Hey Dean,
I'm baaaccckkkk. Been offline for awhile as I was at Disney with the kids.
Please don't take this the wrong way but were you having a bad day yesterday?
Now, I'm not sure where I fit in this since I am happywith my RTV but if they did come up with a reasonably priced turbo, I'd consider getting one.
I've been following the posts about this in all the same forums you have and if I recall correctly, the reasoning for the turbo was not for speed but more for power. Dargo even reiterated that here. He didn't say he wanted to go faster up the hills, he said he just wants to get up the hills. I myself have hills that are so steep that I still have found no way to climb in anything other than low gear. My woods climb over 300' of elevation in 900' of depth.Even with the trails I've cut to traverse the hill still require the RTV to climb 30'in 50' of travel. Ican't even consider the steepertrails.
Now, like you've posted and many of us are learning, there are driving techniques that are unique to the RTV (or HST's in general) that take awhile to get used to but I don't think that should establish the "maximum performance" that could be made available to a vehicle.
If we as people didn't constantly consider raising the bar on performance (or anything else), we wouldn't have rocket ships, F-16's, CH-47's (I prefer the CH-53E myself) or jet-assist skateboards. We would be on bicycles, driving Model-A Fords and our tractors would still be running on steam.
So, I guess I'll close in saying that most recognize that the RTV is a work vehicle but don't believe the bar is at its limit. There's always room for improvement and for the subject at hand, yes... I do believe more power would be an asset. If they came out with 2 models from inception and one had a 30HP engine, I'd assure you, the 30HP model is the one I'd have purchased.
Brian
PS - Actually, I heard a rumor that Kubota is considering making a cheaper version of the RTV.It will be the same base machine but with many options removed to lower the price.Has anyone else heard this?
I'm baaaccckkkk. Been offline for awhile as I was at Disney with the kids.
Please don't take this the wrong way but were you having a bad day yesterday?
Now, I'm not sure where I fit in this since I am happywith my RTV but if they did come up with a reasonably priced turbo, I'd consider getting one.
I've been following the posts about this in all the same forums you have and if I recall correctly, the reasoning for the turbo was not for speed but more for power. Dargo even reiterated that here. He didn't say he wanted to go faster up the hills, he said he just wants to get up the hills. I myself have hills that are so steep that I still have found no way to climb in anything other than low gear. My woods climb over 300' of elevation in 900' of depth.Even with the trails I've cut to traverse the hill still require the RTV to climb 30'in 50' of travel. Ican't even consider the steepertrails.
Now, like you've posted and many of us are learning, there are driving techniques that are unique to the RTV (or HST's in general) that take awhile to get used to but I don't think that should establish the "maximum performance" that could be made available to a vehicle.
If we as people didn't constantly consider raising the bar on performance (or anything else), we wouldn't have rocket ships, F-16's, CH-47's (I prefer the CH-53E myself) or jet-assist skateboards. We would be on bicycles, driving Model-A Fords and our tractors would still be running on steam.
So, I guess I'll close in saying that most recognize that the RTV is a work vehicle but don't believe the bar is at its limit. There's always room for improvement and for the subject at hand, yes... I do believe more power would be an asset. If they came out with 2 models from inception and one had a 30HP engine, I'd assure you, the 30HP model is the one I'd have purchased.
Brian
PS - Actually, I heard a rumor that Kubota is considering making a cheaper version of the RTV.It will be the same base machine but with many options removed to lower the price.Has anyone else heard this?