Posted by Dean on December 21, 2019 at 09:26:31 from (68.39.250.176):
In Reply to: Kubota rtv 900 posted by vapet on December 21, 2019 at 08:25:07:
I have a Kubota RTV-X1100C that I do not use. Nothing wrong with the machine. I just do not use it and should not have bought it.
The Kubota diesel RTVs are working machines and anything but hot rods. If you want to rip around, get a Polaris or some similar gasoline machine. The Kubota diesel RTVs are heavy, rugged and slow. My 1100C might make upper 20s on a good day on a good level surface. Folks tell me that it should make 30 MPH in similar conditions once broken in. These are diesel hydrostats, not gasoline steel belt V drives.
I bought mine thinking that I would use it to replace my extraordinary, Sherman combination equipped, 1952 8N with carryall that I have been using as my quad for a decade or so. After buying it and attempting to find uses for it, I could find few such chores where I did not prefer the 8N/carryall, so it sits in the barn. It had 2 or 3 hours on it when delivered, I've had it for over 2 years now, and it currently has about 12 hours on the clock. Occasionally, I use it in the heat of the summer (it does have AC) when I need to go somewhere with another person. Such situations are about the only time that I do not fire up the 8N and do whatever needs doing.
Having said all this, I do not mean to disparage the 1100C, only to state that is not the right machine for most of what I do. Recently, I took a close friend of mine who deer hunts on one of my properties to a remote location to retrieve one of his game cameras. He has had several gasoline powered quads but had no experience with a Kubota diesel RTV. His comment upon return: "That thing is a tank!"
One of the things that I did not consider before buying mine is that the carryall on the 8N is MUCH easier to load with heavy items than is the dump bed on the RTV. I've hauled literally 20-30+ tons of field stone with the 8N carryall (500-600 Lbs. per load) with the 8N/carryall by lowering the carryall to ground level and rolling the heavy rocks into the carryall. Can't do this with the dump bed on the RTV. FWIW: I just bought a BigToolRack carryall for my 8N to replace my generic carryall. It's a bit heavier, reducing payload, but more versatile
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