Yea, that the plan.  If things work out with the first we would definitely start making the shift. 

Generally our suburbans will last about 4 to 5 seasons before we consider moving to a better one, 6-8 hours of washboards and pot holes takes a toll on the machines.
We never buy new suburbans because we would never get our money back.

I am mostly worried about engine power with a full load.

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well.  I am sorry for the long post, but here it goes.

I am looking at some input concerning using uforce 1000 XL for my business.

I run a business built around tourism and a big part of my business is transporting customers with their gear to the top of a popular white water river for canoe camping trips. 

We normally would use full size SUVs and passenger vans to drive canoes, passenger and gear up the lodging roads.  This trip takes about 6 to 8 hours for a round trip and roads are bad, fuel is expensive too.  We avoid using trailers as much as possible to lower the odds of a break downs/flat tire 3 hours up in the bush.  The trails are all dirt with many pot holes and washboard sections.

So the idea is what if we use a 6 seater SxS for my smaller group (4 passengers, 2 canoes).  Last year about 50% of my trips could be done with a SxS.  Hopefully this would cut my travel time and hopefully my fuel cost.

I am looking at the CF moto uforce, mainly because of cost.  They are simply a better deal and I will be able to make my money back much faster than a BRP/Polaris.  Our local dealer is also top notch compared to the other brands. 

I will be running with the canoe on a custom rack above the roof, all passenger gear in the box with side extensions to stack the gear.  Weight wise I am looking at max load of 2 boats (150lbs) 4 passengers plus myself (925 lbs) and the gear at 160lbs in the box.  A total of 1235 lbs all in.  Obviously after drop off things are much lighter.

First of all l, do you guys think this can work? Will I have enough power to make some of the climbs with a full load? Will the brakes manage to keep me and my customers safe?  What kind of upgrades should I look at to better adapt this machine for this work?

I know this is a long post but I'm really curious as to what you guys think.