anyone using a kubota for hunting and general offroad rideing?

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mungflogger

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am looking to buy a rtv i currently own 2 honda atv,s but would like a
machine to replace the 2 honda,s.does anyone here ride in any tough
muddy,rocky wet terrain?how does it perform?any pics?

thanks
 
I was very concerned about the mud since it is so heavy, but it does
very well. My daughter took it in the still muddy river bottoms that I
was sure would sink it. She took it for a spin, got muddy and asked me
later how to get it in 4 wheel drive!
 
YES ! I also own Honda Rubicon, yes I love it, but nothing compares to the ride, comfort, and power of my RTV. Purchased the Kubota RTV in Feb., 2007, wish like hell I would have purchased one earlier. Also, don't believe many people can imagine the mud we can get here in Louisiana. Sticky, mucky, heavy, GUMBO mud. Nothing in the world I believe compares to it. This mud can put you into a situation that you wish you've never ever stepped into. I personally, oversee a plantation down here, I do all my hunting here. Feed the deer, disc & plant food plots all summer & winter.. The hunting and everything that goes with it is my life. I use my RTV religiously for just about everything. Never had no problem with the mud, for when I first brought the thing out to the plantation, thought I've made a big mistake and bailed off into a disced-up field, gave it fuel, and out like a mad spider it came, then I looked back at where I just been and couldn't believe what I been threw. So to answer your question on the peformance. Sure, take that step and purchase the RTV, don't wait as long as I did. And when you do, go ahead and get a ROPS HIGH AIR FILTER KIT, Overhead two gun rifle rack,windshield, Ramsey winch, this will put you anywhere you want to go. </P>


~~~~~~~~~ TWO GUNS ~~~~~~~~~</P>
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thanks for the replies.i dont have any heavy mud to traverse,but i do have a couple of deep holes to go through.im just afraid of making a big expensive mistake.
 
I personally don't think you will make a big mistake. For as I posted a statement a few days ago. I went over to Mississippi to look at some property.NOWTHEY HAVE THE HILLS & HOLLERS!!!! Slick as the devil, & steep as ever. So steep that some of the hollers I started to stop & go another route if I could. But anyway, I bailed off intoALL of them, really impress not only the gentlemen that I had with me, but really surprised myself. This was not just one situation, this was a ALL DAY event. NEVER HAD NOT ONE BIT OF PROBLEM. Matter of fact, one of the men said he was going this week himself and purchase a RTV, he said he never would have imagined that these machines could go like they do. For they WILL surprise you. This was my first time to do the slick hill situation, and will have to do again next week for there is some more property just came up for sale .......
 
Here's a picture of my Kubota hunting rig, I'm very happy with mine, although we don't get a lot of mud in Texas, but I do go thru sand.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
thanks ajdillon.how did you attach the pic?

opps,i got it.will try to post some hunting pics of hondas going through crap holes.
 
Andrew,</P>


Did you purchase your back seat stand, or did you have it fabricated. For that might be a idea I'd like to look into. Can you take it off & on? For only during hunting season I would like have it installed. What do you hunt out of it. For it looks like a great hog stand also....</P>


~~~~~~~~ jamie</P>
 
I had it fabricated up in Dallas....Extreme Hunting Trucks (www.extremehuntingtrucks.com)</P>


You can see the same picture on that website under the ATV gallery. It lifts off pretty easily with two guys. You just unbolt the ladder and then it's bolted thru the sides of the bed rail. We do hunt pigs from up there. My son went on his first hunt with me a couple of weeks ago and shot a javelina from up top. I also hunt varmints with it. I have an electronic caller. We run out into a field and lean out and drop the caller on the ground. We drive up onto a rise nearby and back into the brush, then climb up into the high bench and hit the remote control on the caller. We call up coyotes and foxes mostly. I'm proud of the shooting rail. I designed it myself so that it would bolt to the roof using the ends of the u-bolts that hold the roof on. As you can see in the picture belowyou can adjust it for angle and height.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
Also forgot to mention, the floor plate is hinged at the fron so it pivots up so I can get into my toolbox. The rifle rack limits the pivot some, but it comes off with six wingnuts if I ever need to open the tool box wide open.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
That's some great thinking on the rail part. Nice weapon also, on our varmint hunts, we use the 22-250 & .204 rugers. I'm fiixin to look into this a little deeper. This might be the answer I've been a looking for varmint hunting. Going to purchase a Golight Stryker tomorrow and attach it to the front of mine under the canopy, in the middle for night time movement .... </P>


~~~~~ jamie</P>
 
I'll pile on and say the RTV does fine.

I've been in mud deeper than I'd like to mention. I have a creek that has a rocky bottom and have no problem with it. Actually, I drive through it to wash off the mud...

Not yet noted is tire selection will be key. You hadn't mentioned which RTV model you're looking at but you'll want to get either the OEM ATV type tires or an aftermarket tire with some relatively agressive tread.

I had 4 ATV's (not counting the kids ones) when I purchased my RTV. After getting the RTV, the ATV's just sat since the RTV was always the "ride of choice" so all but one of the ATV's got sold. I keep the last one around just for those projects that require multiple vehicles.

I got one of the very first RTV's that came out. Neither the dealer nor myself knew its capabilities in my terrain (lots of steep hills). Therefore, the dealer brought a demo unit out to my place so I could try it under my conditions. You may want to ask your dealer if they would do the same for you.
 
Yep Jamie, that's a Golight. I built a mock up of a platform that would get me a level surface out of styrofoam and cardboard and then had a local guy make it for me and powder coat it black. I like that light so much I just bought a Golight Profiler II hand held spot. It is very light, very bright and uses a Litium Ion battery that will run full bore for an hour, and recharge in two hours. It comes with a 12 volt power cord and a charger that will run off 12 volts or 110 volts AC. It also has a red pop-in lens for critter hunting. I'm very happy with it too. The handle on it swivels so you can carry it like a lantern or swivel it to a pistol grip position.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
And, by the way, that's a Kimber 84M in .22-250 on top, with a Zeiss 6.5-20x50. It has a fluted semi-bull barrel and it will put three bullets in the same hole at 100 yards with a decent rest. I just love that rifle. I used it to kill a pronghorn out in New Mexico at 275 yards.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
thanks bczoom,i was looking at the rtv 900 utillity machine with brush guard and hydraulic dump.it has aggresive lug tires on it.they dont look as good as my rincons mudlites but they look ok.i might have a deal set up with my local dealer to borrow one for the weekend.that will be the only way to know for sure.
 
Andrew,</P>


Just received my GoLight intoday. Was going to install it tomorrow,. We purchased the Stryker model that has the wired remote and the wireless remote. Where did you install your remote that goes into your cab & how did you run your wire harness? Figured you have done crossed that bridge and could get you to post me a picture of it.</P>


with all thanks,</P>


jamie (Two Guns)</P>
 
Sorry Jamie, I'm no help here. I bought the dash mounted wireless remote for my Stryker. I just screwed it to the dash below the shifter. I went back later and bought a portable wireless remote as well. All I had to do was run a power line to the light.</P>


Andrew</P>
 
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