other Gator vehicles, and is also capable of using JP-8 fuel.

[5] The Gator has been used in Iraq and Afghanistan for supply deliveries and casualty evacuation, as it is more nimble off-road than an HMMWV.

[10] It is capable of autonomous operations such as waypoint following with obstacle avoidance, and following dismounted infantry soldiers, as well as other vehicles.

The ProGators are intended for heavy-duty farm work, while the TX and TE are for niche industrial duties where quiet vehicles are desired, such as golf courses.