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Hi. I am new to forums. Church says men sometimes get in trouble with forums..."puts you in touch with people who would lead you to do things you would otherwise not do". I think this will be the case for me here too because I need some advice on buying some accessories for my 2010 RTV1100. Looks like many of you have some amazingly pimped out RTV's so this is the place. I already got some very helpful advice on a brake cable problem.
 
Welcome DeereOrange and might I add a rather intriguing forum handle. You'll find this group to be very beneficial in fixing problems and spending your money.

Help us out a little by sharing what your RTV will be used for and what accessories have been added.
 
Welcome Deereorange, Yes, we love to spend $ on accessories ;) esp when it's someone elses $ :). You can likely benefit from member sources and reviews of things we have bought already such as tires,winches and lights . Let us know all about how you'll use it and what your climate is like. bordercollie
 
first off welcome aboard and second yea you gonna get in alot of trouble hanging round with us for sure. lol
 
Thanks. I initially thought I would be using it to plow snow but now it looks like it will also be for use around the farm and hunting. I already know I need more lights as I cannot see over my Boss V Plow. I suppose rather than buy Boss's Smart Light 2 I could get some lights on the cab to shine over the plow. I need rear lights too. If I take this into the woods I don't want too much stuff up there that would catch trees. The OEM roof lights are small enough but I wonder if they are bright enough to illuminate ahead of me at 25 mph? I am curious if the cabin is prewired for the roof lighting as here in Kansas City we have a few Kubota dealers but will go broke having them install everything I want so would like to do what I can w/o getting in over my head like taxing my electrical system because I wire incorrectly. I want a (Fosgate?) sound bar and probably AMP so when working I can hear outside the cab. My factory speakers sound like they are from an old battery operated AM radio. That's what I already know I need so far...
 
DeereOrange,

I personnally believe some type of bedliner is a high priority. If you're not concerned with dents a spray-in bedline would be great. The day I purchased my RTV 900 XT, my wife stated that she was going to throw rocks in the bed to haul to the house for flower bed border. The word "throw" sent shivers up my spine. I couldn't give into $195 for a plastic drop-in, so I fabricated a drop-in from 5/8" thick plywood. I trimmed the top edges with treated lumber. Thus far, it has worked great. I've since put a section of stall mat in the bed to dampen vibration. The mat helped some with the resonant vibration.

Many of us will suggest elevating the air intake to reduce dust collection by the air filter. I purchased the OEM High Rise/Capacity filter assembly. Many have connecte dhose or tubing to the original air filter suction to raise the intake to near the top of the ROPS/Cab. Either method results in an EXTREME reduction in dust reaching the filter. This modification is likely the most beneficial modification for the life of the engine.

I'll stop here to allow others to share their recommendations. They have many other suggestions that will be beneficial.

Good luck with the money supply!!!!!!!
 
Welcome to the forum!

A couple things come to mind from your last post.

For lights, do remember that if it's snowing (or you're in fog), overhead lights will illuminate the flakes in front of you which can give a blinding effect.

Re. the stereo and amp, I did the same type of setup. What I learned from that is that it'll kill the OEM battery pretty quickly if you're running the stereo without the RTV running. A deep-cycle marine battery fixed that for me.
 
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The OEM roof lights are small enough but I wonder if they are bright enough to illuminate ahead of me at 25 mph? QUOTE]

Yes, I was thinking about that when I was reading this post. Maybe should get some 45-65 mph foglights. That way you will not be driving faster than the light beam and having it run under your machine....

I would get some kind of high speed tractor / fog lights if I had snow.
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Welcome DO. Your cabin is prewired for both the front and rear work lights. The factory kits supply the switches, relays, and lights and everything just plugs in. If you install the factory kits yourself, you DO NOT need to remove the dash as the instructions recommend. A pair of nimble hands can finagle the switches in place from behind the dash.
 
Dudes! Thanks. OK. Wow a lot to take in. First pepr great thinking...gotta ahead of the wife. She already loves it and has been eyeing the decorative boulders she hates ever since I got this. Sinister woman! I am fine with $195 for a bedliner. What kind/where? Sign me up. Will order the high rise filter asap. BCZoom thanks, never thought of that but it surely will blind me. Probably ought to buy the Boss lights as well as the cab lights. Two Guns-The green tractors are actually capable of drving faster than the speed of light. LA Tiger is their a manual that shows the wiring diagram or do the OEM light kits include an instruction manual that shows where the switches connect to complete their respective circuits?
 
I had one of the plastic drop in liners in my '05 and used it for carrying T posts, minerals etc. I had it in from Feb '05 till I sold the machine in August of this year. I took it out so the lookers could see the condition of the bed. I also had a heavy steel tool box bolted through the liner and bed down the drivers side. The T posts gradually knocked a hole in the front corner so water and debris could get under the liner. So I removed it and there was a rusty place there in the center and around the bolt holes under the tool box. Nothing terrible because when I cleaned it up, most of the diamond tread pattern was still there. On my new machine, I got a piece of exterior grade plywood ,cut it to fit the bed and bolted my tool box to it with recessed carriage head bolts . It wont slide out easily if you raise the bed as long as you have a thin metal strip at the edge behind the stake holders. My 2011 machine came with a spray on bed liner. so that is why I went with the heavy plywood. Now when I carry minerals, I put then on a tarp. I also sprayed fluid film all under the machine where manure and minerals might get. The drop in liners are great if you check under them from time to time. bordercollie
 
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From threads sounds like I need to do the spray in liner rather than the drop in, moisture, paint rubbing, noisy.
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We have a OEM Kubota Liner.

Gave it thought back then, and pretty well had to get that. For we had NOBODY local done
that spray in liner service.

Also, as you know the testure of the spray in. Was scared deer & hog blood would get into it and would have a horrible time getting it out of those small pits.

With the Kubota Liner, you can just wash it out easy.

I put on top of my liner some fatique mats from Sam's Warehouse. That was a big plus. Kept me on my feet in the back better, ( if not, bed wet, your feet would shoot out from under you
while you where pulling up your kill ),also, kept things from slidding around while going threw the swamps. Nothing slide around in the back now.
 

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Yes, Two Guns is right about that texture in the spray on. That is why I went with the plywood and tarp to carry minerals. If my machine didn't have a spray in liner and my particular toolbox, I would have considered another plastic one. I would have just been more careful with the T posts. I still intend to place a piece of wood in front of the T posts now when I carry them.. I don't want wood sides on my cargo bed because of how I have things arranged. One thing I also liked about the plastic liner was the tail gate protector with it's molded cup "placers." bordercollie :doggy:
 
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Santa got me a GOlight for Christmas. I like it and will probably get the optional diffuser that is designed to change the beam from a spot to a flood. Since no snow so far, don't know how the Golight will do with the bounce back/blinding effect. I have a Blizzard plow on my 1100 and man the rig's headlights reflect right back off of the bright white paint. I have Peanut's stick stoppers and can not recommend them highly enough. Good luck, for me high rise exhaust and some other roof lighting is probably the last stuff I really need to do to my 2008 RTV1100. Maybe some of those 589 tires when I can get the $$$. Use the 1100 for everything and so far, so good. Much firewood hauled over the last few years.
 
Hey XTrooper, this one is for you. Don't know ya but thanks for your service.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjZB5S_g7s&feature=youtu.be
That GoLight is really neat. What model do you recommend that can have the diffuser added later too?
Two Guns, I'm in synch with the rubber mat idea. Saw your pics of your sweet beast and don't want to know how much those mods cost. The wheels/tires & lift kit look great. Any idea how to buy OEM stuff without getting hit with 100% at the dealer?
 
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