Recent content by RKP in SB

I wonder if it would have stopped the recurring rust in the rear bumper of my old Land Cruiser? Whatever those 4 holes were for, they were sure great for opening it up to rust. After multiple sessions of taking it down to bare metal and re-painting with Rust-Oleum, I finally surrendered and just...

Thanks, CH! Most of our snow here is lake-effect snow that comes when it's cold and windy, so the snow is usually light and fluffy, fairly easy to clear. The only reason I'd get a snowblower for the Kubota is to help with the issue of "Where do I put all this stuff?" after it's been piling up...

Interesting! You know, on one of our super cold days this winter, I started up my Toyota Tacoma (2013, but only 38,000 miles) and it made a funny noise I'd never heard before, almost like a burp...and as I backed out of the garage, I noticed a fair amount of fresh oil on the garage floor. It...

Thanks, Keifer, I love it. After just a few minutes of use on our typical single-digit morning, I have to turn the heat down so I don't roast in there. Never had that experience in my old Gator -- it would "take the edge off" at best. Same thing with the X739. There were lots of air gaps on...

White paradise, indeed! Here's my back yard...and that picket fence is 4' high. I'll be glad to see spring arrive this year.

What a treat to once again have a machine that is a joy to use! I bought a new Kubota RTV-X 1100C in December of last year to replace a John Deere X739 that I was very dissatisfied with (https://www.mytractorforum.com/12-john-deere-forum/1314889-dumping-x739.html, if you want the gory details)...

Could you describe that noise for me, please? Do you hear it all of the time -- or just at very slow speeds like when you're coming to a stop? When you **DO** hear that noise, is it constant -- or intermittent, like a shaft coming around to rub on something, then rotating away from contact, then...

Nice tires! I thought I was being pretty special when I ordered my 1100C with the alloy wheels, but your setup really changes the look.

Man. you aren't kidding! Nothing like plowing my little private road and deciding to do the mailboxes out on the main road, looking up in the rearview mirror to see traffic rapidly approaching, and my 1100C won't shift into gear and get me out of there. Glad I ordered that rotating hazard beacon...

I just bought a new RTV-X1100C in early December and with a mild start to our winter here in northern Michigan, I haven't had the opportunity to use it a heck of a lot yet (~13 hours). But I've used it enough to know that it's one heck of a machine and I really, really enjoy it so far. I bought...

I'm amazed at how well the heater in my 1100C works. After just a few minutes of plowing yesterday morning (~18*F), after turning the heat down, I thought about rolling down the window to let some heat out -- and then I noticed it was already part way down - I'd forgotten to roll it back up...

Foxalaska, it looks like they do have something. I kind of just blew past this when I ordered my 1100C, but now I see that it says EXTERNAL rearview mirrors and gives you the option of ordering 2. So I'm guessing that's what I'd normally call a side mirror. I might check this out before I bash...

Funny, that was just starting to dawn on me as I plowed this morning. You're right, raising the blade definitely helps.

Thanks, bc, I may try parking it in the garage on some really cold nights. The garage doesn't have any heat source, but it is insulated and drywalled and usually stays 10 or 15 degrees above the outside temperature. During some real cold snaps, I've put a space heater or two in there and kept it...

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